Yes, Your Grace

Fun, and worth alot of playthroughs to get endings you want

Had a blast with this game. The story was very compelling. I'm waiting very impatiently for the sequel/DLC

The story is good, every decision made in the game is important.

A hidden gem. The graphics are cute and effective, but the story just grips you and won't let go. As it twists and turns there are game elements that are dominant in taking the decisions - but it has taken a long time that a narrative has actually made me hold my breath as the game unfolds in certain parts. Just great, a must play.

When I started Yes, Your Grace, I thought I was just stepping into a charming pixel art game about running a medieval court. What I didn’t expect was how quickly I would become emotionally invested in the story, the characters, and the weight of every decision I made.
At first, it felt manageable. Hear petitions, make choices, keep your kingdom alive. But the more I played, the harder everything became. Decisions were no longer about resources alone. They were about people I had come to care about. My family, my allies, even some strangers. I caught myself pausing for minutes, thinking through the consequences of a single “yes” or “no.”
The game has a way of making you feel the pressure of being a ruler, but also a father and a human being. It’s not always fair, and that’s what makes it feel so real.
By the end, I wasn’t just managing a kingdom. I was trying to protect something fragile and important. And when things went wrong, it hurt in a way I didn’t expect from a game like this.
Yes, Your Grace surprised me. It stayed with me. And I’d gladly return to that throne again.

Finished the game twice (once on other account), it's a really great charming little game that is actually re-layable. find myself coming back to this game, its got a lot to it for a 6 ish hr playthrough

Lovely game that pulled me in immediately. Could be more engaging with more impactful decisions, but the story will captivate you. All I can say is... stay safe :')

This game, in which we rule a small kingdom in a fictional universe in the Middle Ages, is based on simple mechanics and strategies, while at the same time we face the difficulties of being a king, while trying to solve a mysterious murder, while trying to keep an eye on our family and at the same time trying to keep our kingdom alive.

With games, enjoyment can be found in various ways. One of those ways is through storytelling. If you tell a compelling enough story, then flaws related to the aspect of gameplay can be overlooked. Another way a game can be enjoyed is in its gameplay loop. Even if there's no particular purpose to the gameplay loop in terms of altering the course of the game, if it's fun then that's all that matters.

That's why I don't really pay mind to the criticisms about the illusion of choice. This game gave me both a journey and destination that altogether had an impact on me.

An excellent choose-your-own-adventure/point-and-click/kingdom management fantasy medieval adventure that I binged through in 10 hours. The character writing (especially Cedani, my little pumpkin, and all her hijinks involving her roster of wild pets), the world building, and the management gameplay itself was excellent and I found that my decisions mattered in the unfolding of this story, which is crucially important for a choose-your-own-adventure game, well... for the most part. The one event that I wish had more flexibility for the sake of replay value was everything around the first wedding. It would've made for a more heartbreaking first playthrough if there were actually substantial choices you could make to completely avoid Lorsulia's fate and would've made the second playthrough of actually saving her more satisfying... same for if you could figure out Ivo's nature earlier on and warn prepare for it. Other than that, all of the choices felt flexible in outcome and it made me feel like these were actually my decisions and not the character's or the game's decisions. I would've also liked if I could have actual combat gameplay as I feel like that could've made the final battle of the game more tense and climactic, and it could've also given the player a hands-on way of connecting with Asalia through sword sparring. I loved the visuals of this game and I'm looking forward to all improvements coming in the upcoming sequel.

Fun story-driven game about an unfortunate king and his responsibilities to family and kingdom. Characters and artstyle are very charming, and the story has a few twists to keep you deeply invested. Only complaint is most decisions don't have any meaningful consequences/rewards until the very end.

Incredible game. The fact I love the most is that the game is deep, it feels like everything devs wanted to include is there.

Great game, like life itself... but being an unlucky king. . Sad times, funny ones... etc I will play again for sure in some years. x)

If I have to point something bad it should be the "payment for day instead of task to each royal servant". In my opinion that does not make sense x)

9/10

I have absolutely loved playing Yes, Your Grace!

This game gives you the chance to get different outcomes for the characters and the story line depending on your choices, which i have enjoyed doing over the 12 hours of game play i got from this game.

I love the pixel art style for the characters and how the little details build up the game, and the artwork of the characters at the end was amazing. I loved the music throughout the game, it really built up the atmosphere.

I really enjoyed the story line throughout the game, and it had me hooked to try and find out what would happen if i made different choices, I was sad that i couldn't avoid one choice, but i think anyone who plays the game may agree with me there.

It took a bit of time for me to wrap my head around managing supplies, gold and contentment, but with a bit of practice and planning ahead it became a lot easier. Overall this game was really enjoyable!

I would highly recommend trying this game out on a sale. For $4-$5 I think it's absolutely worth it. The graphics are simple, and while I normally skip over games with a pixel-y art style, this one has soul. The setting and story are interesting. It's not easy to be a ruler, whenever you make a choice to help someone or do something positive you end up fucking over someone or ruling against another ally. Your choices are never easy and always made you feel like you were picking the lesser of two evils. I enjoyed that aspect, you really do feel like a King who is desperately trying to hold things together. Your pixel family has some nice characterization, there are a bunch of random citizens who are exasperating at times, and the enemy is a big fuckin douchebag. I would say the one thing that people seem to not enjoy is somewhat true...the fact that your choices matter but you can't totally change the direction of the overall story. You can steer your kingdom the best you can but you can't avoid certain pitfalls and disasters. That seems pretty realistic but I get why that can frustrate people. Overall it's not a game you can play 5-10 times because there aren't a bunch of vastly different endings. One play-through of doing everything took me about 8.5 hours. It feels like a game you would play once or twice and enjoy it. It's pretty short, but fun. I could nitpick the pacing and say the middle part of the games drags a bit, compared to the fun beginning and end. But there are a few good twists and hard choices that make this game worth a shot.

People complain about the gameplay, storyline, etc but what I'm interested in is Slavic medieval lesbians!

This game wants you to believe that your choices matter and that your choices can affect the future. However, the extent to which you can influence the world is so insignificant that it's ridiculous. It's an insult to the player that there are multiple scenarios and plot points that MUST happen and CANNOT be changed in any way. It really makes you feel like you have no power over anything, no matter how much you prepare or strategize.

Audry best boi.

Pretty captivating story, the resource management is kind of annoying but it's good enough. I got the game for 4 dollars (actually finished the game on console) and overall I'd say if you're into finding the endings or see yourself enjoying the story elements then its worth full price. Overall great game.

A lovely story and beautiful world. Easy to follow mechanics and a lot to explore.

Intense storytelling, but perhaps there needs to be a skip function, as it's really irritating on other runs to go through the same thing over and over. Especially Lorsulia. When you go up the wall, it's nice that they remove the UI to make it seem more dramatic but i have to trudge my way down slowly.

Also- It's kind of unreplayable, once you know what to do, what are the consequences of each action, you always never change your playstyle.

Overall, it's a nice one or two time expierence, but sometimes it feels a little slow if you've played it before.

Illusion of choice.

First 2-3 hours are great. The more you play the more you realise whatever you do ends up with basically the same outcome until the very, very end of the game.

Winning the battle? Doesn't matter, characters and story act as if you're losing and will rejoice when an avalanche destroys your entire army that was on the brink of defeating the enemy.

Should have sved all the ressources you wasted on building up that army, but then what for? You can just accept everything and help everyone as much as possible and everything will turn out fine. Idk, story and characters are really interesting, but the game is just not at all what it is masquerading as.

Disappointing

Short and sweet. I like the gameplay loop a lot, where you need to make decisions that are pretty tough most of the time. The fact that you need to balance resources and you won't always be able help everyone, along with the sacrifices you make along the way just to survive, gives this story more of a real feel. Props to the small dev team Brave at Night for creating this gem with such limited resources!

Enjoyed this game very much. First time i tried really hard not to google consequences of my actions nor save-scum since the story is very engaging I wanted to get to the end of it. Gameplay is simple yet interesting, which is also a perfect combo for such a game.

Story made me very sad tho, i wish it was possible for a king to change some inevitable outcomes

I picked up this game on a whim, not really sure what I'd make of it or if I'd get on with the art style.

To my pleasant surprise I found a charming, well written game with a surprising amount of depth! The characters drew me in quickly, and though a short game at around 4 hours for my first playthrough, I found myself rather emotional at times thanks to the story.

It is quite disappointing that in a game all about choices, the storyline is pretty much linear and it feels like you don't truly have much impact at all. The concept of the game is amazing, but sadly the lack of creative liberty granted to the player is too little for my liking.

Beautiful in its simplicity. The graphics don't try to stretch beyond the fantasy land that is created and the characters move in their world with the heaviness you would expect someone in that vague ancient era would use when weighing great decisions. I love that the drama and tension are built because the other characters remember your choices; they hold you accountable, they reflect on what you've done.

You have goals, yes, but it's an accurate way of seeing the halls of power: full of whispers, full of consequences. Worth playing and replaying. I think it's one of those games you'll think about even after having a satisfactory run-through because there are so many 'branches' to the possible choices. It's a work of art, both in design and intricacy. Fully recommended.

Good game. Does a great job making you feel the burdens of being a king. Choices aren't always easy or clear and when you make the wrong ones it can really hurt. It's a pretty solid management game with charming enough characters. I do think the characters could have been more interesting but they kept it simple and charming enough to be entertaining.

10/10 game. Requires some thought to balance everything which is good, nothing too taxing, logic and gameplay played really well with the narrative. I hope they make another one with a bigger dev team adding more complexity into the characters. As it is, I loved it and it played well, lovingly crafted, unique take, would love to play another game that was as thoughtfully put together so 10/10.

I was genuinely surprised by how well made this game is. The art, music, and atmosphere all work together very well to create a really enjoyable experience.

That said, the illusion of choice became a bit frustrating at times. While it feels like your decisions matter in the moment, in the grand scheme of things, a lot of choices don’t seem to have as much impact as you’d expect, if any at all.
It’s not a dealbreaker, but it does take away from the weight of your decisions when you realize the game is guiding you toward a set outcome regardless and take away from it’s replayability

Even with that criticism, I still really loved the game and had a great time playing it. It’s unique and engaging, and I’m really excited to see what they do with the sequel and truly can’t wait to play it !

Short but sweet game that I enjoyed more than I anticipated. The music and writing are great, and as King Eryk, you'll face plenty of difficult choices that influence the story's outcome, including who lives and dies. I'd recommend it, especially if you find it on sale.

A lot of fun! Story driven and fun adventure. Its really interesting to see what your choices do to influence the characters. Love the pixel graphics! My only qualm is the walking from place to place, it would be better if I could select a castle map and go to the area I am needed in. All in all this is a 9/10 game.

I bought this game expecting some soft, silly idle game with random decisions to pick to fill the voids in my spare time, and i ended up being completely blown away by it: the story was great and engaging, sometimes as silly as i expected, some other times way more viscerally emotional that i could've ever expected, the music is just great, the style is actually really charming and way more expressive than a bunch of huge pixels putted together might let you think, and it really caught me completely unprepared. Expectation is the thief of joy, as they say, and not expecting anything at all gave me the best experience possible of Yes, Your Grace.

I'm really looking forward to the sequel! Well done, Brave At Night!

PS: REVENGE FOR DUSTY!!!

These decision type games never really entertain me but I had a great time with this one. Great world building, story, and love the resource management part. I can’t wait for the second one to come out. What a great gem!

Really love these small games that let you journey through a short but well-written story with enjoyable side gameplay. They show you don't always need HD 4K graphics and 200h+ of content to make a compelling video-game.

It's pretty good. Being a king gives you some big choices to make, and some monotonous ones. More of a narrative and resource management game. Do not expect huge action scenes in this one. I am having fun playing it and would recommend it if it's on sale for $4 or $5.

Fantastic and hard hitting medieval sim. Not the longest game but well worth picking up.

As others have commented, the "meaningful decisions" tag is pretty much a lie. There are different endings but decision-wise a lot of railroading happens. What this game is instead is a resource management game with a few impactful choices to be made.

I do still recommend it, although it is marketed in a misleading way. It has good art, a really good story and a great soundtrack. The resource management was fun to me. And while I'm sad, that there isn't a whole lot of a point to replay the game, I still don't regret buying it on sale. I bought it for -80% but I can recommend it at -50%.

The game is short, but really good.
I like how much each choice matter and every character has rich flavor.
I rather play a short quality game, like this one, than some mindless grind.
I give it 8/10.

Great pixel art and atmosphere. Top tier presentation can't complain there.

Zero replay value.
Your choices don't matter for the story at all and only change your ending.
The only consequences until then are for resources.
It will seem like your actions matter but no.
The game just does a good job at predicting what you will choose and then uses that to put you in a difficult situation.

My biggest problem:
Tries to make you face the harsh realities of medieval society that affect gender roles, social class and political marriages.
AAAAAND at the same time you better guess completely right for when to have a modern liberal approach to your decisions.
The game can't commit to anything.
Is magic in this world real or not?
This question is posed multiple times during the story in a way that makes you quite unsure at fist.
Then a quite big story event late into the game seems to finally answer the question for you.
Ok nice to finally have confirmation, time to make decisions based on that - SIKE YOU JUST LOCKED YOUR SELF INTO A BAD ENDING. SHOULD HAVE DISREGARDED ALL THE CLUES AN WENT WITH THE OTHER OPTION FOR COMPLETELY NO REASON. HAVE FUN!!! I'M NOT TELLING YOU IF MAGIC IS REAL GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR COIN FLIP FOR A GOOD OR BAD ENDING.

Great game overall but maybe only buy it when it's on sale.

Great story but too short, after the first "war" everything seems to be rushed.
There are some memorable characters and moments
Your choices don't seem to have much of a negative consequences, unlike some of other similar type of games.

I would still recommend you to buy this game if this kind of game suits you.

Amazing game, great story, satisfying conclusions (albeit upsetting ones). Worth every penny, cant wait for the sequel!

I thoroughly enjoyed this game. Simple premise, but satisfying.

Always get the first loan from the banker asap. It will kickstart your economy and high contempt = lots of money and supplies.

Meh, worth 5$ at most. More of a silly drama story you have to watch...not much true management,

While short, and there are tragic endings, as well as a locked-in death of a character that you definitely care about, the bad end isn't locked in like the games I have recently reviewed.

The story is good, and the game is deep and has great lore. There are canned moments that have to happen that I don't agree with, but they are few and far between. the game is kinda short, but that's just for one playthrough and I got a rather good ending for my first try.

Its worth it for the price of 19.99

This was a highly original medieval tale told through a sidescrolling interface. It did well at approximating the difficult decisions that a noble ruler must make. I finished it in 15 hours and was very satisfied with the experience.

I love this narrative-driven resource management-sim-lite game. It’s set in a beautifully-realised medieval world, brought to life by the gorgeous pixel art, which somehow manages to convey deep emotion through its minimalist animations. The dialogue is superb - funny, moving and utterly convincing - and choices really do seem to matter in this game. The characterisation is deeply contextual: this royal family is, like all of us, victims of their circumstances, only in their case it’s a little more extreme. The management side of the game, which bleeds profusely into the narrative, consists in handing out (or not handing out) resources to a never-ending stream of petitioners. This main mechanic neatly places you in the shoes of the beleaguered King. Indeed, a main theme of the game - the fundamentally inhuman aspect of the whole concept of royalty - means that you are often damned if you do, and damned if you don’t, and winning in this horrid game of thrones often means losing in a wider moral and ethical sense. It is, essentially, a game about a family being torn apart because of their (supposedly) privileged position in society. But there are also moments of tenderness, levity and love. A wonderful game. I’m excited for the upcoming sequel.

Good game. Having to play multiple times to get all achievements is a bit of a drag, so I waited a while before doing it again.

didn't expect to nearly cry

A cute story game with some stressful resource management. There are a lot of decisions to be made, and true to real life, you will regret some after you make them... You can always play the game back through, though it seems all events are in a set order, so rather than a different experience, you will only be able to make different choices.