Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (2019)

Playtonic, Team17

Main
13
hours
Main + Extra
16
hours
Platinum
22
hours

Yooka and Laylee are back for a brand new adventure! Get ready for the ultimate challenge - the Impossible Lair! Capital B has created a Hivemind device and used it to enslave the toughest bees in the Royal Stingdom - the Royal Beettalion Guard! Liberate them from chapters filled with only the tastiest 2D platforming trimmings, and take on a 3D overworld that contains a wealth of puzzles, secrets and some familiar faces!

Platforms

Switch PC PS4 XONE

Genres

Adventure Indie Platform Puzzle

Themes

Action

Languages: Spanish (Spain) and 7 more

Interface Audio Subtitles
French
German
Spanish (Spain)
Japanese
Chinese (Simplified)
Polish
English
English (UK)

Media

Critic Reviews

Cubed3

By Neil Flynn
90

A love letter to the Donkey Kong Country series, Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair goes beyond a standard homage, and crafts something beautiful of its own. Fantastic challenging platforming, spanning across 40 imaginative levels, and a charming graphical art style. This is an essential 2D platformer that should not be missed, even more so by the fact that it is being sold for budget point.

21 Jan, 2022 Read full review

Forever Classic Games

By Alex McCumbers
90

Despite my fear of the Impossible Lair, I absolutely love this game.

23 Mar, 2020 Read full review

GameGrin

By Gary “Dominoid” Sheppard
100

Playtonic has absolutely smashed it with Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair. It builds on the team's experience with platformers and manages to improve on its predecessor in every way. One of the best platformers I've played in years.

19 Dec, 2019 Read full review

Darkstation

By James Robinson
90

The fun thing is, you can try to take on the Impossible Lair as many times as you like and each time you die, the game leaves a little marker indicating how far you got.

04 Dec, 2019 Read full review

Thumb Culture

By Craig M. Patten
100

Wrapping up, Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is a fantastic game and well-deserving of high praise. Between the goofy dialogue, lovely cartoony art style, and super-smooth gameplay. I’m ecstatic to be able to award them with the Thumb Culture Platinum Essential award. If you own a Nintendo Switch, you don’t want to miss out on this gem of a platformer. Available now on the Nintendo eShop for £24.99, Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is every bit worth your time and money.

04 Nov, 2019 Read full review

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