Focus Entertainment and developers Mad About Pandas today are excited to unveil their new puzzle-platforming game Yerba Buena, coming May 26, 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and PC! Dive into a surreal video game world set in 1970’s San Francisco with today’s Reveal Trailer, after its premiere during the FutureGames Live Show.
Watch Yerba Buena’s Reveal Trailer!
Manipulate the gameworld with the Oscillator
Yerba Buena shines thanks to a unique and ground-breaking “Copy and Paste” mechanic letting you manipulate the gameworld at the touch of a button! Simply copy the desired trait or movement vector of objects around you, and apply them elsewhere to solve mind-bending environmental puzzles! Give a table the bounce of a trampoline, hurl entire buildings across city blocks or turn solid walls into thin air! Your world is a game, so break the rules!
A unique puzzle-platforming adventurePlay as Barb, a young woman living as an NPC in an abandoned gameworld, and become the main character you were never meant to be! Your beloved city of San Francisco is under threat from a sinister plot, a dangerous gang of bikers and a mysterious glitch that spreads further through the city every day. It’ll be up to you and your friends to uncover the truth and save San Francisco!
Yerba Buena will release on May 26, 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. Pre-order the game on Steam or add it to your PlayStation or Xbox wishlist! Join the community on our Focus Together platform, or join our official Discord!
About Mad About Pandas
Mad About Pandas is an award-winning independent game studio based in Berlin, founded in 2005 by Patrick Rau. Originally operating under the name kunst-stoff, the studio created innovative games and interactive installations, while also working on commissioned projects for clients such as Goethe Institute or Disney.
After many years developing acclaimed handheld and mobile titles such as The Great Jitters: Pudding Panic, Forever Forest, Truck Simulation 16, Laika, and Galaxy Racers (published by Ubisoft on Nintendo DS), the studio shifted its focus toward AA games for PC and consoles, characterized by a distinctive atmosphere of playfulness and surrealism. This transition was marked by the narrative-driven adventure Hitchhiker – A Mystery Game. In 2023, Mad About Pandas announced a partnership with Focus Entertainment to develop a new title, the narrative-driven first-person puzzle shooter Yerba Buena.