Yuoni
August 19, 2021
Dragged into a living ghost story where the sun never sets Ai is a grade-schooler in 1990s Japan who is about to realise just how isolated she is. Forced to play children’s games in a world of never-ending dusk, Ai is hunted by otherworldly entities as her life hangs in …
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Critic Reviews (15)
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75.0
Gameplay
70.0
Story
70.0
"Yuoni is an interesting game for its setting, narrative approach and how it links with the gameplay. Its setting and story are also at a very good level. However, the repetition of the gameplay formula and the focus on stealth …"
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60.0
Gameplay
30.0
Story
50.0
"There are tons of other games that already do what Yuoni attempts to do, and do it way better. Spend your $20 there instead."
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65.0
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70.0
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75.0
"Yuoni doesn’t break new grounds in the first-person horror genre, but it offers an interesting premise of folklore that will definitely have you engaged for its short runtime. Its sound design is at the forefront of its jump scares, which …"
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45.0
Gameplay
20.0
Story
30.0
"Yuoni is a horror title that relies heavily on traditional jump scares. Furthermore, the world is too dark and the action lacks finesse. In theory, it should have been great, in reality, it sadly falls short."
Read original review"The best compliment one can bestow upon Yuoni is that its existence won’t be recalled 20 years from now as an insult to the genre."
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48.0
Gameplay
57.0
Story
53.0
"Yuoni is a very standard example of the hide-and-seek variety of first-person horror games. It has decent graphics, even on Switch, but the gameplay is stretched incredibly thin and is over before you know it. For its price, Yuoni is …"
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60.0
Gameplay
55.0
Story
68.0
"The urban legend angle makes this suspenseful game of some interest but mechanically it&s;s a bit of a mess"
Read original review"I don’t even think that technical issues and poor level design are Yuoni‘s biggest issues. It’s just not scary at all. It doesn’t have a bad story, but the way it’s told neuters it potential potency. It’s less of a …"
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45.0
Gameplay
65.0
Story
30.0
"If you&s;re fond of stealth horror and don?t mind a bit of shallowness, then Yuoni could be something you&s;ll enjoy, at least for a short time. But for anyone else, I don&s;t think it&s;ll be nearly as appealing."
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35.0
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30.0
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45.0
"Unfortunately, Yuoni completely misses the mark by not being scary, not entertaining and being boring due to overly simplistic mechanics. Definitely not recommended."
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80.0
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20.0
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10.0
"Yuoni was on a hiding to nothing from the start, and while I don’t feel the game has much wrong with it, and offers some freshness in its endless dusk, far too much of how it plays has been done …"
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70.0
Gameplay
70.0
Story
70.0
"Yuoni is a recommended title that does not stand out too much from other productions or large-scale games such as Resident Evil or The Medium. I&s;m not talking about a comparison because Yuoni presents well-achieved ideas that make it unique, …"
Read original review"If you gel with Yuoni‘s brand of hide-and-seek horror accompanied by basic storytelling you might get your money’s worth. Making your way through the game’s levels is likely to take you four or five hours the first time, then you …"
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38.0
Gameplay
42.0
Story
46.0
"Youni is a very short and unfortunately lackluster experience. Once you&s;ve played the first few levels, you have essentially seen it all. Whilst some of the jump scares are great and some moments are very eerie, there isn&s;t much else …"
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65.0
Gameplay
70.0
Story
75.0
"Yuoni takes the hide-and-seek formula and adds a few new concepts to it. Not everything works as well as the others, particularly the design of some of the common enemies and their movements. However, it makes some thoughtful creative choices …"
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