Yooka-Laylee

Yooka-Laylee

Steam Deck Verified

Playtonic Games · 3D Platformer · Apr 11, 2017

Worth it for the right player.

At $19.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

75%
Mostly Positive
5k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

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
33% of themes are praise42% are divided25% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
You’ll unlock various abilities at a steady rate, giving you a nice horizontal progression.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The game also has amazing visuals and music, which are kind of essential in this genre.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
- The soundtrack for this game is great, i especially love the Hivory towers music
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
• Works better with a controller as the port from
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay59 reviews
Graphics44 reviews
Audio35 reviews
Controls21 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters130 reviews
60%
Difficulty34 reviews
65%
Performance10 reviews
80%
Crashes9 reviews
78%
Co-op6 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat18 reviews
61%
Bugs14 reviews
50%
Interface6 reviews
17%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $19.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
35
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.