Focus Entertainment Unveils Yerba Buena, A Surreal New Puzzle-Platforming Adventure Releasing May 26 on PC, PlayStation & Xbox
Use your Oscillator to copy the movement and physical traits of the world around you, then reapply them to manipulate the environment and solve inventive puzzles!
PARIS – March 13, 2026 – Today Focus Entertainment and developer Mad About Pandas are excited to unveil their new puzzle-platforming game Yerba Buena, coming May 26, 2026, to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC! Dive into a surreal video game world set in 1970s San Francisco with today’s new reveal trailer, which premiered during the Future Games Show Spring Showcase.
Manipulate the game world with your Oscillator
Yerba Buena shines thanks to its unique, groundbreaking “Copy and Paste” mechanic, letting you manipulate the game world 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 adventure
Play as Barb, a young woman living as an NPC in an abandoned game world, 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 today with a 10% discount for $22.49, 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 creates narrative-driven games defined by a signature atmosphere of playfulness and surrealism.
After many years developing acclaimed mobile titles such as The Great Jitters: Pudding Panic, Forever Forest, Truck Simulation 16, Laika, and Galaxy Racers (published by Ubisoft), the studio shifted its focus toward atmospheric AA games for PC and consoles. 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, Yerba Buena.
