YAR: Forgotten Throne

YAR: Forgotten Throne

Released Apr 2026

YAR: Forgotten Throne is a story-driven open-world RPG. Choose the path of a Warrior, Volkhv, or Archer, and journey to the lands of Borea to uncover what is poisoning the forests and wildlife with darkness.

90% positive · 1,368 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

YAR: Forgotten Throne launched on April 3, 2026 after approximately three years of development, including an Early Access period. On March 14, 2026 — just before the final release — the developer made an explicit statement: "This is the final content update. The entire game is now complete. All future updates will focus on polishing — fixing bugs, improving functionality, and addressing your feedback." The April 3 release post reinforced this, framing the launch as the completion of a long journey and making no mention of planned expansions or additional paid content. Post-launch activity has been consistent with this "polish-only" posture. Update 1.1 on April 10, 2026 added a missing story ending (the Mermaid ending) and a handful of quality-of-life fixes. On May 13, 2026, the developer confirmed that the English text and voice-over were fully implemented — a task that had been in progress at launch. No new content has been announced since. Both DLC items are already released: an Early Access bonus pack from July 2024 and a music pack released April 9, 2026. No unreleased DLC is listed on the store. Today's date is October 1, 2026 — nearly six months since launch — with no indication from the developer of any planned expansions, new content, or further paid releases. The developer's March 14 completion statement, the launch framing, and the absence of any post-launch content announcements across nearly six months all point to the same conclusion: the game shipped as a finished product and content development is complete. The previous evaluation's uncertainty about whether future expansions might be announced has not materialized.
Evidence
Release post frames the launch as the culmination of 3 years of development with no mention of planned expansions or future paid content.
news post · Apr 3, 2026 source development ending
high
Developer explicitly stated: 'This is the final content update. The entire game is now complete. All future updates will focus on polishing — fixing bugs, improving functionality, and addressing your feedback.'
news post · Mar 14, 2026 source development ending
high

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Honor Games
Achievements
38
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

YAR: Forgotten Throne is a story-driven open-world RPG. Choose the path of a Warrior, Volkhv, or Archer, and journey to the lands of Borea to uncover what is poisoning the forests and wildlife with darkness.

  • 100+ quests, each offering something different

  • Two factions and three classes: Mage, Warrior, and Archer

  • References, secrets, crafting, progression, active and passive skills, and character attributes

  • Diverse biomes and three large settlements

  • Alchemy, cooking, blacksmithing, enchanting, fishing, jewelry crafting, and more

  • Multiple difficulty modes - from story-focused to hardcore challenges with limited saving

Last evaluated Oct 1, 2026
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