Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

 PC
User Score
6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 68 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 68
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 68
  3. Negative: 21 out of 68

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  1. GermanGarmendio
    Oct 10, 2019
    5
    This is a good game! Really! But a generic one..... The music and the graphics are okay..... Nothing more to say.... A generic platformer game with some things good and some things bad.
  2. Denvers
    Mar 29, 2020
    6
    After hearing all of the good things about Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, I was thrilled! I couldn't find much negative feedback, and after some time, I decided to try the game for myself. I have never been so polarized on a review - on one hand, the levels are very well crafted ad the tonics make for a very interesting mechanic, but on the other, the controls don't feel great andAfter hearing all of the good things about Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, I was thrilled! I couldn't find much negative feedback, and after some time, I decided to try the game for myself. I have never been so polarized on a review - on one hand, the levels are very well crafted ad the tonics make for a very interesting mechanic, but on the other, the controls don't feel great and exploration seems to be a mixed bag. The game actively encourages exploration while it punishes it at the same time. Most of the secrets/puzzles to find secrets are really easy, and when I'm looking in obscurer areas for secrets, there aren't any. In addition to that, after just dying a few times on a level trying to get to what was seemingly a secret, the game told me it would skip a part of the level for me if I needed it. This is supposed to be a tough game, so after a few deaths, why would it offer to help me so soon? I want to give this game a 5 because I feel so strongly about liking it and disliking it, but the game is cute and innovative, so I'll give it the benefit of the doubt.… Expand
  3. JoeyPL5
    Nov 16, 2021
    6
    It's pretty weird and difficult to review a platforming game where the level select map was more fun than the actual 2D platforming levels.

Awards & Rankings

68
#68 Best PC Game of 2019

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. GameGrin
    Dec 30, 2019
    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.
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  2. CD-Action
    Nov 25, 2019
    85
    Each level is a rainbow firework that captivates with detail, makes laugh with the character design, and amazes with its quality and design. [13/2019, p.66]
  3. Games.cz
    Nov 7, 2019
    70
    Yooka-Laylee is back, waxing nostalgic again. This spin-off celebrates 2D platformers of a bygone age and brings tasteful fun, even though it’s not very original at all.
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