Yono and the Celestial Elephants
Fair · Narrative · 2017
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
BUY IT.
Fair at $1.49, the lowest Steam price we have tracked since Oct 2017. Buy it now if you want it.
- Length
- 5.1h 8h to 100%
- Value
- $0.29/hr
- Reviews
- 82% of 364 positive
Full price
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Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
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About the game
Yono and the Celestial Elephant is a grand adventure, featuring carefully designed puzzles, treasure hunts, a sprinkling combat and a world full of people.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 1 GB. Windows only.
The value story
The lowest price on record is $1.49, set in September 2024. 80 discounts in the 9 years on record, a median of 80 percent off across all of them, roughly 5 weeks apart.
On value it sits in the top 12 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 81 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 72 percent. Machinarium ($19.99, scores 62) outscores it, and so does Stacking ($9.99, scores 62). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
What players say
I'll be honest: I only got this game because I love elephants and the game very clearly has at least one elephant. I didn't know much else going into this, and by all appearances in the first few minutes the game seems like a bit of a childish experience for very young kids. There might be some truth to that: the visuals and sounds are largely oriented towards a younger audience. Yono is a cute character, the...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
While at first, it might seem like a simple, shallow game - it is not. Though it never looses its jankyness in graphics and controls, which can be mildly frustrating, it more than makes up for it in world building and in some legitimately thought provoking concepts (the origin of Sundergarden; musings about war and peace; challenging notions about power, control and freedom). It doesn't cover everything equally and...
Yono and the Celestial Elephants Time Played: 6.2 Hours Last Played: 3rd of May, 2026 Given my time to play anything befitting of the spring season was dwindling, and I wanted a gentle palette cleanser after the near-impossibility that was besting the "Puzzle 2" challenge in Lumines Arise, I thought this would be just what the hypothetical doctor ordered. It unfortunately was not... Yay: + Even the title screen was...
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Cite this score
Yono and the Celestial Elephants scores 60/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/602430/yono-and-the-celestial-elephantsReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.