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YAPYAP

YAPYAP

Maison Bap · released Feb 2, 2026

ActionPC

A magic-themed co-op horror game where you and up to 5 friends are minions summoned by a wizard to break into their rival's towers to cause mayhem. Try to fufill your vandalism target with an assortment of spells while avoiding magical beasts and monsters that protect the tower.

77
VGC Score
Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “1M Players!” (5mo ago)

78%
At launch
84%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
52%
Player sentiment
84%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)0
All-time Steam reviews84%781000
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)84%773000
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Mar 18, 2026) · 300 reviews sampled · 3107 total reviews in window · weighted 132.9 up / 27 down · computed 59m ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (1)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

  • 66
    trust 65Feb 6, 2026

    It’s hard to make magic feel monotonous, but YAPYAP manages it. Despite a strong, well-executed premise, issues with map variety, economy balance, and progression hold it back from becoming the next big friendslop hit.

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Patch history

  1. Hotfix 6
    Apr 22, 2026
  2. 1M Players!
    Mar 18, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  3. Recent improvements and new languages
    Mar 18, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  4. Hotfix 5
    Feb 17, 2026
  5. Hotfix 4
    Feb 7, 2026
  6. Hotfix 3
    Feb 6, 2026
  7. Hotfix 2
    Feb 6, 2026
  8. Hotfix 1
    Feb 5, 2026