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Yooka-Laylee

Yooka, a chameleon, and Laylee, a bat, set out to recover pages from a stolen book after Capital B plots to absorb the world’s books for profit. Explore large 3D worlds, platform through obstacles, solve puzzles, take on quests and bosses, and gather Pagies and other collectibles. The pair’s abilities support both movement and challenges across each area. Pagies unlock new worlds and expand existing ones with additional areas and activities. Learn moves from Trowzer, customize play with Tonic modifiers, and find optional minecart challenges, arcade games, quiz shows, and multiplayer activities. A second player can assist in co-op.

A chameleon and bat leap through open 3D worlds, collecting magic pages and learning moves to stop a book-stealing tycoon.

Released 11 Apr 2017

75%positive of
5.4k player reviews

$19.99

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Expand Worlds with Pagies

Collect Ghost Writers

Unlock Duo Abilities

Yooka-Laylee is an all-new open-world platformer from genre veterans Playtonic! Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka and Laylee embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B!

Developed by Playtonic Games · Published by Playtonic Friends

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Players Praise Most

Classic Collectathon
Colorful Worlds
Charming Characters
Nostalgic Humor

Common Player Critiques

Frustrating Camera
Oversized Empty Levels
Clunky Controls
Tedious Backtracking

75%

positive of 5.4k player reviews

73/100

Metacritic

From the Devs

Yooka-Laylee is an all-new open-world platformer from genre veterans Playtonic!

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!

KEY FEATURES:

INTRODUCING OUR NEW BUDDY DUO: Yooka and Laylee boast an awesome arsenal of abilities built for platforming fun and unlocked with added freedom from the serpent salesman Trowzer.

CARVE YOUR OWN PATH: Purchase and unlock moves with freedom, choose to expand your favourite worlds into even larger, more complex playgrounds and equip unique Tonic gameplay modifiers to customise your play style. Every player will have a unique experience.

A COLLECT-EM-UP FOR THE MODERN ERA: Seek out a roster of shiny collectibles with gameplay progression at their core (as well as other, more valuable materials), such as the dual action Butterfly Energy or tricky Ghost Writers!

A CAST TO LAST: Meet (or beat) a huge cast of memorable characters brought to life by the art and audio teams behind legendary platform games, and destined to endure in future adventures as part of Playtonic Universe. Expect all manner of grunts, squeaks and squawks.

A DREAM SOUNDTRACK: David Wise (Donkey Kong Country) and Grant Kirkhope (Banjo-Kazooie) combine for a melodic masterpiece! Seriously, clean out your ears – they’re in for a treat.

BUDDY UP: Establish your own buddy-duo and adventure through Yooka-Laylee in co-op mode! Taking control of a unique co-op character, a second player can assist Yooka and Laylee by stunning enemies and helping them tackle tricky challenges. No piggyback required.

AND A WHOLE LOT MORE: Discover unique boss fights, mine cart challenges, retro-tastic Arcade games, quiz shows and 8 unique multiplayer games!

Back of the Box

Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements	35
Age ratings	ClassInd (Brazil) 14 — Linguagem imprópria Violência fantasiosa IGRS (Indonesia) 13 — Penggunaan bahasa Kekerasan Interaksi Daring Steam (Germany) 12 — Derbe Sprache Fantasy-Gewalt
Players	1–4
Play modes	Co-op campaign Local co-op Local PvP Split screen
Other modes	8 unique multiplayer games Arcade games Quiz shows Assist-style co-op in the main adventure with a second player controlling a support character
Multiplayer	Yooka-Laylee includes local multiplayer features. The main adventure supports a co-op mode where a second player assists the primary player as a separate support character. The game also includes 8 unique multiplayer games, and Steam lists shared/split screen PvP and shared/split screen co-op. Reviews mention 2-player co-op and local multiplayer for up to four people.
Multiplayer & mods	No information provided about mods affecting multiplayer.
Controller support	Xbox
Controller required	No
DLC / extras	2 listed on Steam
Content notices	Online interactivity
Metacritic	73/100 View on Metacritic
Website	Official website