Yog-Sothoth’s Yard

Players drawn to management with stranger pursuits than routine business can mine, explore, practice alchemy, and run a restaurant here. At the currently recorded low, Yog-Sothoth’s Yard costs ≈ $4.50 at Kinguin; its several routes to building wealth suit a substantial single-player run. Oracles affect both strategy and sanity, while decisions lead to different possible endings. At Kinguin, the current Steam price is $10.99; 93% positive from 10,341 reviews accompanies a distinctive mix of hotel management, alchemy, and exploration.

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Released: Oct 19, 2023

Lovecraftian · Dating Sim · Horror · Dark · City Builder

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01About Yog-Sothoth’s Yard

Take over a long-abandoned villa burdened with dark debts and turn it into a hotel. Hire unusual employees, attend to guests with mysterious events, and build wealth through mining, adventuring, alchemy, and restaurant management. Oracles can shape your strategy and affect your sanity, while decisions influence the story and its possible endings. Steam player rating: 93% positive from 10,341 reviews. Interface text and subtitles are available in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, and Japanese. Released October 19, 2023.

Credits

Developer

Bone Nail

Publisher

Bone Nail · Shochiku (Japan)

Steam player reviews

93%positiveVery Positive10,341 Steam reviews

Lowest recorded in 36 months

$4.862026-07-30 · KinguinBase game · same records as the chart above; USD history, not a regional Steam low.

Language support

Language	Interface	Subtitles	Audio
Simplified Chinese	Yes	Yes	—
Traditional Chinese	Yes	Yes	—
English	Yes	Yes	—

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Language	Interface	Subtitles	Audio
Japanese	Yes	Yes	—

Steam PC edition data · 2026-10-19

02Before you buy

Language

The Steam PC version lists English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese interface text and subtitles. Full audio is not listed for these languages.

Play mode

The game is categorized as single-player. Controller support details are not provided.

03Frequently asked questions

What is the game about?

You inherit a villa burdened with dark debts, run it as a hotel, hire unusual staff, and attend to guests with mysterious events.

What activities can I do?

You can build wealth through activities including mining, adventuring, alchemy, and restaurant management.

Do choices affect the story?

Your choices affect the story and its possible endings; the description lists up to 23 endings.

Popular Steam reviews

Native-language selection · 10 reviews

Selected helpful reviews in this language show both recommendations and criticisms. This selection does not represent the overall positive rating; opinions reflect the version reviewed.

RecommendedSteam player

10/21/2023

I'm glad there's some other English reviews for this so far, but to contribute I'll go over some of the parts I don't think were covered: Translation: It's clear that this was a game meant for Chinese audiences, but the translation is serviceable. It has a bit of that jank that makes your head hurt a little bit if you read too much of it (mainly in the visual novel parts) but it's generally good enough to understand what's going on or what the intention was. I've definitely played worse. Some things are labeled weirdly, there's misspells and typos, but honestly it is good enough to enjoy the visual novel and use the UI just fine so it's not bad. When I say it's clearly meant for Chinese audiences, some lines don't make any sense in English without the context that the original version is Chinese (for example characters saying Chinese proverbs in English, the wordplay doesn't work) but it's to be expected since sometimes jokes and things like that just don't translate well. You shouldn't have any real problems with this translation but it certainly isn't perfect. Mechanics: I thought the descriptions of the gameplay mechanics wasn't the clearest from reviews/the description so here's everything I've unlocked so far: -Days Each day you have a certain number of ap which essentially acts as your 'moves', and they recharge each time (once in the morning and once in the evening) and you start with 1 ap. Things like upgrading rooms, gathering materials, and bringing in new guests cost ap, but not everything does. -Sanity and Oracles Oracles are basically modifier cards you can get, like in a rougelike with cards. You get at least one opportunity to get one each part of the day and sometimes you can get multiple, but this costs your sanity. I believe losing all your sanity is game over, and you can choose to rest if you have ap to regain around 6 sanity (oracles seem to cost 1-6 sanity). Oracles can do things like boost guests you get, money earned, even clean your hotel. At the end of each month a blood moon occurs and consumes all your oracles, but if you have more than 10 you can choose a supreme oracle which is permanent. -Alchemy Alchemy works like the periodic table, each item has a value and you can fuse them together to get a new item with the value of the items added together. If you get a specific item you can level up your alchemy level (I think it boosts your chances to get rarer items but I'm not 100% sure). You can then also use alchemy items to bring in a bunch of guests to your hotel. You can get alchemy items from guests for free or you can buy them. -Building your hotel You can upgrade rooms in your hotel, usually for money and some materials you get from cleaning (cleaning requires ap). Usually it just boosts some stats but it also changes the appearance of the room which is really cute. -Tasks You get main tasks and side tasks, I believe if you fail main tasks you get a game over but I haven't failed any yet. They're generally related to earning enough, performing a certain action, or upgrading your rooms. There's other mechanics too but I think those are the main ones (that I've gotten so far anyways). The game has a fun mix of chill idle style management and some legitimate strategy. Plot: A basic summary of the plot is that you are the adopted heir of a mysterious professor who died? Disappeared? I'm not sure and I don't remember but the bottom line is he's gone, and you receive his stuff (including the yard/hotel and a mysterious 'biodroid'). It's clear he was involved in some shady stuff and hosted auctions for rich nonhuman creatures who are all quite powerful. Some of them tried to have you killed so you couldn't claim your inheritance but that instead ended up in you basically becoming a werecat (yes every night you turn into a little one eyed cat). So far I really like the spooky vibe and characterization, and the story is definitely kind of out there which fits the aesthetic, so it goes along with the gameplay pretty well. The prologue is pretty long though, I think it took me almost an hour to get through. It's worth it but you can just fast forward if you want. I think those are the main points I wanted to cover so I hope the review helps any other curious English speakers!Show moreShow less

3 hours at review176 people found this helpful

Not recommendedSteam player

03/18/2024

I'll start by saying that I mostly enjoy the game, but if I'd known about what I'll describe below, I think I would have skipped past it. -This game was clearly translated, and the translation is pretty slapdash in both the UI and the VN elements. I can easily forgive a lack of localization (everyone speaks in English, yet they randomly mention that a character just spoke Cantonese or Mandarin and was hard to understand), but words are just misspelled or cut off now and then in the UI, and now and then there will be a few lines in the VN which will just make no sense. The player character's nameplate during dialogue is 'I', which always seems like a glitch or typo- the fact that it was a choice makes it worse, in my opinion. -The gameplay itself is pretty mindless, and many elements are introduced without sufficient explanation, many of which are fine to not use despite seeming critical to the story. The translation issues do not help with the lack of proper explanation. The girls are cute, but the art style is very generic, and honestly just glancing at the CGs in the Steam Store page might get you as much worth as buying and playing the game. I can't really advise buying this game because of the translation issues, but for those who can look past them, it's a passable VN with light gameplay elements that might be worth getting on sale.Show moreShow less

3.2 hours at review77 people found this helpful

RecommendedSteam player

05/31/2024

To players from other countries: I am a Chinese player, and I have seen your comments. I'd like to explain why this game has poor translations and seems boring to you. This game is developed by Bone Nail Studio, which had only two developers during the game's creation. Later, they added a game operator (whom we call Small Bone Nail in China). The game went through two crowdfunding campaigns, so their budget is very tight. Additionally, some of the text comes from specific Chinese dialects that don't have direct English translations outside of China, so they had to rely on machine translation. This is why the translation quality is poor, as you mentioned. The game is primarily a simulation management game, so it’s normal to find it boring at times. Despite this, it is very popular in China. I asked the developers about the English translation issues. They told me that they will hire professionals to improve the English translation in future updates. They also plan to add Japanese translations. Lastly, I want to thank you all for supporting a Chinese game.Show moreShow less

40.8 hours at review161 people found this helpful

Not recommendedSteam player

02/16/2026

Contains AI generated artShow moreShow less

0.6 hours at review75 people found this helpful

RecommendedSteam player

06/18/2025

While my experience is overall positive, I have mixed feelings about this visual novel. First and foremost, I must say that I really enjoyed this game and would definitely recommend it, both for the hotel management mechanics and the narrative surrounding them. Although the introduction was considerably slow and confusing, once you get the gist of how the hotel works, things start to spice up. Through the Oracle and Extra-Objects, you obtain a series of buffs that allow you to speed up your progress and grow your daily revenue. One might feel overwhelmed by the variety of sources available to increase your wealth and the need to organize daily actions efficiently, but the anxiety is minimal compared to its fun. The art of this game is gorgeous. The Lovecraftian and gloomy atmosphere is perfectly achieved, and each small and cute detail, whether in the environment or in the character designs, create a comfy atmosphere throughout the gameplay. The use of generative AI is present in almost every background of the game and I suspect that in some characters or NPCs too, and while personally I do not mind, others might want to be aware of this before buying it. The aforementioned characters are the face of the game and the other main point of interest aside from the protagonist’s storyline. Each of them has a unique and interesting story to tell, with their own backgrounds, aspirations, and hopes for the future. Accompanied by a very original and endearing appearance and personality, you will surely fall for at least one of them (Haa Lou Ling, my queen). There are also some great musical pieces scattered here and there. Even though it wasn’t the case for me, the use of a single track during the 48 weeks of the hotel screen might become fairly repetitive and simplistic for some players. However, and here lies my main issue with the game, the appealing build-up for the characters and events is disappointingly delivered in the later stages. As the weeks go by, the narrative thickens and splits into various subplots between the main cast and the greater mystery surrounding your adoptive father, the destiny of the hotel and the yard, and the outcome of the universe and creations itself. While the player feels deeply engaged and eager to uncover what lies beneath these layers of mystery, their resolution feels rather unsatisfying. Perhaps it's due to the laid-back nature of the life on a hill managing a hotel full of cute girls in the middle of nowhere, but the multiple narrative threads converge artificially from my point of view, not because the story organically leads there, but because they need to be resolved for the main plot to advance. Spontaneous events arise out of nowhere, and with lots of pompous dialogue and cryptic explanations, everything is somehow solved. I didn’t feel that most of the intriguing and mysterious questions raised throughout the game had satisfying resolutions. In an effort to maintain the eerie vibe and fear of the unknown that the game constantly portrays, it fails to follow an organized and enjoyable narrative pace, often overwhelming the player with a barrage of dialogues and events lacking a strong, cohesive thread. It feels as though the main narrative had to move forward no matter what, and although I enjoyed and rushed through the first 70–80% of the game, loving every single bit, the remaining 20% was, to put it mildly, hard to digest. Finally, the presence of multiple endings is very welcome, offering many possible resolutions for the game and the main character’s fate with their chosen waifu. However, as mentioned before with the main plot, these endings suffer from their own issues. Many, if not almost all, of the endings are unexpectedly brief, leaving the consequences of your choices more to the reader's imagination than actually depicted in-game. For bad endings, this might be seen as a comical or satirical device and can be overlooked, but in the case of your romantic companions, this is inexcusable. Given that these characters accompany and support you from beginning to end, sometimes even willing to sacrifice themselves for their beloved Boss, the main character’s occasionally cold or trying-too-hard-to-look-cool attitude feels unreasonable. One would expect a decent explanation of what happens in the future when you choose character A over B, along with some insight into the fate of the rest of the crew in that timeline. Of course, that’s not the case. The endings are just a few lines long, leaving the rest to daydreams and speculation, which feels rather unfair. Samely, and following the trend of many visual novels originating from China, the English translation contains several minor grammatical errors and quite a bit of misplaced text. Honestly, this is not a big deal, and the game can be perfectly enjoyed despite these small issues. In conclusion, let my problems with the final stages of the game not distract you from the overall value and quality of the experience. It is a very entertaining product worth trying, and I praise its creators for the interesting ideas and good intentions poured into this game, even if some parts didn’t meet my expectations. 8.5/10Show moreShow less

60.6 hours at review45 people found this helpful

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