Game2021

Yaga

ActionIndieRPG

Developer Breadcrumbs Interactive

Play as Ivan, a one-handed blacksmith with incredibly bad luck, who must take on the impossible tasks given to him by the tzar. All the while the mysterious witch, Baba Yaga, watches over Ivan's fate. From the Steam store page

293 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works

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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
539 of 663 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

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  • The Other Happy Place @theotherhappyplace.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 19, 2025

    House of Baba Yaga Minimilist sculpture, assemblage of pieces of catan board game. Painted wood on printed cardboard. Circa 2025

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  • Steam user Steam user …5524Steam reviews · Jan 20, 2021 · 3 h played

    The presentation of this game is excellent, but it is utterly joyless to actually play. I love the atmosphere and storytelling and the silly dialogue, the music had me jamming, and the art style is wonderful to look at, but the game's mechanics let it down, and let it down hard. The gameplay is painfully tedious - combat is dull and repetitive and doesn't have much depth. Hit detection/understanding when attacks will connect is some of the worst I've ever seen, and dealing with packs of…

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  • Mr. Biter 🦷🔞 @bitepilled.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 21, 2024

    What do you think happens when Yaga loses in-game? #awaria

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  • Lee Petty @leepetty.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 4, 2026

    Some early, abandoned concepts for Stacking to celebrate its 15 year anniversary! First is a take on a Natural History Museum where you'd eventually stack into dinosaurs to chase away the misbehaving children. Second is a Baba Yaga house, when I was thinking about having more folklore in the game

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  • Matthew Castle @mrbasilpesto.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 13, 2026

    Why did they call it Untitled John Wick Game and not Baba Yaga Is You?

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  • Restoration Games @restorationgames.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 3, 2026

    We’re thrilled to share the official cover art for our upcoming Hellboy set – a gorgeous new piece from the legendary Mike Mignola! Descend to the underworld and battle with Hellboy, Liz Sherman, Abe Sapien, & Baba Yaga. Sign up to be notified when it releases in Q4: restoration.games/UMHellboy

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  • David Hollingsworth 🏳️‍🌈 @daveyh39.bsky.socialBluesky · May 29, 2026

    Happy 95th Birthday to iconic Oscar-nominated classic Hollywood actress & writer Carroll Baker, famous for her roles in GIANT, BABY DOLL, SOMETHING WILD, HOW THE WEST WAS WON, THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD, HARLOW, ORGASMO, BABA YAGA, ANDY WARHOL'S BAD, STAR 80, IRONWEED, THE GAME, and more.

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  • Dave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.comBluesky · Mar 18, 2026

    Old Skies has been honored with several YAGA nominations: Best Small Team Best Game by Small Team Best Self-Published Best Narrative Best World-Building Most Impactful Best Vocal Performance (for Sally as Fia) Best Adventure! Surely we'll win at least 1 of those, right? yetanothergameawards.com

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  • Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 13, 2025

    Vasilisa and Baba Yaga ($11.19) - a game based on a Russian folktale, placing you as Vasilisa, who must endure harsh trials on their way to the land of the dead, so that they may receive the power of fire from none other than Baba Yaga. short and sweet. store.steampowered.com/app/2331070/...

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  • sinDRAWS @sindraws.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 9, 2025

    Awaria: Yaga Sprites. Commission for IanGreaves83117 of Yaga from vanripper's new Awaria game. Different poses and expressions with various variations. #Awaria #Awariaart #Awariafanart

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  • mandy li 🍄 Almanak Games & Fablefly Music @zenzara.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 1, 2024

    Our roguelike game, BABA YAGA, is coming to Steam! If you like strategy, witches, and reimagined folklore, be sure to WISHLIST ✨🧙‍♀️ store.steampowered.com/app/3154620/...

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  • folk tune stan account 🎻 @folktunes.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 11, 2025

    Baba Yaga I owe you an apology I wasn't familiar with your game

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  • Saber Interactive @sabergames.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 12, 2026

    Before the car. Before the dog. Before he became the Baba Yaga. John Wick is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC. Be seeing you. youtu.be/Ap5JlQ680E8

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  • Steam user Steam user …3719Steam reviews · Jan 17, 2021 · 11 h played

    Information / Review English Yaga is an Action role-playing game developed by Breadcrumbs Interactive. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2364736914 Gameplay / Story In Yaga you play Ivan, the blacksmith, the hapless and also single, wanted to forge a few needles for his grandmother and went into the forest to collect the necessary material. A forest is a bit like Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf, but here it's something completely different. You will then…

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  • Meredith Dillman - Dragon con art show @sofairyquiet.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 20, 2025

    Baba Yaga outfit from Game Hole Con - every time I inevitably get stabbed in the leg by the mummified chicken foot.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4688Steam reviews · Jun 3, 2021 · 13 h played

    When I was a wee lad some 28 years ago, my granma used to tell me stories starring a brave peasant-turned-warrior-turned-prince (there was ALWAYS one protagonist in these stories that fits this description) and various mythical creatures from Slavic folklore, sometimes in rhymes and sometimes outright epic prose, featuring many spectacular deeds, 'oh no' moments and (mostly) happy (and sometimes indeed bloody) endings. Yaga reminded me of those times, and I cannot be more grateful for it! This…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0239Steam reviews · Oct 9, 2021 · 15 h played

    Not great, not awful. Got it to support my fellow Romanian devs.

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  • 🎐 alinea_arts 🎐 @alinea-arts.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 14, 2026

    ✨🔮 YAGA fanart! 🔮✨ i’m late to the game on this one but i *finally* watched the #YAGA trailer and i’m so stoked 😩👏 i’m big into mythology, supernatural beings, creature-features, ugh i love all of it, and honestly really loved this blue-eyed…entity? 👀🎐 #halloween #heatedrivalry #crave #babayaga

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  • Exeunt Press 💀🎲 @exeunt.pressBluesky · Nov 4, 2025

    What happens when Baba Yaga, Sisyphus, and a rocket scientist have a race? We learn how player agency (or lack thereof) in game phases impacts player experience: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/magical-at... #boardgames #ttrpg #gamedesign 🎲✂️

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  • Steam user Steam user …6559Steam reviews · Jun 2, 2021 · 3 h played

    A mind-numbing, shallow experience. Yaga tackles themes of Slavic mythology, which sounds interesting on paper, especially since these themes don't get explored in media enough, but the execution in this game is done very poorly. The story is bland, there's nothing really happening to grab my attention, but that isn't the main problem. The gameplay loop and the mechanics introduced in this game are very poorly done. Combat is abysmal, it's boring, doesn't feel rewarding and isn't snappy or…

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  • Stick (Bastard Forever) 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🩸 @diflas-iawn.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 18, 2026

    LARA HAS CANONICALLY ENTRAPPED A SUN GODDESS, UNCOVERED A LOST SETTLEMENT OF IMMORTAL PEOPLE, STOPPED THE WORLD FROM ENDING AND FOUGHT BABA YAGA BY THE TIME THIS GAME TAKES PLACE. SHE IS ALREADY SKILLED SHE DOES NOT NEED A SKILL TREE TO LEARN THINGS SHES ALREADY DONE IN THE TIMELINE.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9547Steam reviews · Mar 11, 2022 · 12 h played

    I very much enjoy the graphics, the music, the voice acting and the story, however the game play, itself, becomes repetitive after the first few hours of play. Combat is messy and mostly a button mash. Enemy difficulty seems random - ranging from challenging to insta-death. The details on the effects of magic items are vague. It's not always clear to what the descriptions are referring. The crafting system is interesting, however, it's a resource sink and said resources drop randomly…

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  • Ratt @rafelangston.comBluesky · Aug 29, 2025

    Excited to run Daggerheart tonight! The players put Baba Yaga in the game, now we'll see if they regret it. 🏷️ #BabaYaga #Daggerheart #Folklore #Gaming #TTRPG

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  • Steam user Steam user …7685Steam reviews · Jul 18, 2021 · 1 h played

    I really wanted to like this game. I loved the artstyle, music and dialog. However, the combat and crafting is not very good. There is a roguelite element to the game which is not mentioned anywhere. If you read the reviews, even the "recommended" ones, you will see that people have the same general sentiment about this game. It is too unnecessarily complicated. With things like bad luck, an unintuitive interface, non-rewarding crafting and unsatisfying combat, it is way too hard to recommend…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7613Steam reviews · Jan 31, 2021 · 24 h played

    Awesome game! Story + voice acting is amazing and I enjoyed every dialog. The main story and the shorter ones were extremely funny to witness. The rhymes were also creative and well made, definitely a thing I won't forget any time soon. When it comes to the chosen music, I can say the same as above. Absolutely amazing so far! The only thing I don't like that much was the combat in the game. But that's the only negative point I encountered for myself.

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  • 🔪⛓️🏳️‍⚧️Hurbles🏳️‍⚧️⛓️🔪 @hurbles.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 12, 2025

    We got Dog Stranding and Baba Yaga Stranding type game s

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  • Matthew M - BGG Community Manager @octavianbgg.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 3, 2025

    Played a family game of Magical Athlete today. High marks all around. Race #2 elicited the most laughter as Romantic, Party Animal, Baba Yaga, and Heckler triggered powers over and over, including an infinite loop! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/45...

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  • mandy li 🍄 Almanak Games & Fablefly Music @zenzara.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 4, 2025

    BABA YAGA has a ✨shiny✨ updated DEMO - and a new trailer! Live your best witch life, and hurl some fireballs at a local loyalist today. 🔥 Free Demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3154620/... Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq2s... #BabaYaga #indiegame #roguelike #gamedev

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  • mandy li 🍄 Almanak Games & Fablefly Music @zenzara.bsky.socialBluesky · May 6, 2025

    Baba Yaga has joined the fun of #IndieAssemble on #Steam! Grab some great deals and support indie games 😃🎮 bit.ly/IndieAssemble #games #indiedev #gamedev #gaming

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  • mandy li 🍄 Almanak Games & Fablefly Music @zenzara.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 28, 2025

    Thrilled to announce "Baba Yaga" is part of THE DAYS OF RAMADAN 2025 festival on Steam, hosted by @seagamethetic.bsky.social 🌙 Check out the abundance of wonderful games & demos in this event highlighting Southeast Asian game devs! store.steampowered.com/curator/4502...

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  • Siv's Shirtless Side @sivbreaksabutt.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 17, 2024

    Yaga from Awaria, Vanripper's new game. It's free, go play it now.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9431Steam reviews · Mar 23, 2021

    Trailer song made me buy this game.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0369Steam reviews · Jan 19, 2021 · 11 h played

    It's a cool premise, with a bumping soundtrack, and a lot of lore to learn. But it's just the same exact game mechanics repeated over and over for each level on a map that only has a few variations and is reskinned every so often, with increasingly difficult enemies. It's not that it's not fun, it just gets old pretty quickly.

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  • Andrew Greenberg @hdiandrew.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 20, 2025

    Our next BiG #indiegame trailer is for Bubble Yaga. As someone who included Baba Yaga in his game, I approve :) Remember to tune into our livestream tonight to see the BiG games in action and ask the #gamedev questions. youtu.be/yYN4Dn93UR4

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  • Fey Earth @feyearth.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 8, 2026

    Join us tomorrow as we return to the Witch's Trials. An band of witches on a quest at the end of which they will find the hut of the Baba Yaga & can ask to be taken as apprentices. An amazing cast in a game filled with folklore & authentic European folkmagic 21:00 CET twitch.tv/feyearth

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  • mandy li 🍄 Almanak Games & Fablefly Music @zenzara.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 6, 2025

    Stop the presses! #ANZIndieFest25 has started on Steam! Grab some great deals, and check out our game Baba Yaga in the section called "TASTE TEST THESE DEMOS". Thank you @theindiebrew.com.au for including us in your fab event! Steam Event: store.steampowered.com/sale/ANZIndi...

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  • Steam user Steam user …7258Steam reviews · Feb 13, 2023 · 6 h played

    I regret buying this repetitive garbage. Its gorgeous art and melodic music couldn't keep me engaged

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  • Steam user Steam user …1251Steam reviews · Jan 17, 2021 · 1 h played

    I'm over playing buggy games. Refunded. Game locked up within an hour of playing it.

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  • Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.northsky.socialBluesky · Jan 30, 2026

    Game idea: Firewatch but there's Baba Yaga in the woods around your tower. You get suspicious as you find the same hut at different spots on different days.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2421Steam reviews · Jan 17, 2022 · 11 h played

    Despite having a great pick of songs and nice artwork, it's repetitiveness gets tedious quick.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8022Steam reviews · Jan 18, 2021 · 10 h played

    The games concepts are interesting, but sadly fall flat in execution. From boring maps that are the same throughout the entire game for the most part, to confusing systems that make the game seem like an annoying riddle you are stuck to solve. This game will frustrate you to no end. The maps do have random events, which are cool until you see that they start to repeat and you see the same events over and over. No skills in this game was another short coming. On the other side of this you craft…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5179Steam reviews · Jan 17, 2021 · 1 h played

    The presentation and general concept of the game are great, but the gameplay is basic and stilted, with stiff controls, boring map layouts, and a lack of responsiveness in combat. There were often times I would take damage without realizing it until looking at my mysteriously lowered health bar as there was no noticeable response when I got hit. When making an action roguelike/lite, the two things that need the most attention are the map design and the feel of combat. Maps in this genre are…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0133Steam reviews · Jan 17, 2021 · 1 h played

    Really charming world with great voice acting and characters from what I have played in over an hour. Tying progression to your character's attitude seems cool but doesn't seem to matter all that much. I tried it on the hardest difficulty and it was alright for the first two levels, I felt like it rewarded my careful positioning and use of resources. However, I can't bring myself to play pick this up again, combat seems repetitive and not really all that deep. I heard that it gets better later…

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  • Rocco Privetera (he/him) 🔜 UnPub @privetera.comBluesky · Mar 13, 2026

    I'm at #Unpub @unpub.org ! Testing Yaga, my dexterity/ pick up and deliver/ assymeyric game! The Bone Faction has built an Ossuary which scores as long as no one knocks it over!

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  • Ratt @rafelangston.comBluesky · Aug 30, 2025

    Aftermath of last night's Daggerheart game. The Outsiders faced off against Baba Yaga and survived, but not unscathed. Elspeth, the human seraph and company leader, can no longer speak because Baba Yaga escaped with her voice! 😶 🏷️ #Daggerheart #Fantasy #Gaming #RolePlaying #TalesFromAdreas #TTRPG

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  • Nate W.W. @natedub9.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 24, 2025

    Not familiar with the game, but is that Baba Yaga?!

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  • Andrew Greenberg @hdiandrew.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 9, 2025

    Our Best in #Georgia #gamedev awards are Tuesday, but you must register to attend the BiG awards by Friday! Check out the Bubble Yaga submission, and learn their plans, here: youtu.be/JGxRVcRi1wE

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  • Steam user Steam user …8686Steam reviews · Nov 10, 2022 · 3 h played

    Funny game, but not a fun game. Not difficult only frustrating. The tedium of the enemies and levels, and upgrading just kills any fun you could have.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0237Steam reviews · Apr 15, 2022 · 14 h played

    A coven of crones gathers around a magic mirror to dabble in the fate of a one-armed blacksmith, Ivan, struck with the curse of bad luck. They spin his story as he journeys throughout evil-ridden lands to resolve a series of hopeless tasks handed over to him by the tsar. In this isometric action RPG infused with the spirit of Slavic mythology, you’ll form uneasy alliances, craft various tools and weapons, gather magical talismans and blessings, battle bandits and monsters alike, and shape your…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0738Steam reviews · Feb 12, 2021 · 2 h played

    Pros: A game with great Slavic mythology lore and engaging fun to listen story. The combat is fun and challenging. Uniqueish drawn cartoony style graphics. Cons: Almost un-enjoyable because of resource/crafting/currency/items/luck system: The good luck / bad luck system is confusing, as how to loose bad luck and what bad luck actually does is unclear, and it deters you from playing the game normally using abilities and items (to kite, deal damage, heal, etc.) The currency…

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  • Fey Earth @feyearth.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 12, 2026

    Join us tomorrow as we return to the Witch's Trials. A band of witches on a quest at the end of which they will find the hut of the Baba Yaga & can ask to be taken as apprentices. An amazing cast in a game filled with folklore, fey & authentic European folkmagic 21:00 CET twitch.tv/feyearth

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  • Fey Earth @feyearth.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 15, 2026

    Join us tomorrow as we return to the Witch's Trials. A band of witches on a quest at the end of which they will find the hut of the Baba Yaga & can ask to be taken as apprentices. An amazing cast in a game filled with folklore, fey & authentic European folkmagic 21:00 CET twitch.tv/feyearth

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  • Samzilla Gaychild @samfloyd1987.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 4, 2026

    Just found out there's a video game called Yaga about Slavic folklore. 🤩

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  • Andrew Greenberg @hdiandrew.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 28, 2025

    Today we are promoting Bubble Yaga, from the KSU Best in #Georgia #gamedev Team. Enjoy "the world's best tic tac toe RPG!" youtu.be/ZkzeRi2axJw

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  • Razorblade Apples 🍎 @applecider.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 20, 2025

    Been jamming on this game Reka where you're a student of Baba Yaga and you get to build your own chicken house. (And also some Marvel Rivals)

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  • Steam user Steam user …6621Steam reviews · May 18, 2021 · 4 h played

    -pretty -funny -amazing music +knows what the word baba means (I'm looking at you, John Wick and every other piece of Western cinematography)

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  • Steam user Steam user …7307Steam reviews · Mar 25, 2021 · 8 h played

    I regret buying this so much. If you have it on your wishlist, and decides on a random day to buy Yaga because it is in 70% off or something, please don't, because its combat is simply too bad. Also, the game says it is a role-playing game, but it does not give you the ability to do something your character should do. For example, this character tricked me, as an angry agressive lunatic, I should've the ability to kill him for that, but no, the man who has just killed hundreds of ferocious…

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  • Fey Earth @feyearth.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 12, 2026

    Join us tomorrow as we return to the Witch's Trials. A band of witches on a quest at the end of which they will find the hut of the Baba Yaga & can ask to be taken as apprentices. An amazing cast in a game filled with folklore, fey & authentic European folkmagic 21:00 CET twitch.tv/feyearth

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  • Fey Earth @feyearth.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 15, 2026

    Join us tomorrow as we return to the Witch's Trials. A band of witches on a quest at the end of which they will find the hut of the Baba Yaga & can ask to be taken as apprentices. An amazing cast in a game filled with folklore, fey & authentic European folkmagic 21:00 CET twitch.tv/feyearth

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  • Fey Earth @feyearth.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 15, 2026

    Join us tomorrow as we return to the Witch's Trials. A band of witches on a quest at the end of which they will find the hut of the Baba Yaga & can ask to be taken as apprentices. An amazing cast in a game filled with folklore, fey & authentic European folkmagic 21:00 CET twitch.tv/feyearth

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