Yooka-Laylee

User Rating

6.9/10 (160 ratings)

Release Date

14th Dec 2017

No. of Players

Genre

Action, Adventure, Platformer

Publisher

Team 17

Developer

Playtonic Games

Content Rating

PEGI/7

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Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet (and beat) an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of shiny collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka (the green one) and Laylee (the wisecracking bat with the big nose).

Embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B and his devious scheme to absorb all the world’s books...and convert them into pure profit!

Using their arsenal of special moves, our heroes will tackle a huge variety of puzzles and platforming challenges in their search for Pagies, the golden bounty used to unlock – and expand – stunning new worlds, each jammed to the gills with oddball characters, hulking bosses, minecart challenges, arcade games, quiz shows, multiplayer games and much more!

Get ready for the full Yooka-Laylee experience, with all the updates, including the much requested camera and voice patch! Gear up with up to four Joy-Con controllers for some multiplayer madness in Rextro's Arcade.

Yooka-Laylee. Developed by Playtonic Games (c) 2023. Published by Playtonic Friends. Playtonic Games and Yooka-Laylee are registered trademarks of Playtonic Limited. All other trademarks, copyrights and logos are the property of their respective owne

Thu 14th Dec 2017

Nintendo Life said:

All told, Yooka-Laylee is a worthy modern tribute to the collectathons of yore, and it is highly recommended for Switch owners. This feels like a game that belongs in 1996, but with all the quality improvements of a game made in 2017, making for an excellent blend of new and old. Though it can be a little uneven at times, the game as a whole manages to successfully achieve its goals. Do yourself a favour and give this one a go; it may not have been too well received to begin with, but Playtonic has polished it up quite nicely; it is a worthy addition to the Switch library.

8/10

Mon 3rd Feb 2025

JJtheTexan said:

I backed Yooka-Laylee on Kickstarter, in the hopes of getting an exciting new 3D platformer. The result just did not click with me. I found item collection tedious, objectives unclear, and a lot of frustration with progression. I gave up after just a couple hours. To be fair, I had a similar experience with Banjo-Kazooie, though I spent a lot more time with that game before quitting, thanks to its memorable soundtrack and humor.

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