Hyped as peak, with Cyborg Dan's fate gripping
Mentioned in ~9 in 10 positive reviews
“I would like a book about Cyborg Dan or a screen adaptation; the character's fate is very concerning.”
Steam review · 8.6 h played ↗
Once in Yaissor
Worth buying? What 249 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 249 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%Valera Entertainment2016Visual Novel · Adventure
$1.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 3 h ago
The verdict
A short, meme-heavy Russian-only visual novel with absurd trash humor. Positive reviews are largely copy-pasted jokes; skip it if you don't read Russian or want real gameplay.
Great for
Russian readers who enjoy absurd internet-meme trash humor and quick achievement runs
Main risk
The game is Russian-only and a ~15-minute click-through with humor many find unfunny
What players love
Surreal, confusing, memorable weirdness
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“An unusual visual novel with a very strange presentation and a unique sense of humor.”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Unfunny humor and nonsensical story
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“If this game is post-irony, it's very unfunny and drawn out.”
Steam review · translated · 1.1 h played ↗
Only worth it for cards, badges, achievements
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“this is only good for fast achievements + cards.”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
Poor visuals and almost no audio
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“the game barely has any audio”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Barely a game, just clicking through slides
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“It's just a slideshow with text.”
Steam review · translated · 1.6 h played ↗
Very short playtime
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“It takes 15 minutes to finish.”
Steam review · translated · 0.9 h played ↗
Russian-only despite English store page
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“can't really play it since it's all in Russian despite the store page being in English”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown47 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 and newest
ProcessorPentium 4
Memory174 MB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD4000
Storage47 MB available space
OSWindows 7 and newest
ProcessorPentium 4
Memory174 MB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD4000
Storage47 MB available space
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