Yars Rising
From the renowned development studio WayForward Technologies, Inc. (Shantae, River City Girls, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp) comes Yars Rising, a 2D action adventure exploration of one of Atari’s richest, and best known classic titles.
- Price:$29.99
- Release Date:9/10/2024
- Franchise:WayForward
- Developer:WayForward
- Publisher:Atari
- Last Updated:12/5/2025
- Steam App Id:2534370
Yars Rising
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Yars Rising has 2 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 95% lower than its previous all-time peak of 42 players achieved on 9/10/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Yars Rising. It has received a total of 177 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 82 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Yars Rising. Right now, it costs $29.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Yars Rising and its growth over time. It currently has 2,565 followers on its community page.
About Yars Rising
Yars Rising is an Action, and Adventure game developed by WayForward. On 9/10/2024, it was released on the Steam Store by Atari.
Players have rated Yars Rising as "Very Positive" out of 177 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 160 positive reviews and 17 negative reviews — an overall 90% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $29.99. It can also be purchased through Yars Rising + Soundtrack Bundle, Yars Franchise Bundle, and Yarzette - Yars Rising + Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore which give a discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 6 languanges in-game including English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Yars Rising supports the following features:
- Steam Cloud
- Full controller support
- Steam Trading Cards
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Yars Rising has been tagged with the following user tags:
- 2.5D
- Side Scroller
- Platformer
- Controller
- Metroidvania
- Comic Book
- 2D Platformer
- Action-Adventure
- Cute
- Funny
- Science
- Cyberpunk
- Sci-fi
- Anime
- Colorful
- Action
- Female Protagonist
- 2D
- Space
- Exploration
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Yars Rising and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Yars Rising is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Sound of Yars Rising - Official Soundtrack | Music | 9/13/2024 | View |
Related Bundles
Yars Rising is included in 3 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Yars Rising + Soundtrack Bundle | 2 | 2 | $35.98 | View |
 | Yars Franchise Bundle | 3 | 3 | $44.97 | View |
 | Yarzette - Yars Rising + Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore | 2 | 2 | $39.98 | View |
Related Packages
Yars Rising is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Yars Rising | $29.99 | View |
Supported Languages
Yars Rising is available in 6 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Yars Rising data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 5). Yars Rising on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2534370
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 5). Yars Rising. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/2534370
- WayForward. (2024, April 17). Yars Rising. Yars Rising. https://atari.com/products/yars-rising