Yoku's Island Express

 Switch
User Score
8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 125 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 106 out of 125
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 125
  3. Negative: 9 out of 125

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  1. AllySky
    Sep 6, 2018
    7
    This is a great and beautiful game, however I feel there was something that wasn't stated so clearly and I'll do it here. Yoku is a open world pinball game, do not get Yoku unless you like pinball.
  2. drlowdon
    Aug 24, 2023
    7
    When dung beetle Yoku arrives on the island of Mokumana to take up employment as the new postmaster, he soon finds himself having to save the inhabitants from a looming calamity when the island's deity is attacked.

    Yoku’s Island Express is a relatively short game, and the metroidvania style gameplay design requires a little too much backtracking, but the unique mix of pinball machine    When dung beetle Yoku arrives on the island of Mokumana to take up employment as the new postmaster, he soon finds himself having to save the inhabitants from a looming calamity when the island's deity is attacked.

    Yoku’s Island Express is a relatively short game, and the metroidvania style gameplay design requires a little too much backtracking, but the unique mix of pinball machine and platformer provides a good few hours of entertainment.    … Expand
  3. PacoBN23
    May 23, 2023
    7
    Yoku's Island Express es un juego peculiar que destaca por su bonito apartado gráfico. Como metroidvania la verdad es que deja bastante que desear, pero el diseño del mapa y la forma de incluir las zonas de pinball está bastante bien. Sin embargo, llega un momento en el que se hace algo pesado e ir desde una punta del mapa hasta la otra se hace pesado. Lo habría mejorado incuyendo másYoku's Island Express es un juego peculiar que destaca por su bonito apartado gráfico. Como metroidvania la verdad es que deja bastante que desear, pero el diseño del mapa y la forma de incluir las zonas de pinball está bastante bien. Sin embargo, llega un momento en el que se hace algo pesado e ir desde una punta del mapa hasta la otra se hace pesado. Lo habría mejorado incuyendo más puntos de teletransporte.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#59 Best Switch Game of 2018
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#49 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2018
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#58 Most Shared Switch Game of 2018

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Aug 28, 2019
    85
    A strong contender for the best Metballpintroidvania of all time! [Issue #39 – May/June 2019, p. 24]
  2. Gaming Age
    Aug 27, 2018
    83
    Yoku’s Island Express is kind of a testament to the power of positivity. Sure, it’ll leave you frustrated at times. But it’s frustration borne out of wanting to experience more of this delightful world, and that’s more than enough to keep me pushing through those brief moments of annoyance.
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  3. PLAY! Zine
    Jul 18, 2018
    90
    If a pinball ball is a piece of dung in disguise that postman rolls over a mysterious island in order to save a divine guardian from a godslayer, and it's NOT a dream... Then it's Yoku's Island Express! An excellent and gorgeous game you should not miss for a world.
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