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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.

1 August 2005

Yars' Return is a puzzle developed by Atari, Inc., released 1 August 2005 on Plug & Play.

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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.
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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

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Yars' Return come out?
Yars' Return was released on 1 August 2005 for Plug & Play.

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