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Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is a brand-new 2.5D platformer from some of the key creative talent behind 'Donkey Kong Country'. As the colourful buddy duo you must tackle a series of stunning, 2.5D levels and explore a puzzling 3D Overworld rich with secrets and surprises!

Released Oct 8, 2019 Developer Playtonic Games Publisher Playtonic Friends Platforms Windows AdventureIndiePlatformer2.5DGreat Soundtrack
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-10-20)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.

80.5%positive1,437 reviews
Recommended · 120 found this helpful

“Great platformer. While the original Yooka-Laylee did an okay job capturing the magic of Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie, Impossible Lair is a fantastic homage to DK Country. Gameplay is tight and challenging, level design is great, visuals are colourful and eye-catching,…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Recommended · 61 found this helpful

“Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair follows on from its first game in different formats and dimensions where we must once again defeat the fearsome Captain B. At this point we have the option of saving the 48 bees lost in the 20 chapters plus the open world outside them to…”

— a player, Steam review · 99 hrs played
Not recommended · 11 found this helpful

“This game asks: what if we designed a final level to showcase every one of its flaws? Broken hitboxes, obnoxious enemy placements, loose controls - it feels like Playtonic's testing your patience instead of your skill. The rest of the game is fine, and the levels towards the end…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

178all-time peak
0 50 100 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 No data collected for this period 65 avg · Oct 2019

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-20.

47achievements
13.8%median completion
4.2%rarest: Plan Beaten
58.5% of players 44.6% of players 41.3% of players 41.3% of players 31.1% of players 30.8% of players 26.7% of players 25.4% of players 22.7% of players 22.1% of players 20.8% of players 20.4% of players 18.9% of players 18.6% of players 17.6% of players 17.4% of players 16.6% of players 16.4% of players 16.1% of players 15.7% of players 15.0% of players 14.3% of players 14.0% of players 13.8% of players 13.2% of players 12.8% of players 12.5% of players 12.3% of players 12.1% of players 11.9% of players 11.5% of players 11.0% of players 10.7% of players 10.3% of players 9.7% of players 8.7% of players 8.2% of players 8.1% of players 8.1% of players 7.9% of players 7.9% of players 6.7% of players 6.4% of players 6.1% of players 6.1% of players 5.0% of players 4.2% of players 58.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
58.5%T.W.I.T. Coin...hmm, cryptic — Get your first T.W.I.T. coin
44.6%Paywalls!? — Lower Trowzer's First Paywall
41.3%Army of 2 — Rescue 2 Bee Team guards
Rarest badges of honor
4.2%Plan Beaten — Collect every achievement in Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
5.0%Tonic Boom! — Purchased all Overworld play-tonics
6.1%HIVE won! — Defeat Capital B at the end of the game

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-10-20 11:41 UTC
$5.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US29.99 USD
EU29.99 EUR
UK24.99 GBP
Australia42.95 AUD
Canada33.99 CAD
Japan3,090 JPY
Brazil159.90 BRL
China130.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$19 Japan Canada US Australia Brazil UK EU≈$34

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-20). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-25 08-10 08-28 09-14 10-01 10-20

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 22, 2026
Playtest #1 Time Trials - Ending Soon!

Hey guys! Last chance to join our first alpha playtest for Super Yooka-Laylee Kart! Don't wait on it! Sign up for our first playtest of Super Yooka-Laylee Kart before it ends on the 24th July! Here's

Jul 17, 2026
Playtest #1 Time Trials - Available Now!

Exciting news folks! Our first playtest for Super Yooka-Laylee Kart has officially begun! If you signed up to join our playtest on SYLK's Steam page, make sure to check your email with a notification

Jun 13, 2026
Out On the Road!

Hey everyone! It's been quite the week hasn't it? We announced Super Yooka-Laylee Kart at Summer Games Fest as part of Day of the Dev's, and we've seen the incredible amount of love and support from o

Jun 06, 2026
It's Finally Time... Meet Super Yooka-Laylee Kart 💚💜

After months of secrets, we're finally able to share what we've been working on... Introducing Super Yooka-Laylee Kart! Today during Summer Game Fest as part of Day of the Devs , we officially reveale

Jun 02, 2026
Our Latest Update!!!

We’ve been hard at work behind the scenes since Yooka-Replaylee launched, and now we’re thrilled to drop a massive wave of updates your way! We have also improved our shader prewarming providing you m

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsAdventure · Indie · Platformer · 2.5D · Great Soundtrack · Singleplayer · Colorful · Family Friendly · Exploration · Funny · Comedy · Cute (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Polish
ControllerFull support
Achievements47
Official sitehttps://www.playtonicgames.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i3-2125 or AMD A8-6600K Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 650 or Radeon HD 5770 Storage: 6 GB available space