Yars' Return
A hack of Yars' Revenge to make it into a proper sequel. Initially a homebrew, but later officially released on Atari compilations, including originally on the Atari Flashback 2 in August 2005.
Yars' Return is a puzzle developed by Atari, Inc., released 1 August 2005 on Plug & Play.
What Yars' Return is
Yars' Return is a puzzle game developed by Atari, Inc. and released in 2005. It is available on Plug & Play only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A hack of Yars' Revenge to make it into a proper sequel. Initially a homebrew, but later officially released on Atari compilations, including originally on the Atari Flashback 2 in August 2005.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Yars' Return launched on 1 August 2005, within three weeks of Dungeon Siege 2, Dungeon Siege II, Fatal Frame III: The Tormented and Codename: Panzers - Phase Two.
Released around the same time: Dungeon Siege 2, Dungeon Siege II, Fatal Frame III: The Tormented, Codename: Panzers - Phase Two.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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