Fit check
Is YAR: Forgotten Throne worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Open-world RPG players who want a quest-led journey across varied biomes
- Role-playing fans who want to choose among three classes and two factions
- Players who enjoy combining exploration with crafting and character progression
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly linear adventure may bounce off the open-world structure and its large quest count
- Players who dislike managing multiple progression systems may hit a wall with attributes, active and passive skills, and crafting activities
- Players who want only relaxed difficulty may not suit the hardcore mode's limited saving
- Players looking for a stealth-focused or animal-centered RPG may prefer Ghost of a Tale
Our take on YAR: Forgotten Throne
The likely bounce point is the progression layer: players who want to follow the story without managing attributes, skills, and several crafting disciplines may stall once those systems become part of the journey. Hardcore mode adds another wall through limited saving.
What is YAR: Forgotten Throne?
Explore the lands of Borea in a story-driven open-world RPG about discovering what is spreading darkness through the forests and wildlife.
Choose among the Mage, Warrior, and Archer classes and follow one of two factions. The game includes more than 100 quests, three large settlements, varied biomes, secrets, references, character attributes, progression, and active and passive skills. Crafting and other activities cover alchemy, cooking, blacksmithing, enchanting, fishing, and jewelry making. Difficulty options range from story-focused play to hardcore challenges with limited saving.
How YAR: Forgotten Throne plays
- 01Three playable classes
- Character choices include Mage, Warrior, and Archer, each forming a different path through Borea.
- 02Faction-based journey
- The story includes two factions alongside its quest-driven exploration.
- 03Large quest structure
- More than 100 quests take place across three large settlements and varied biomes.
- 04Crafting activities
- Available pursuits include alchemy, cooking, blacksmithing, enchanting, fishing, and jewelry making.
- 05Adjustable difficulty
- Modes range from story-focused play to hardcore challenges with limited saving.
- 06Character progression
- Progression combines attributes, active and passive skills, secrets, and references.
YAR: Forgotten Throne compared to similar games
YAR: Forgotten Throne combines an open-world story, three classes, two factions, more than 100 quests, and several crafting disciplines. Ghost of a Tale instead centers on Tilo, a mouse and minstrel, with immersion, exploration, stealth elements, disguises, and conversations in a medieval animal world. YAR also offers selectable difficulty modes, including a hardcore option with limited saving.
YAR: Forgotten Throne: platforms & release
Is YAR: Forgotten Throne worth it?
It is worth it if: open-world RPG players who want a quest-led journey across varied biomes. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly linear adventure may bounce off the open-world structure and its large quest count.
Where can I download YAR: Forgotten Throne?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens YAR: Forgotten Throne's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is YAR: Forgotten Throne on?
Windows only.
