Hello, this is Jun, the creator of YAKG!
Some players have reached out about having strange issues with playing YAKG after allowing Steam to auto-update them to Version 1.1. Issues include--but are probably not limited to--seeing an error message when starting a "New Game", getting soft-locked in a branching decision for Part 2, seeing incorrect progress in the "Status" screen, and being unable to access Part 1 investigations due to "New Game" not correctly resetting progress.
These are issues likely caused by Steam's automatic updater only updating game files that it perceives to have changes. So the TL;DR solution:
PLEASE UNINSTALL THE GAME, THEN RE-INSTALL IT
Doing so will likely resolve all of these issues, but if issues still persist, then unfortunately, you may need to just do a full reset of all of your save data. Please search up how to delete all save data for Ren'Py games, or ask in the Discussions if you need assistance with this!
ALSO NOTE: re-installing the game does NOT resolve any issues you may have with loading save files created in Version 1.0. Please look inside "Help" and "Config" to utilize the game's Skip features, and sorry for any inconveniences this causes!
Best wishes,
Jun Kakeru [ 2025-02-12 18:50:45 CET ][ Original post ]
You play as the amnesiac protagonist, trapped in a mysterious house with two other captives. You quickly learn that the only way to escape is to have one of the three of you die.
Will you kill or be killed? Who is the mastermind? Is there no way for all of you to survive? The mystery deepens as you find that no matter who dies, the killing game begins anew...
★Meet your new friends (or enemies)!★
★Investigate rooms, talk to pretty girls, and make life-or-death choices!★
Inspired by popular mystery adventure game series such as Ace Attorney, Danganronpa, and Zero Escape, YAKG's gameplay offers a mix of immersive dialogue branches, point-and-click room investigations, and some mystery solving--if you can keep everyone from killing each other!
Explore a mysterious house and uncover its eerie secrets
Banter with charming girls with gorgeous anime-style artwork and eccentric personalities
5000+ dialogue lines that move you through the story at a brisk pace
Lots of quality of life features suited for visual novel pros, including auto-play, dialogue history, skip features, and more!
Countless choices to make that can change the fates of the characters
You can pet a dog!
10+ endings to see and piece together to discover the ultimate truth...