The Yawhg

Damian Sommer · May 30, 2013

Rating pending

About

The Yawhg is a one-to-four player choose-your-own-adventure game that randomizes a unique story every time you play. The evil Yawhg is returning. How will the town’s locals lead their lives in the meanwhile, and what will they do when the dreaded Yawhg finally arrives? The fate of a community hinges on the characters’ actions, and the decisions of their players.

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PC

Critic 6.7 (4 critics) · Gamer 8.2

Critic reviews

GameSpot
Nick Capozzoli · Mar 17, 2014
6.0
Here again, there's humor and occasional pathos to be found in The Yawhg's brevity, but it's just not very moving to be told that you were a strong leader, or that you never found love, in as many words. And yet as the final screen fades to black and the music swells, there's a small, lingering curiosity. So you reset the clock to experience that simple, comforting feedback loop of cause and effect play out in some new permutation.
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PC Gamer
Tyler Wilde · Mar 07, 2014
7.2
In a couple months the alluring box art might be noticed by a new group, and we'll play another few rounds so I can enjoy their discovery and a few surprises I missed or forgot about. And we'll quickly shelve it again with the same conversation. The Yawhg is a salvo of imagination that depletes its ammunition quickly, best enjoyed in brief sessions, weeks apart, with new friends and a little forgetfulness.
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Edge
Edge Staff · Jul 26, 2013
6.0
...a surprisingly social game. Try to shepherd too many characters at once and you lose your sense of attachment
Destructoid
Alasdair Duncan · Jun 18, 2013
7.5
Gamers might be put off by the fact that a single game of The Yawhg can be completed in a matter of minutes, yet there's enough depth here to merit playing the game numerous times to see all the scenarios play out and how different the endings are. Whether $10 gives you enough value for a mechanically simple, short game is down to you. It's rare to to play a game that has such simple mechanics but resonates in the memory for so long.
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