Yog-Sothoth’s Yard

Yog-Sothoth’s Yard

Released Oct 2023

Manage a hotel and hire employees including Death, a dragon, a Spirit Hunter, and a bioroid maid. Build your wealth through various means and refine your strategies based on the predictions of Oracles. All employees can be romanced depending on your choices.

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Evaluation

Yog-Sothoth's Yard launched on October 19, 2023 as a complete game with 22 endings and a 20-30 hour playthrough. Since launch, Bone Nail Studio expanded the game with free updates: a Picture Package DLC (December 20, 2023), an "All-Happy Ending" as the 23rd ending (March 12, 2024), and a 2nd Anniversary update on October 20, 2025 adding an 8,000-word Epilogue story, new group CG illustrations, and summer outfit portraits. The July 22, 2026 news post — published today — announces that the Nintendo Switch version launches tomorrow (July 23, 2026), completing the Switch port that had been in development since late 2025. The Steam version received a Japanese localization update and new Oracle artwork to coincide with the Switch launch. The Switch port itself is a platform release, not new story or gameplay content for existing Steam players. The same post mentions that a new title in the same universe, *The Piper at the Gates of Dawn*, is scheduled to launch later this year. This is a separate, standalone game being developed by the same studio — it is not additional content planned for Yog-Sothoth's Yard itself. With the Switch port now launched and no further content announced for the Steam version of Yog-Sothoth's Yard, the game's content development appears complete. The last substantive content addition for Steam players was the 2nd Anniversary update on October 20, 2025. The studio's ongoing work is focused on its next title rather than further updates to this game.
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Nintendo Switch version launches July 23, 2026. Steam version receives Japanese localization and new Oracle artwork to coincide. Developer also announces a new shared-universe title, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, coming later in 2026 — a separate game, not additional content for Yog-Sothoth's Yard.
news post · Jul 22, 2026 source development ending
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2nd Anniversary free update shipped: new 8,000-word Epilogue story, 2 group CG illustrations, 4 summer outfit character portraits. Described as a gift to players.
news post · Oct 20, 2025 source content shipped
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Content

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Details

Developer
Publisher
Bone Nail
Achievements
101
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Welcome to the yard!

In this game, you inherit an long-abandoned villa burdened with dark debts. You’ll manage a hotel and hire diverse employees including Death, a dragon, a Spirit Hunter, and a bioroid maid.Strange guests will arrive, each bearing their own mysterious events. Build your wealth through various methods like mining, adventuring, alchemy, and restaurant management, while adjusting your strategies based on the predictions of Oracles.

*Caution: Consulting Oracles may decrease your sanity level!

The fate of the world will be shaped by your decisions, and your staff may fall for you based on your choices. This game offers up to 23 different endings.

The Hotel

Making money is great!! Making money is joyful!!

What’s that, lose some sanity for the sake of earning money?

The Building

This dilapidated villa can be transformed into a luxurious hotel with multiple rooms!

As a boss who’s heartless to customers but kind to your employees, you’ll customize exclusive rooms just for your core team.

The Beautiful Yard

Putting aside the facts, this yard is still quite visually appealing

Please hasten to dig through the mine cave and clear the forest.

Kindly expedite the excavation of the mine and forest.

Pay attention to every guest visiting the courtyard and listen to their Oracles to gain extraordinary powers, but be sure to keep your SAN in check to avoid confronting the truth too soon.

If you see a giant cat covered in eyes, please ask the front desk for a sick leave note.

Forest Developmen

Beyond the hotel lies an expansive forest.

With proper development, it can provide a variety of ingredients for your hotel's restaurant.

Food and Alchemy

Place some indescribable animals and plants in specific containers.

Chop finely.

Add some magical spices from foreign lands.

Incorporate some special minerals.

Maintain the proper flame temperature.

"Are you talking about alchemy or Eastern mystical culinary arts?"

"Both."

Food

The hotel welcomes a variety of business strategies. There’s more than one way to complete the game.

Managing food, for instance, helps you swiftly utilize materials and amass wealth.

Assist the guests in the yard, and in return you’ll receive diverse recipes from around the world.

The auto-listing feature frees up your hands. With just one lovely chef Haa Lou Ling, you can enjoy the capitalist joy of earning money while lying flat. However, your cat form must diligently explore the forest to supply her with abundant ingredients.

Alchemy

Stay on good terms with Yevna the Dragon Alchemist, and she will work diligently in the alchemy workshop to provide you with alchemical products.

As you gradually gain more knowledge, you can level up your alchemy skill to help the workshop produce more alchemical items.

As you gradually gain more wisdom, you can increase your alchemy level and help the workshop produce even more alchemical creations.

Be sure to collect alchemy formulas — they will provide you with key items that help preserve your sanity.

When your alchemy reaches godlike mastery, you can even craft transcendent items, such as the legendary Philosopher's Stone.

Recruit Employees

Bioroid Maid

One day, you discovered she was once human (???)

Trainee Death

After confessing, "I need to repay 9999 ounces of high-purity souls to the Death Tower," she brandished her scythe.

The "Slaughter" option — turn it on or off?

The Dragon Alchemist

Even though your alchemy skills surpassed hers by the fifth month — yep! — don't tell her. That proud and conceited Dragon Alchemist will turn on you in a heartbeat.

The Spirit Hunter (Chef)

Although her swordsmanship is impressive, she prefers being a chef.

— Regardless, her knife skills are excellent.

In addition, there is a variety of unique NPCs with a wide range of different races, appearances, and personalities. Every character has their own story to discover.

A rich game experience and a fantastical dark world await your exploration.

Last evaluated Jul 22, 2026
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