Indie developer 14 Hours Productions has released a charming little throwback title to Steam today. Yolk Heroes: A Long Tamago is what they call an “idle RPG” — meaning you’re in an overseer position where you can make decisions, but you can’t truly control what your characters do. Perhaps the term “pet sim” will be more familiar….the Tamagotchi of the late 90s was an idle RPG, and this has a lot of intentional similarities.
Yolk Heroes: A Long Tamago is kind of a blend between those digital pets of old and the Dragon Quest games. You’re a queen fairy who needs to raise an army to defeat her nemesis, the Frog Lord. The raising of this army will be literal, as you hatch elves from eggs and raise them to adulthood, feeding them a nutritious diet and teaching them how to fight. The game runs when you’re not around, using your PC’s internal clock to judge the time since your last play. Using this system, you can queue up tasks for your elves to do while you’re not playing.
- Tamagotchi-Style Gameplay: Enjoy the classic Tamagotchi experience of raising and caring for a digital pet at your own pace.
- Egg-celent Adventures: Embark on quests with your hero to test their strengths in the field; be mindful of their capabilities to keep your hero alive.
- Idle Gameplay: Once your hero is active, you can relax and let them complete quests themselves; they’ll let you know when your help is required.
- Personalized Training: Train your heroes in strength, dexterity, and intelligence, ensuring they are well-prepared for the adventures that lie ahead!
- Shopping Spree: Completing quests earns you gold, which can be exchanged for food, potions, or equipment to buff your character.
- Play at your Leisure: Take the game at your own pace, caring for your elf’s needs, training them, and venturing into the world only when you and your hero are ready.
This is one of the few Game Boy-inspired visuals that doesn’t appear to have been made with GB Studio — the telltale marks like a sliding text box are absent. But that also means there won’t be a literal Game Boy version of Yolk Heroes: A Long Tamago, which would’ve been keen. However, if you have a Steam Deck, you can make it portable anyway.
Yolk Heroes: A Long Tamago is now on Steam, at a 10% discount for the opening week only.
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