Yashik

Cool idea, done poorly.

Yashik is a platformer where you play as a character who can create platforms. These platforms can be static, can make you bounce, or move horizontally. You get a set amount of platforms you can generate per level in a specific order, for example, you can get two static platforms followed by a bouncy platform. These platforms are how you complete the levels.

There are 35 levels, getting progressively more difficult as you go, naturally. To complete a level, you need to collect a keycard, which is used to open the door and thus, complete the level.

One of the main issues is, you don't even NEED to reach the door to "complete" a level. The next level is unlocked after picking up the keycard. Then you can just back out and select the next level. This defeats most of the challenge of the game. The second issue, the controls aren't explained to you, nor can you find out what they are in the game, so you'd have to visit the steam discussions or guides to figure it out, or just press keys at random till something happens. The keys can't be rebinded either. The level design is also rather uninspiring.

There's not much else to say, Yashik could have been a good game, but falls behind in a number of ways, making it not worth your time to even consider buying.

I almost said F this game because I could not figure out the very first level, but after consulting the discussion boards and finding an answer I persevered. Its not great, but its not completely horrible either. A hesitant thumbs up.

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Yashik is a platformer game.

How is this game $5, I will never know. The game is so buggy that it has trouble taking Steam screenshots to begin with and the graphics and music are just pathetic. The game features 35 levels that do not even need to be completed to process, you just have to grab the card and go back to the menu. The hitbox on the spikes are super dumb, you constantly die without touching them. A real mess of a game, which can thankfully be completed in 10 minutes.

Overall, clunky and weird controls, terrible hitboxes, ultra short (10 minutes) and expensive ($5 for this!) Not recommend at all!