Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

Buy80%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Playtonic Games · Adventure · Oct 8, 2019

Player review score
80%
Very Positive
Price
$5.99−80%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
47
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio0 of 7
Subtitles7 of 7

Should I buy Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 147 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 96 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 19 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
33% of themes are praise17% are divided50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
147 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
They also NAILED the "level-expansion" mechanic that they were going for in the first game.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I think the visuals are fairly striking and I personally quite liked almost everything.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Really reccomend checking out this game's ost for tracks like Factory Fright Frozen, Sawblade Evade Stuck, Ropeburn Ridge or Hazard Hanger Hung.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The visuals are colorful and polished, and across my entire playthrough I never ran into a single bug or any lag, which made the whole experience feel smooth and well-crafted.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay147 reviews
Graphics43 reviews
Audio43 reviews
Performance5 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat
71% still recommend
Steam Deck
40% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
76% still recommend
Story
64% still recommend
Controls
68% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend
Bugs
44% still recommend
Accessibility
40% 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.

Lowest ever recorded
$5.99$29.99−80%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

9 points recordedtoday · $5.99

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