Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

Steam Deck Verified

Playtonic Games · Adventure · Oct 8, 2019

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $5.99.

80%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 83 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 51 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 6 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.
This game takes its inspiration and gameplay directly from the Donkey Kong Country games since the devs used to be part of Rare working on that series.
83 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
hours on end to get the true ending of the game.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
• Graphics are pretty and interactive.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
From sound effects not muting when turned off in the menu, to the camera locking onto environment objects, to falling platforms pulling you into an axis that doesn't exist, to unfinished walls that you can stand in, the list goes on.
45 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
Gameplay83 reviews
Story and characters59 reviews
Graphics51 reviews
Audio45 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty93 reviews
74%
Controls20 reviews
70%
Interface18 reviews
44%
Accessibility7 reviews
57%
Performance7 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs12 reviews
50%
Combat10 reviews
70%
Crashes9 reviews
56%

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.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
80%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
47
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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