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Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles

Unwind and enjoy the slow life in Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, a relaxing open-world adventure game. Yonder is set in the world of Gemea. A natural island paradise with eight distinct environments…

68 17 July 2017

Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles is an adventure developed by Prideful Sloth, released 17 July 2017 on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The main story takes about 9 hrs to finish.

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What Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles is

Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles is an adventure game developed by Prideful Sloth and released in 2017. It was published by Merge Games. It is available on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles is an adventure video game developed and published by Prideful Sloth for PlayStation 4 and Windows. It was released on 18 July 2017. On 17 May 2018 a Nintendo Switch port was released on the Nintendo eShop, with a physical version releasing on 12 June 2018 published by Merge Games. The game was later ported to PlayStation 5 on 27 July 2021 and Xbox Series X and Series S on 5 August 2021.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, kids, mystery and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 38 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles holds a critic score of 68 out of 100. That places it above 30% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 3 points below the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 9 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.5 GHz or AMD FX-4320 @ 4 GHz or equivalent, 6 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX660 / AMD R9 270X (2GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better). An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 4GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles launched on 17 July 2017, within three weeks of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy and Diablo III: Eternal Collection. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Diablo III: Eternal Collection.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles — frequently asked questions

When did Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles come out?
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles was released on 17 July 2017 for Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles?
At minimum, Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles needs Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.5 GHz or AMD FX-4320 @ 4 GHz or equivalent, 6 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX660 / AMD R9 270X (2GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better) graphics, 4 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles?
The main story of Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles takes around 9 hrs.
How many GB is Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles?
The PC version needs about 4 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("4 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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