Yooka-Replaylee

Buy93%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Playtonic Games · Exploration · Oct 9, 2025

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
45
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio0 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy Yooka-Replaylee?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 89 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 58 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
89 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay- Somehow even more fun than the original and that is a pretty high bar
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Additionally, I'm thankful that the game includes a Steam Deck graphics set.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
To summarie, Yooka-Replaylee is a fun game with fun cartoon visuals with a simple yet fun and humorous story.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game looks amazing, the OST is stunning, the characters are really fun overall and it's very endearing.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
For whatever reason, it runs so much better on a Steamdeck, which makes absolutely no sense to me, but anyway-
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat feels more weighty, that's good, and the platforming feels more fluid too.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay89 reviews
Graphics59 reviews
Story41 reviews
Audio21 reviews
Steam Deck18 reviews
Combat11 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Difficulty
88% still recommend
Performance
73% still recommend
Crashes
83% still recommend
Optimization
64% still recommend
Bugs
73% still recommend
Interface
75% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support
  • Gamepad Recommended

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $20.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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