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YIIK: A Postmodern RPG

Ackk Studios · Ysbryd Games · 2019-01-17

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IndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 17, 2019 (Mac), Jan 17, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 17, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 17, 2019 (PlayStation 4)

Experience YIIK: A Postmodern RPG 1.5 (I.V) update with revamped battles and cutscenes. A child relinquishes her name for a birthday invite, hoping to find her brother. Alex's reality unravels, guided by a mysterious cat, witnessing a woman vanish, igniting an obsession that threatens his world.

3
playing now
79%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
63/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
36/100
IGDB user rating (8 ratings)
33h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

YIIK: A Postmodern RPG is a role-playing video game created by American indie developer Ackk Studios. The player controls a recent college graduate investigating the disappearance of a woman in his hometown in 1999. Accompanied by a group of friends, the player explores dungeons, solves puzzles, and encounters surreal enemies across alternate dimensions. Combat is turn-based and incorporates timed minigames for both attacks and defenses. The player’s choices influence dialogue and relationships with other characters. The game was released on January 17, 2019, for Microsoft Windows, Mac, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch.

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 22% of 18,016 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 32k–77k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,282 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99-50%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.99 at Steam (2020-11-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 21 of 41 observed days · $13.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

1002026-08-11 18:00 — 3 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 4 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 3 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 10 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 7 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 3 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$6.992019-01-172026-08-292019-01-17 — best price $19.992019-06-25 — best price $12.992019-11-21 — best price $7.992019-12-13 — best price $9.992020-02-17 — best price $9.992020-05-27 — best price $7.992020-11-28 — best price $6.992021-02-15 — best price $19.992021-07-08 — best price $19.992021-12-04 — best price $19.992022-03-21 — best price $9.992022-06-24 — best price $9.992022-09-06 — best price $19.992022-12-02 — best price $19.992023-01-26 — best price $19.992023-05-05 — best price $9.992023-09-25 — best price $9.992023-12-14 — best price $19.992024-04-10 — best price $9.992024-06-20 — best price $9.992024-08-21 — best price $19.992024-12-02 — best price $19.992025-01-23 — best price $9.992025-05-01 — best price $9.992025-06-26 — best price $9.992025-08-26 — best price $9.992025-10-28 — best price $9.992026-01-23 — best price $9.992026-03-19 — best price $9.992026-05-28 — best price $19.992026-08-25 — best price $9.992026-08-29 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

378652026-05-31 — 112 pageviews2026-06-03 — 98 pageviews2026-06-06 — 109 pageviews2026-06-09 — 91 pageviews2026-06-12 — 81 pageviews2026-06-15 — 121 pageviews2026-06-18 — 149 pageviews2026-06-21 — 203 pageviews2026-06-24 — 103 pageviews2026-06-27 — 120 pageviews2026-06-30 — 116 pageviews2026-07-03 — 98 pageviews2026-07-06 — 170 pageviews2026-07-09 — 129 pageviews2026-07-12 — 123 pageviews2026-07-15 — 113 pageviews2026-07-18 — 92 pageviews2026-07-21 — 108 pageviews2026-07-24 — 215 pageviews2026-07-27 — 188 pageviews2026-07-30 — 193 pageviews2026-08-02 — 103 pageviews2026-08-05 — 95 pageviews2026-08-08 — 128 pageviews2026-08-11 — 87 pageviews2026-08-14 — 85 pageviews2026-08-17 — 119 pageviews2026-08-20 — 88 pageviews2026-08-23 — 91 pageviews2026-08-26 — 68 pageviews2026-08-28 — 74 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
75.4%
earned "Friend of Small Animals"
15.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6163%26
Windows (Xbox)35621%26
PS4 (PlayStation)35120%27
Switch (Nintendo)180%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGJRPGFunnySurrealColorfulStylizedNarrationStory RichTurn-BasedThird Person

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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