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Yooka-Laylee

Action

Fantasy

Open world

Platform

Adventure

Indie

Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet (and beat) an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of shiny collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka (the green one) and Laylee (the wisecracking bat with the big nose) embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B and his devious scheme to absorb all the world’s books… and convert them into pure profit!

3.4

External Ratings

127 ratings
Release Date:

11 Apr, 2017

Last Updated:

19 Jun, 2026

About this game

Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet (and beat) an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of shiny collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka (the green one) and Laylee (the wisecracking bat with the big nose) embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B and his devious scheme to absorb all the world’s books… and convert them into pure profit!

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Details

platform

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch

release date

Release Date:

11 Apr, 2017

mode

Modes:

Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

theme

Themes:

Action, Fantasy, Open world

genre

Genres:

Platform, Adventure, Indie

perspective

Player Perspectives:

Third person

IGDB

IGDB Website:

Yooka-Laylee

IGDB Rating

3.3 ;
IGDB User Rating

3.3

User Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

105

User Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

66%

Rating %

Critics Rating

3.4 ;
IGDB User Rating

3.4

Critics Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

127

Critics Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

68%

Critics Rating %

Main Developers

Playtonic

Supporting Developers

-

Publishers

Team17

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