Year Walk

 PC
User Score
7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 151 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 88 out of 151
  2. Mixed: 39 out of 151
  3. Negative: 24 out of 151

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. thanatopsis
    May 27, 2014
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is not a horror game. This is not an adventure game. This is not a game.
    The "game play" consists of wandering around until you find a wheel. Then you spin the wheel left and right and nothing happens. They you wander around until you find a sign that tells you to spin the wheel left, left, right, left, right. Then you go back and spin the wheel. Then you wander around to everywhere you've been because the wheel opened a passage that was closed before. You find a cave, but it is too dark to see. Then you search for 4 things to give to another thing. Then they turn into a flame which you can take to the cave to see information on how to arrange some pillars to open another door. Wasn't that fun? I find it frightening that anybody would call these puzzles.
    The stylized art is interesting, but not scary. This app makes Myst seem fun and challenging by comparison. It is basically the electronic equivalent of a pop-up book. It takes less than an hour to play, even with multiple plays.
    It is a good use of the Unity engine, and using folklore is a novel idea, but there is just so little story, and what little there is isn't even presented until after the game is pretty much over in the form of a boring journal. Seriously. One of the journal entries is "Must remember to buy groceries." Another is "Bored. About to give up."
    I sure know that feeling.    … Expand
  2. Tashy497
    Jan 19, 2015
    0
    Wow! I bought this based solely on the reviews. This game is horrendously boring... The story is hard to find, and if you like games where there is no progression in story... then this it the game for you. Traveling between areas is awkward... you travel left and right on screen and areas on the left and right give you an impression you can go up or down on the map... it's not obviousWow! I bought this based solely on the reviews. This game is horrendously boring... The story is hard to find, and if you like games where there is no progression in story... then this it the game for you. Traveling between areas is awkward... you travel left and right on screen and areas on the left and right give you an impression you can go up or down on the map... it's not obvious enough. The game is a turd.… Expand
  3. wasikdala
    May 23, 2014
    1
    Over-hyped and over-rated. Beautiful graphics, beautiful sound, story sucked, gameplay sucked- wish I had passed on it. This is a hollow game with pointless riddles and puzzles that have nothing to do with furthering the story. It also substitutes cheap surprises (like "Boo! Gotcha!" moments ) for true horror. This game is very silly and lame and about as much fun as solving a math problemOver-hyped and over-rated. Beautiful graphics, beautiful sound, story sucked, gameplay sucked- wish I had passed on it. This is a hollow game with pointless riddles and puzzles that have nothing to do with furthering the story. It also substitutes cheap surprises (like "Boo! Gotcha!" moments ) for true horror. This game is very silly and lame and about as much fun as solving a math problem for homework. PASS ON IT.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

6
#6 Best PC Game of 2014
84
#84 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Game Rant
    Jul 14, 2015
    90
    For sheer artistry and inventiveness, Year Walk is a must play that demonstrates the power of folklore, games, and a familiar journey made strange.
    Read full review
  2. Eurogamer Italy
    Mar 21, 2014
    80
    A short but compelling adventure, definitely worth its price.
    Read full review
  3. Slant Magazine
    Mar 18, 2014
    90
    Year Walk's port to Steam is flawless, with the inventive iOS touch controls and beautifully artistic graphic and sound design immaculately recreated on the PC. The game takes full advantage of the extra hardware, cleverly utilizing a full surround soundscape to drench the player in the foreboding atmosphere of the haunted forest, while retaining the same striking animation, which suggests a nightmarish Edward Gorey picture book come to life.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »