Yog-Sothoth’s Yard

Bone Nail / Oct 19, 2023 / Indie, RPG, Simulation

windows
Steam Deck Playable

444 playing now

That's more people than live in the Pitcairn Islands.

Manage a hotel and hire employees including Death, a dragon, a Spirit Hunter, and a bioroid maid. Build your wealth through various means and refine your strategies based on the predictions of Oracles. All employees can be romanced depending on your choices.

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What's new

Japanese Localization Update & Nintendo Switch Launch News

2026-07-22

Hi everyone, this is Little Bone Nail from Bone Nail Studio! Alongside today’s game update, we would also like to share some recent news with you. First, a new update for Yog-Sothoth’s Yard is on the way! To coincide with the launch of the Nintendo Switch version, the Steam version will receive a Japanese localization update today. We have also created brand-new artwork for the Oracles, which will be included in this update. The update should be available to everyone very soon. Update Details • Added Japanese localization and made several localization adjustments. • Added newly illustrated Oracle artwork and fixed several display issues. • Fixed several known bugs and other issues.

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• In addition, the Nintendo Switch version of Yog-Sothoth’s Yard launches tomorrow! All regional versions support Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, and Japanese. We hope you will enjoy experiencing the Yard on Nintendo Switch. Finally, a new title set in the same universe, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, is scheduled to launch later this year. Its release date will be announced soon, so please stay tuned for further updates. Thank you very much for your continued support of Bone Nail Studio!

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What players say

Very Positive

86% positive, 283 reviews

Recommended38 hrs played

Yog-Sothoth’s Yard mixes visual novel n sim management together, packed full of Lovecraftian vibes. This weird little hybrid hits so different n fresh, def worth a rec. But the flaws are pretty obvious too. Neither the writing nor the gameplay depth feels properly polished. Story’s got big grand lore behind it, but that stream-of-consciousness style makes it real hard to lock in on the core point. Gameplay-wise,...

31 found this helpful, 2026-09-13

Not recommended15 hrs played

It's a good game in itself, and very enjoyable, but the backgrounds (and maybe the food as well from what I remember) are generated using artificial intelligence and they have not disclosed it to steam like they should've. If the use of genAI in games does not bother you, ignore this review, but if it does, do be aware of this. I cannot recommend the game due to the fact they didn't disclose the use of genAI in the...

77 found this helpful, 2025-12-25

Recommended18 hrs played

Love the style, the gameplay loop is engaging but simple. it's one of those games you can sit down, play, and suddenly four hours have passed and it really didn't feel like it.

6 found this helpful, 2026-04-14

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