Yerba Buena

Worth Playing: 7.5 / 10 by Cody Medellin

Yerba Buena is a flawed but fun puzzle platformer. The gun is fun to use, and while the puzzles in the latter half can get maddeningly difficult in levels that can start to feel like they run for too long, those puzzles can also feel satisfying to solve. The story can be a little bonkers at times, but it is compelling despite some issues that can mar the experience. With a solid presentation, Yerba Buena ends up being a fun experience for those craving a puzzle platformer that feels both different and familiar.

Gamer Social Club: 6.5 / 10 by Dan Jackson

Yerba Buena is a tale of good and bad. What it does well it does really well. The Oscillator’s copy and paste mechanics and excellent level design make for a fantastic puzzle adventure that will test your puzzle solving skills in every way. However with its ho-hum narrative, boring characters and mind boggling restart level omission it fails to reach that upper echelon of puzzle games.

NoobFeed: 70 / 100 by Adsey

The basic premise of Yerba Buena stays strong throughout. The Oscillator remains the focal point in keeping the experience together, despite the rest of the game being of uneven quality. Copying movements, duplicating rules in real life, and altering object behaviors still create a satisfying gameplay experience when everything comes together. Yerba Buena just doesn’t always manage to pull it off.