Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair overview

Overview

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair comes from Playtonic Games and is published by Team17 Digital Ltd. It arrived on Steam on Oct 8, 2019, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on TV, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 5 players at 5 October 2026 - 14:03:41 UTC, with a tracked peak near 53. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 81% positive across 1,414 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is available in 7 languages including:

6 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, dejus, and steam germany

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair has sold up to 52,150 units and has 876 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $973,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair overview details

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

YOOKA AND LAYLEE RETURN FOR A 2.5D PLATFORMING ADVENTURE Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is a brand-new 2.5D platformer from some of the key creative talent behind 'Donkey Kong Country'. With their arch-nemesis Capital B up to no good, the buddy duo needs to spring into action once again to save the day. To thwart his evil plan of using a “Hivemind” device to enslave an entire kingdom of bees, our heroes need to take the fight to Capital B’s “Impossible” Lair. Things look tough, but with the help of Queen Phoebee and her Royal Beetallion , Yooka and Laylee might just have a chance! 2.5D PLATFORMING! Each level offers beautiful, rich visuals with detail and depth. Yooka, Laylee and a whole host of colourful characters (good and bad) are realised in stunning 2.5D 3D OVERWORLD! The overworld isn’t just a hub to hop from level to level, it provides a whole separate gaming experience! Explore and unlock more 2D levels by completing objectives and puzzles, rescue the Royal Beetallion bees and find collectibles. ALTERNATE LEVEL STATES! Think you’ve got a level figured out? Try it in its alternate state! Flip switches in the overworld to create new landscapes. Hook up electricity, submerge them in water, freeze or literally flip them upside down for radically altered challenges! TONICS ARE BACK! Mix up your gameplay with the return of ‘Tonics’! There are more than 60 game-modifying Tonics in Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair including infinite rolling, harder enemies and super speed. They can also unlock new environmental and visual effects! BEE-AT THE IMPOSSIBLE LAIR…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is listed as a game with $5.99 (80% off from $29.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on TV, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 5 players at 5 October 2026 - 14:03:41 UTC, a tracked peak of 53, and 81% positive reviews.

Overview tags

AdventureIndiePlatformer2.5DGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerColorfulFamily FriendlyExplorationFunnyComedyCutePuzzleSide ScrollerDifficult

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Support and legal notes

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