Yoku's Island Express

Buy96%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 5k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Villa Gorilla · Pinball · May 29, 2018

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
31
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio0 of 9
Subtitles9 of 9

Should I buy Yoku's Island Express?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 156 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k 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
84% of themes are praise8% are divided8% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
156 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This creates tension and hectic gameplay as the player is forced to solve a puzzle while simultaneously trying to hit all of the pinballs into their appropriate positions.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
70 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Overall this is a great title full of non-stop action that does have a short run time if you are only in it for the main story.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics in this game is its second best feature, besides the gameplay.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound design works well, but the “Animal Crossing” style of sound-based voice acting can get tiring.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is eclectic but consistently good to bop along to, the level design seamlessly blends pinball table features into the game world, and the secrets are at a great difficulty to reward exploration without being impossible to find.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The joy of Yoku’s Island Express lies not in combat or high stakes, but in the sheer pleasure of movement—rolling, bouncing, and soaring through each gorgeously designed section of the island.

+4 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay156 reviews
Story70 reviews
Graphics39 reviews
Audio32 reviews
Difficulty19 reviews
Combat11 reviews
Steam Deck11 reviews
Controls9 reviews
Characters8 reviews
Linux compatibility4 reviews
Divided opinion
Accessibility
67% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
83% 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

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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