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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 ↗ $5.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

82.1%positive1,269 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“6.5/10 I never played the original YL, but I did play the remake. And while this is a decent 2d platform that is similar to donkey kong country, there are a lot of issues and strange design choices that really hold it back and hinder enjoyment. The good part of the game, the…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“[h2][b]Dah's Score:[/b][/h2] [h3][b]75/100[/b][/h3] Runs Great on Steamdeck!”

— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“I really want to like this game but being forced to play chapters multiple times in order to get Coins and Feathers is insane. I stopped playing right past level 8 where you have to spend 1,000 feathers to unlock a key and 20 Coins to unlock the next area. Given you at this…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:40 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

12playing at last check
924-hour peak
178all-time peak
0 50 100 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 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 2026-07-25.

47achievements
13.8%median completion
4.2%rarest: Plan Beaten
58.4% of players 44.6% of players 41.3% of players 41.2% 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 11.4% of players 11.0% of players 10.6% of players 10.2% 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 58.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
58.4%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%Just the play-tonic — Equip a Tonic
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.

$5.99−80% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$29.99base price
$5.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US5.99 USD−80%
EU5.99 EUR−80%
UK4.99 GBP−80%
Australia8.59 AUD−80%
Canada6.79 CAD−80%
Japan618 JPY−80%
Brazil31.98 BRL−80%
China26.00 CNY−80%

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

Japan≈$3.8 China Canada US Australia Brazil UK EU≈$6.8

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.

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

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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 2026-05-20.

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
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
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