YARG

Released: Sep 16, 2022
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Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 13:06 GMT

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13 May 2026Developer post
Moonlit Dreams! A new game!
Hello YARG-heads! I am told that this post will only reach my "most engaged fans", whatever that means, so if you're reading this, you're a real one. That's not just me saying it, that's Steam's own words, baby. Anyway, let's get straight to it: I'm working on a new game! Moonlit
Hello YARG-heads! I am told that this post will only reach my "most engaged fans", whatever that means, so if you're reading this, you're a real one. That's not just me saying it, that's Steam's own words, baby.
Anyway, let's get straight to it: I'm working on a new game! Moonlit Dreams is a block pushing game with overlapping levels, inside a dreamscape you'll never want to leave. In it, you:
Push blocks, open doors, traverse mazes, and then do it again across and between three layers of psyche.
Explore an odd dreamscape that's strangely familiar yet mysterious.
Meet many similarly odd characters who are kind of you in a way, or I guess they're really different facets of yourself, or maybe it's just random neurons flashing inside your brain, who can say?
To be quite frank with you, this game is like the polar opposite of YARG. YARG is a precision platformer, this is a puzzle game. YARG has an art style which can be charitably described as "eclectic", this game has a four-palette, minimalist style. In YARG, you traverse a science facility. In here, you traverse your own noggin.
So! If you're interested in a more thinky game, why not give Moonlit Dreams a wishlist? I'm planning on releasing it this year, and as soon as possible, but we'll see how things work out. Man plans and the universe laughs, as they say!
View game pageAnd, in the meantime until it comes out, you can check out my devlog series! I talk about everything from broad design choices to the nitty-gritty on what makes Moonlit Dreams tick.
That's all I wanted to say, I think! As always, feel free to @ me on Bluesky or send me an email! Thanks!
- Santum
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13 Jan 2025Developer post
YARG is now more affordable!
Hello, everyone! Hope you've all had an amazing New Year's! I'm here with a quick update to let all y'all know that YARG is now $3.99 (formerly $5.99 )! That's like a 33% discount, except permanent! There isn't any particular reason for why I've decided now is the right time to d
21 Nov 2023Developer post
Steam Awards? Sounds kinda epic...
Hiya, gang! I got an e-mail from Steam informing me of this year's upcoming (as of writing) Steam Awards, suggesting I make a quick post to let y'all know about it! So this is that! YARG came out last year, meaning it's eligible for the Labor of Love award! And lemme tell ya, aft
16 Sep 2023Developer post
YARG: Prologue is OUT!
Wahey! It's YARG's one-year anniversary! To celebrate, I have taken the old YARG demo (from the 2022 Steam Next Fest), revamped it, gave it a facelift, re-recorded a few voicelines here and there, and turned it into the official YARG: Prologue !! If you weren't here back then, be
Wahey! It's YARG's one-year anniversary!
To celebrate, I have taken the old YARG demo (from the 2022 Steam Next Fest), revamped it, gave it a facelift, re-recorded a few voicelines here and there, and turned it into the official YARG: Prologue!!
If you weren't here back then, be prepared for a FREE stand-alone experience with 7 levels from the full game, new characters, a new story, and perhaps even a cheeky bit of lore™!
Also, depending on when you're reading this, the full game may or may not be on its highest discount yet, at a whole 20% off! If you enjoy the prologue, why not see where the rest of the story goes? :)
I've also written a little bit about my thoughts on this whole journey, which you can find as a thread on Twitter. But TL;DR: I am very happy with how the game's been evolving, and I am so excited for the future. Thank you to everyone who's been here, even if you only found out about the game just now.
Anyhow! Time for some good ol' patchnotes!
YARG Demo 1.1/YARG: Prologue changes:

The old YARG demo has been turned into an official prologue!
Implemented all the bugfixes and changes from the full game.
Re-recorded some of the ending voicelines, to bring their tone/mood closer to the full game.
Fixed possible softlock involving a door and dying too many times.
Improved the door sprites.
As always, if you come across any bugs, feel free to @ me on Twitter or send me an email! I'm gonna go celebrate, see ya soon!
- Santum
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09 Sep 2023Developer post
YARG's first year anniversary!
Hello everyone! YARG's going to be one year old in a week!! Crazy how time flies, huh? I've prepared a very special surprise for the anniversary! But until then, check out this lil' teaser video! Can't wait to see y'all then! - Santum
10 May 2023Developer post
YARG: Update v1.1.1
Well hello there! I've got a new update for all of y'all! This one's labelled as if it were a minor update, but it actually contains a bunch of fixes, improvements, and an entirely new feature: Discord Rich Presence! I decided not to go with "v1.2" for this one though, because...
Well hello there! I've got a new update for all of y'all!
This one's labelled as if it were a minor update, but it actually contains a bunch of fixes, improvements, and an entirely new feature: Discord Rich Presence! I decided not to go with "v1.2" for this one though, because...
...well, let's just say that I still have more plans for the future of YARG :)
Anyway, let's get into the patchnotes!
v1.1.1 changes:
Added:
Discord Rich Presence! Let all your friends know you were stuck for 15 minutes in that one level where all the lasers are aiming at you!
You can enable and disable this in the Options menu. If you already had a save file from an earlier version, it defaults to being disabled. Otherwise, it defaults to being enabled.
Every level in the game now has a name! These are still subject to change, but I’m good with how they currently are.
You can now skip the every cutscene except the ending ones by pressing P (you could already do this with the splash screen).
Fixed:
When you move your spawn point in Assist Mode, it first checks whether that position is valid. This check is now more accurate.
The particle effect when a sawblade collides with a surface has been restored.
You can now pause while playing a custom level.
Changed:
Changed the sawblade’s hitbox to make it more forgiving.
Improved one of the backgrounds.
Switched my Fusion 2.5 license to the “Developer” tier, meaning I no longer need to prominently feature Clickteam logos in my game.
As always, if you come across any bugs, feel free to @ me on Twitter or send me an email! Thanks!
- Santum
...by the way, did you guys play the YARG demo? It used to be available back before the full game was released, but I delisted it once the game came out. It was like a prequel to the main story, with its own characters, cutscenes, voice acting, mechanics, etc.
If you didn't get the chance to do it, then... stay tuned!
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18 Jan 2023Developer post
YARG: Update v1.1
Hello hello hello! Hope everyone's had an excellent New Year! I've been working on an update to the level editor for a few months (practically since launch lol), and the first half of that is finally ready to share! So, I'm proud to announce the first content update for YARG: the
Hello hello hello! Hope everyone's had an excellent New Year!
I've been working on an update to the level editor for a few months (practically since launch lol), and the first half of that is finally ready to share!
So, I'm proud to announce the first content update for YARG: the Level Editor Facelift Update!!!
The level editor has always been my least favourite bit of the game. It was functional, and I used it to make every level in the game, but there were a few weird oddities and seemingly impossible to solve bugs with it. Also, it didn't work too well on controllers.
This update remedies all that! The UI has been simplified and generally made a lot clearer. There are now sound effects and music. And controller support has been rebuilt from the ground up. Overall, I think this is a lot more fit for a proper finished game!
I'm very happy with this current iteration of the level editor, but there's still a few more things coming to it! My plans for it needed this UI to be released first, and it'll take some time to get all that up and running, so consider this part one of a two-part level editor update series!
Alongside the level editor, I've also managed to throw in a few more minor improvements, ranging from adding some missing sound effects to a new visual effect for a major moment in the game. Here are the patchnotes!
v1.1 changes:
Added:

Gave the level editor a facelift!

Cleaner UI! Streamlined controls! A brand-new music track! Wow!!
Added a "click" sound effect to buttons that were missing it.
Visual improvement: added some particle effects for the last level.
Removed:

The previous level editor has been removed.
Fixed:

The "Loading..." text that appears when loading a custom level is no longer animated.

...not that you would've noticed it was animated in the first place, since the engine freezes the screen when loading a new scene anyway
The game's music will now preload on launch. This should hopefully prevent some desync that was happening every so often.
Squashed some bugs here and there.
As always, if you come across any bugs, feel free to @ me on Twitter or send me an email! Thanks!
- Santum
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28 Oct 2022Developer post
YARG: Update v1.0.2c
Hey everyone! If you've seen the last patchnote, you know that the game has suffered from a huge problem since the beginning: on some people's computers, the game would refuse to load cutscenes properly (often just playing the audio but not showing the video). I thought I fixed i
Hey everyone!
If you've seen the last patchnote, you know that the game has suffered from a huge problem since the beginning: on some people's computers, the game would refuse to load cutscenes properly (often just playing the audio but not showing the video).
I thought I fixed it last time, but as it turns out the bug was still lurking underneath the surface, ready to anti-climactically ruin the ending for another player...
Today, I say no more!
I have reworked the cutscene system entirely, re-rendered every video, and checked and double-checked everything to no end (although to be fair, cutscenes always worked fine on my PC. That's why this bug is so dastardly)...
Today's the day this bug will meet its RUIN!!!!
...ahem. I got a bit carried away there, sorry. Point is, I think I fixed the cutscene bug for real now. Here's the patchnotes!
v1.0.2c changes:
Fixed:

Replaced Clickteam's own Active Direct Object extension with the FFMpeg object by Defysim.
Updated the credits accordingly.
Re-rendered all cutscenes as MP4.
As always, if you come across any bugs, feel free to @ me on Twitter or send me an email! Thanks!
- Santum
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07 Oct 2022Developer post
YARG: Update 1.0.2b
Hello hello hello! How's everyone doing? This is a very small update, so small that it doesn't even get its own number. It involves the game's cutscene system. For some reason, the game will be able to load some cutscenes perfectly fine, and fail to load others. I came across thi
Hello hello hello! How's everyone doing?
This is a very small update, so small that it doesn't even get its own number. It involves the game's cutscene system.
For some reason, the game will be able to load some cutscenes perfectly fine, and fail to load others. I came across this issue several times during development, and I could've sworn I fixed it, but apparently it could still happen!
I suspect the problem has something to do with the file format of the cutscenes (something about codecs...). This update changes them from AVI to WMV, which I'm hoping will fix the issue. Let me know if it does!
v1.0.2b changes:
Fixed(?):

Switched all cutscenes from AVI to WMV in the hopes they'll load properly now.
Changed:

Locked cutscenes to 30 FPS to prevent stuttering.
As always, if you come across any bugs, feel free to @ me on Twitter or send me an email! Thanks!
- Santum
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19 Sep 2022Developer post
YARG: Update 1.0.2
Hello everyone! I've got another bugfixing build for y'all! At the moment I'm chipping away at what's gonna become the game's first major update , and squashing all the bugs I find along the way. I intend on making a proper update schedule so that I don't release these bugfix upd
Hello everyone! I've got another bugfixing build for y'all!
At the moment I'm chipping away at what's gonna become the game's first major update, and squashing all the bugs I find along the way. I intend on making a proper update schedule so that I don't release these bugfix updates so quick one after the other, but this is all very new to me...
Anyway! Here's the changelog!
v1.0.2 changes:
Fixed:

Game no longer softlocks when the Rage Mode failure cutscene file is deleted.
Potential bug during Rage Mode, in which more than one death might've been counted sometimes.
The invincibility toggle no longer gets 'stuck' in Assist Mode.
Changed:

Tweaked analogue stick sensibility to make accidental jumps on controller less likely.
As always, if you come across any bugs, feel free to @ me on Twitter or send me an email! Thanks!
- Santum
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17 Sep 2022Developer post
YARG: Update 1.0.1
Hello hello hello! As expected, the release build had some things that needed tweaking. Thankfully it wasn't anything game-breaking, so all in all, I'd call that a success! v1.0.1 changes: Added: Restored ability to skip the splash screen by pressing P (present in pre-release bui
Hello hello hello!
As expected, the release build had some things that needed tweaking. Thankfully it wasn't anything game-breaking, so all in all, I'd call that a success!
v1.0.1 changes:
Added:

Restored ability to skip the splash screen by pressing P (present in pre-release builds).
Fixed:

Level counter now doesn't show up in intro levels.
When a floppy disk is picked up, it now properly rotates around the player (it was previously off-centre).
Known bugs:

Too easy to accidentally jump on controller.
In Assist Mode, sometimes the invincibility toggle gets 'stuck'.
If you come across any bugs, feel free to @ me on Twitter or send me an email! And as usual, thank you for reading and I hope you'll enjoy!
- Santum
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16 Sep 2022Developer post
YARG IS OUT NOW!!!
YARG is now available for purchase!!!!!!! I've been working on it on and off since 2019, and I genuinely am at a loss for words. I don't know how to express the feeling of having completed a project this big. ...but nothing is ever truly complete, is it? I am already toying with
15 Sep 2022Developer post
YARG comes out in 16 hours!!!
Hey everyone! Quick post here to remind y'all that YARG is coming out tomorrow, September 16th, at 9am PDT*! Due to, frankly, poor timing on my part, I won't be at my computer when the game comes out... I'll be able to publish it through my phone but yeah, not ideal. So, I'm maki
24 Aug 2022Developer post
RELEASE DATE!
I am extremely happy to announce that YARG is coming out (drumroll) on September 16th! To celebrate, I made a new trailer! Check it out! As always, thank you to everyone, from those who played the demo, to those who wishlisted the game, to those who are only hearing of the game f
07 Aug 2022Developer post
YARG is done!
Well hello everyone! Long time to talk, eh? I've been busy with a bunch of stuff, most of it personal (studying and whatnot), and some of it actually relevant to you guys (developing the Freakin Game). That first part took up most of my time, so after the demo I could only manage
22 Feb 2022Developer post
YARG Demo: Update 1.0.1
Hey gamers! I've been told about some bugs in the demo (that is to say, two bugs), so I've gone ahead and fixed them! ...kind of. You see, one of these bugs was very weird and I couldn't replicate it. So if you come across it, let me know and I'll give it another look! 1.0.1 Chan
Hey gamers! I've been told about some bugs in the demo (that is to say, two bugs), so I've gone ahead and fixed them!
...kind of. You see, one of these bugs was very weird and I couldn't replicate it. So if you come across it, let me know and I'll give it another look!
1.0.1 Changes:

After unlocking Rage Mode, trying to activate it just... didn't work. It'd turn on, but the Play button would stop working. (fixed)
Despite the fact that the cutscene code is the same for every cutscene, on some people's computers the ending scene wouldn't play (but the sound would), while the intro cutscene would work fine. (fixed? let me know if the last cutscene doesn't work for you)
That's it! Feel free to @ me on Twitter if you find some other bugs, and I'll get to fixing them ASAP! Happy Twosday (22/2/22)!
EDIT:
I went back to add something else. This isn't a bug fix, more of a general improvement type thing.
1.0.1b Changes:

There is one obligatory death in the game. It's skippable in Rage Mode, but this wasn't communicated properly. I have fixed the issue with elegance and grace.
That's it, again! See y'all later! B)
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21 Feb 2022Developer post
YARG: On Air! 2: The Return of YARG
Hello hello hello! As I'm writing this, I just finished the livestream, and just realised that I actually goofed and streamed for half an hour instead of 1 hour like I originally wanted to. Guess I looked at the clock wrong! But that doesn't matter, because I had a lot of fun pla
17 Jan 2022Developer post
YARG: On Air!
Well hello there, gamers! Y'all are collectively looking quite handsome today, did you know that? Anyway, I'm here to let you guys know that you are all cordially invited to a livestream happening on the 21st of February! It'll be a lot of fun, you'll see. What's the occasion, yo
Well hello there, gamers! Y'all are collectively looking quite handsome today, did you know that?
Anyway, I'm here to let you guys know that you are all cordially invited to a livestream happening on the 21st of February! It'll be a lot of fun, you'll see.
What's the occasion, you ask?
Well, it's just a little something called the Steam Next Fest! And YARG will be there, with a whole entire demo!!!
PAQ (Possibly Asked Questions):

What's the demo gonna have, content-wise? It'll have 7 levels from the full game, showing a variety of obstacle types. Plus, a whole new story featuring new characters!
Wait, why is there a new story? I wouldn't be able to fit all of the lore™ into the demo, and only putting some parts of it in would've just been unsatisfying for you and for me. Instead (not to spoil too much) there's a bit of a prequel situation going on in here!
Will none of the characters from the full game appear in the demo? You'll see.
That's... oddly cryptic. Eheheh...
OK, I don't like this. But I do like what I'm hearing about this demo! What was the date again? The demo will be up from February 21 at 10 AM Pacific, to the 28th, for the Steam Next Fest! I'll probably bring it back in the future, but for now, if you want to play it, you can do so during that time!
What if I miss the livestream? First of all, wow. Just... just wow. Second of all, no worries! It'll be re-run several times a day, for the duration of the event (except on days I forget).
That's it! I cannot wait for people to play the demo, I am genuinely really happy with it. Hope to see you there!
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24 Oct 2021Developer post
YARG's OST (Oh! Super T-epic!)
Hey gamers! YARG didn't have a soundtrack for the longest time. I don't know how to do music (believe me, I tried ) and I wasn't really able to reach out to any musicians. So, the game only had SFX and voice lines in terms of audio. Thankfully, my brother happens to be pretty gos
06 Sep 2021Developer post
The power of level editors
YARG comes with a level editor. This is actually the same editor I'm using to make all the levels in the game, so anything that you see in the game, you can do in the editor. That said, it went through a complete redesign lately to make it look less... prototype-y? I still have t