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Yoku's Island Express
Meet Yoku, the pint-sized postman protagonist of Yoku's Island Express! Use a unique blend of pinball mechanics, platforming and open world exploration to unlock the secrets of Mokumana Island, help the locals, awaken ancient deities and much more in this amazing new tropical adventure!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“I got this game in a bundle a grillion years ago so I figured I'd try it even though I don't like pinball... and it didn't change my opinion. But it's objectively a well-made game.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“If you like Pinball games and Metroidvanias this will probably be an enjoyable game.”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“It's been a while since I played this, but I still think of it very fondly whenever I see it pop up. Yoku's Island Express is an extremely unique spin on the metroidvania genre through a pinball-esque system, and the overall aesthetic from art to sound and story just flow so…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:18 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Yoku's Island Express is bringing a new game mode! Randomize!
Hey everyone! Yoku's Island Express has just launched a new game mode: Randomize! This mode will allow players to explore the world of Yoku’s Island Express, but this time the order of all the unlocks
Team17 Steam Publisher Sale - 80% Off!
Flip and bump our pint-sized protagonist around the stunning hand-painted Mokumana Island for less! Yoku’s Island Express is 80% off right here on Steam as part of the Team17 Steam Publisher Sale!
Two new Team17 games to be announced next week!
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32941731/a40f6b6dbf27e728a0553c14eaafad6b425d00cd.png With E3 approaching and Hell Let Loose releasing on the 6th of June, it’s fair
Yoku receives FOUR Develop:Star Awards nominations!
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27885141/4c2052af207c3ad2d58ebd51c7c78444f7454fb6.jpg Hi everyone Yoku and its development team have just received a massive FOUR awa
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Pinball · Metroidvania · Adventure · Platformer · Singleplayer · Family Friendly · Indie · Puzzle-Platformer · Great Soundtrack · Cute · Physics · 2D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 31 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://yokugame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel i3-2100 @ 3GHz / AMD A8-5500 @ 3.2GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GT 630 1GB / AMD Radeon 7770 1GB / Intel HD 530 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 3 GB available space