Yooka-Laylee

File:Yookalaylee.jpg, where the player searches for and collects items in an open 3D environment.]]

Yooka-Laylee is a platform game played from a third-person perspective. The gameplay is similar to that of games in the Banjo-Kazooie and Chameleon Twist series. The player controls two characters that work together to explore their environment, collect items, solve puzzles and defeat enemies. The playable characters are Yooka, a male chameleon,{{cite web|url = http://www.playtonicgames.com/the-man-behind-yooka-and-laylee/|title = The Man Behind Yooka and Laylee|website = Playtonic Games|date = 5 May 2015|access-date = 20 June 2015|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150619135606/http://www.playtonicgames.com/the-man-behind-yooka-and-laylee|archive-date = 19 June 2015|df = dmy-all}} and Laylee, a female bat.{{cite web|url = https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival/description|title = Yooka-Laylee - A 3D Platformer Rare-vival!|access-date = 18 June 2015|website = Kickstarter|date = 1 May 2015|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150626123230/https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival/description|archive-date = 26 June 2015|df = dmy-all}}{{cite web|url = http://www.playtonicgames.com/introducing-yooka-laylee/|title = Introducing Yooka-Laylee|website = Playtonic Games|date = 30 April 2015|access-date = 18 June 2015|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150623154015/http://www.playtonicgames.com/introducing-yooka-laylee|archive-date = 23 June 2015|df = dmy-all}} Yooka and Laylee explore worlds contained within magical books and complete challenges to collect "Pagies": golden book pages that act as currency. Players can use their Pagies to either unlock worlds or expand those which have already been unlocked.{{cite web|url=https://www.gamereactor.eu/articles/523663/Yooka-Laylee+Talking+to+Playtonic/|title=Yooka-Laylee: Talking to Playtonic|first=Jonas|last=Mäki|date=27 March 2017|website=Gamereactor|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803045930/https://www.gamereactor.eu/articles/523663/Yooka-Laylee+Talking+to+Playtonic/|archive-date=3 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url = http://www.gamesradar.com/yooka-laylees-world-made-books-you-unlock-collecting-pages/|title = Yooka-Laylee's world is made of books you unlock by collecting pages|website = GamesRadar|date = 17 May 2015|access-date = 18 June 2015|last = Reseigh-Lincoln|first = Dom|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150619005151/http://www.gamesradar.com/yooka-laylees-world-made-books-you-unlock-collecting-pages/|archive-date = 19 June 2015|df = dmy-all}} The characters share one health meter, but unlike the game's spiritual predecessor, they have unlimited lives; should they die from losing all health or falling into a bottomless pit, they will respawn at a checkpoint.{{cite web |last=Houghton |first=David |date=4 April 2017 |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/yooka-laylee-review/ |title=Yooka-Laylee review: "A good-natured platformer that all too often trips over its own dated clumsiness" |work=GamesRadar |publisher=Future plc |access-date=4 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405073544/http://www.gamesradar.com/yooka-laylee-review/ |archive-date=5 April 2017 |df=dmy-all }}

Yooka and Laylee can learn a variety of abilities, including "sonar blasting", "tongue whipping", "sky soaring", eating berries for temporary powers such as fire breath, and a "fart bubble" for breathing underwater. Most of these abilities use a power meter that is filled by collecting butterflies (which can be eaten instead to restore health). Each ability is earned by collecting enough quills to purchase them from Trowzer.{{cite web|url = http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/yooka-laylee-trowzer-snake/|title = Meet Banjo-Kazooie Successor Yooka-Laylee's Newest Character: Trowzer the Snake|date = 12 May 2015|access-date = 18 June 2015|website = Digital Trends|last = Wouk|first = Kristofer|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150618113327/http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/yooka-laylee-trowzer-snake/|archive-date = 18 June 2015|df = dmy-all}} Collectibles by the name of Mollycools are given to Dr. Puzz, an octopus scientist, in order to give Yooka and Laylee various transformations that grant them abilities. Play Tonics are role-playing-like ability modifiers that are purchased from Vendi, a living vending machine, and equipped to modify or enhance players' ability stats.{{cite web|last1=Campbell|first1=Collin|title=Yooka-Laylee isn't going to be a Banjo-Kazooie copy|url=http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/22/8817003/yooka-laylee-e3-preview|website=Polygon|date=22 June 2015|access-date=1 October 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001145232/http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/22/8817003/yooka-laylee-e3-preview|archive-date=1 October 2015|df=dmy-all}} Also found in the levels are Ghost Writers, collectible characters who provide various challenges like catching or fighting them, and Play Tokens, which are used to play the secret arcade games that are found once per level, hosted by a low-polygon tyrannosaurus rex named Rextro Sixtyfourus.{{cite web|url = https://www.siliconera.com/2015/11/13/meet-yooka-laylees-low-poly-dino-rextro-sixtyfourus/|title = Meet Yooka-Laylee's Low-Poly Dino, Rextro Sixtyfourus|last=Priestman|first=Chris|website = Siliconera|date = 13 November 2015|access-date = 9 June 2019}} There are several "quiz show challenges", similar to the Banjo-Kazooie games. There is a character named Kartos, a sentient mine cart who allows "mine cart" sequences, similar to those of Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong 64.{{cite web|url = https://www.siliconera.com/2016/02/14/meet-kartos-god-ore-newest-yooka-laylee-character/|title = Meet Kartos, "The God Of Ore," The Newest Yooka-Laylee Character|last=Priestman|first=Chris|website = Siliconera|date = 14 February 2016|access-date = 9 June 2019}}

The game features a local cooperative multiplayer mode for two players. There is also a 2–4 player adversarial local multiplayer mode, with eight different minigames. The game features an optional "64-bit" mode, which imitates the graphical appearance of Nintendo 64 games.

At the Hivory Towers corporation, CEO Capital B and his assistant Dr. Quack use a machine to suck up all the books in the world with the intention of obtaining a magical book called the "One Book" in order to rewrite the universe. Meanwhile, on Shipwreck Creek, Yooka and Laylee, who have the One Book, watch as the book gets sucked into Hivory Towers with its pages escaping. The two venture to Hivory Towers to reclaim the book.

Traversing through Hivory Towers, Yooka and Laylee explore five different worlds to collect the One Book's Pagies. After collecting 100 Pagies, Yooka and Laylee eventually confront and defeat Capital B in his office, where they learn that Hivory Towers is merely part of a bigger association named V.I.L.E. and that Dr. Quack is really Capital B.'s supervisor. Just then, a sentient cannon named Blasto, who is a friend of Yooka and Laylee's, inadvertently shoots a cannon ball at Capital B. and Dr. Quack, knocking them onto the One Book and they subsequently get trapped inside it. Afterwards, Yooka, Laylee, and all their friends celebrate their victory with a party.

File:Grant Kirkhope by Gage Skidmore.jpg wrote a number of musical themes for the game.|alt=A headshot photo of a white man with a short haircut in T-shirt]]

In September 2012, a group of former Rare employees attempted to create a spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie. They joined under the Twitter handle Mingy Jongo, the name of a boss from the second Banjo game, Banjo-Tooie, with cooperation from ex-Rare designers, including composer Grant Kirkhope. In December 2014, the account was left abandoned, and the project confirmed to be on indefinite hiatus by Kirkhope in a Reddit AMA;{{cite web|url = https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/23h2s1/i_am_grant_kirkhope_composer_of_banjo_and_dk_64/cgwxvwl|title = I am Grant Kirkhope, composer of Banjo and DK 64, along w/ developers Prismatic Games of the Party-RTS, Hex Heroes, for Wii U/PC|access-date = 3 March 2015|date = 20 April 2014|website = Reddit|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150513024709/http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/23h2s1/i_am_grant_kirkhope_composer_of_banjo_and_dk_64/cgwxvwl|archive-date = 13 May 2015|df = dmy-all}} however, in August a video game company named Playtonic Games was incorporated by this group, and the account was revived under the name of its new company. Playtonic announced that they were planning a spiritual successor to the Banjo-Kazooie franchise titled Yooka-Laylee, formerly codenamed Project Ukulele.{{cite web|url = http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/02/10/former-rare-developers-working-on-banjo-kazooie-spiritual-successor|title = Former Rare Developers Working on Banjo Kazooie Spiritual Successor|website = IGN|access-date = 11 February 2015|date = 10 February 2015|last = Macy|first = Seth|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150731171917/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/02/10/former-rare-developers-working-on-banjo-kazooie-spiritual-successor|archive-date = 31 July 2015|df = dmy-all}} At the start of development, six people were involved. To finance the game, the development team decided to use fundraising website Kickstarter to acquire £175,000 to start production. The campaign attracted attention and the goal was reached within 40 minutes, a record on the platform.{{cite web|url = https://www.engadget.com/2015/07/31/yooka-laylee-team17-publisher/|title = 'Yooka-Laylee' snags a publisher after record-breaking Kickstarter|first = Timothy J.|last = Seppala|access-date = 10 October 2017|date = 31 July 2015|website = Engadget|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171011071852/https://www.engadget.com/2015/07/31/yooka-laylee-team17-publisher/|archive-date = 11 October 2017|df = dmy-all}} Later the campaign made another record for the fastest game to get {{US$|1,000,000}} pledged in the history of the platform.{{cite web|url = https://gamerant.com/yooka-laylee-fastest-kickstarter-game-1-million/|title = 'Yooka-Laylee' is Fastest Game to $1 Million on Kickstarter|first = Elton|last = Jones|access-date = 10 October 2017|date = 20 April 2014|website = Heavy|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171011023604/https://gamerant.com/yooka-laylee-fastest-kickstarter-game-1-million/|archive-date = 11 October 2017|df = dmy-all}} Within a few weeks, the game had garnered £2.1 million from over 80,000 backers.{{cite web|url = http://heavy.com/games/2017/03/yooka-laylee-kickstarter-pre-order-toybox-release-date/|title = 'Yooka-Laylee': 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|first = Kyle|last = Sledge|access-date = 10 October 2017|date = 22 March 2017|website = Gamesrant|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171011071918/http://heavy.com/games/2017/03/yooka-laylee-kickstarter-pre-order-toybox-release-date/|archive-date = 11 October 2017|df = dmy-all}}

The game was intended as a resurrection and modernization of the "collectathon" 3D platforming game genre of the late 1990s and early 2000s, with an emphasis on progression by collecting various different items.{{cite web|url = http://the-artifice.com/nintendo-collectathon/|title = The Nintendo Collectathon: A Genre of the Past|date = 9 December 2014|access-date = 2 May 2015|website = The Artifice|last = Hein|first = Daniel|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150505092544/http://the-artifice.com/nintendo-collectathon/|archive-date = 5 May 2015|df = dmy-all}} Some of the collectibles were created using 2D sprites. Additional post-launch downloadable content was planned, which began production following the game's release, with crowdfunding participants receiving this content for free.{{cite web|url = https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival/posts/1228142|title = New Stretch Goal: Payback Time!|date = 12 May 2015|access-date = 18 June 2015|website = Kickstarter|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150618214852/https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival/posts/1228142|archive-date = 18 June 2015|df = dmy-all}}{{cite web|url = https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival/posts/1263469|title = £2 Million Reached! You did it!|date = 16 June 2015|access-date = 18 June 2015|website = Kickstarter|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150618235546/https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival/posts/1263469|archive-date = 18 June 2015|df = dmy-all}} The game's native language is featured in English; it features French, German, Italian and Spanish localizations. Wil Overton, a former artist for Rare, illustrated the game's instruction manual.{{cite web|url = https://www.nintendo-insider.com/wil-overton-to-illustrate-yooka-laylees-retro-themed-game-manual/ |title = WIL OVERTON TO ILLUSTRATE YOOKA-LAYLEE'S "RETRO-THEMED GAME MANUAL" |date = 10 June 2015 |access-date = 25 March 2019 |last=Seedhouse |first=Alex |website = Nintendo Insider}}

The game was created with the Unity engine with help from additional middleware tools.{{cite web|url=https://www.redbull.com/ca-en/yooka-laylee-interview-red-bull-games|title=Pushing platforming perfection with Yooka-Laylee|first=Damien|last=McFerran|date=28 November 2016|website=Red Bull Games|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803050508/https://www.redbull.com/ca-en/yooka-laylee-interview-red-bull-games|archive-date=3 August 2017|df=dmy-all}} The team stated that this made it easier for them to fix bugs and boosted their overal productivity.{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/289181/YookaLaylee_devs_7_biggest_game_design_changes_since_the_N64_era.php|title=Yooka-Laylee devs: 7 biggest game design changes since the N64 era|first=Willie|last=Clark|date=17 January 2017|website=Gamasutra|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803085610/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/289181/YookaLaylee_devs_7_biggest_game_design_changes_since_the_N64_era.php|archive-date=3 August 2017|df=dmy-all}} The phoneticizing of "ukulele" was an early idea that went through several versions (e.g. Hawaiian terms Yoku, meaning "to eat bugs", and Laylee, meaning "to fly") until the final title "Yooka-Laylee". Yooka-Laylee features 3D worlds by environment artist Steven Hurst, who also worked on the Banjo-Kazooie series as well as Viva Piñata. The game's characters were designed by Kevin Bayliss, who helped design the modern Kong characters in the Donkey Kong Country series, and Ed Bryan, who designed the characters in Banjo-Kazooie. Originally, character art director Steve Mayles imagined Yooka as a lion, but eventually made him a chameleon and created Laylee as a bat, because of how their abilities could accommodate the gameplay.{{cite web|url=http://www.usgamer.net/articles/steve-mayles-and-grant-kirkhope-talk-yooka-laylee|title=Steve Mayles and Grant Kirkhope Talk About Yooka-Laylee|first=Jaz|last=Rignall|date=8 July 2016|website=USgamer|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803085736/http://www.usgamer.net/articles/steve-mayles-and-grant-kirkhope-talk-yooka-laylee|archive-date=3 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/news/the-hit-making-dna-of-yooka-laylee-and-donkey-kong-64-w473188|title=British developer Rare was a hit factory in the Nineties – now the same team is using an old recipe to make something new|first=Alex|last=Wiltshire|date=22 March 2016|magazine=Rolling Stone|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011021912/https://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/news/the-hit-making-dna-of-yooka-laylee-and-donkey-kong-64-w473188|archive-date=11 October 2017|df=dmy-all}} Player characters were deliberately left without voices so as to enhance player choice. The game's perk system was based upon what was done in video games outside the 3D platform genre.{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/28/yooka-laylee-3d-platformer-revival-interview/|title='Yooka-Laylee' is at the heart of a 3D platformer revival|first=Nick|last=Summers|date=28 March 2017|website=Engadget|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803085440/https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/28/yooka-laylee-3d-platformer-revival-interview/|archive-date=3 August 2017|df=dmy-all}} Layered animations were among other things employed to improve character movement. Along with Kirkhope, former Rare composers David Wise and Steve Burke collaborated to compose the game's orchestral score.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} A soundtrack CD was released and rewarded to certain supporters of the crowdfunding campaign. The increase in memory availability since working on Banjo-Kazooie permitted a higher quality soundtrack. The title character of the indie game Shovel Knight makes an appearance as a non-playable character, voiced by Shovel Knight director Sean Velasco. The inclusion was announced by Shovel Knight developer Yacht Club Games following the release of Yooka's character trailer in September 2016.{{cite web|url=http://yachtclubgames.com/2016/09/shovel-knight-joins-yooka-laylee/|title=Shovel Knight Joins Yooka-Laylee - Yacht Club Games|access-date=27 March 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501035624/http://yachtclubgames.com/2016/09/shovel-knight-joins-yooka-laylee/|archive-date=1 May 2017|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|title=Shovel Knight Will Appear in Yooka-Laylee|url=http://twinfinite.net/2016/09/shovel-knight-in-yooka-laylee/|website=Twinfinite|access-date=20 June 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011071902/http://twinfinite.net/2016/09/shovel-knight-in-yooka-laylee/|archive-date=11 October 2017|df=dmy-all}}

In March 2017, YouTube personality Jon "JonTron" Jafari, who was set to voice a character in Yooka-Laylee, had his voiceovers removed from the final game after making racist comments on a Twitch livestream.{{cite news|last1=Sarkar|first1=Samit|title=JonTron being cut from Yooka-Laylee after spouting racist views|url=http://www.polygon.com/2017/3/23/15039978/yooka-laylee-jontron-removed-playtonic|access-date=24 March 2017|work=Polygon|date=23 March 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324022137/http://www.polygon.com/2017/3/23/15039978/yooka-laylee-jontron-removed-playtonic|archive-date=24 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}{{cite news|last1=Tucker|first1=Jake|title=Playtonic remove controversial YouTuber JonTron from Yooka-Laylee|url=http://www.develop-online.net/news/playtonic-remove-controversial-youtuber-jontron-from-yooka-laylee/0230987|access-date=27 March 2017|work=Develop|date=24 March 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327021243/http://www.develop-online.net/news/playtonic-remove-controversial-youtuber-jontron-from-yooka-laylee/0230987|archive-date=27 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}{{cite news|last1=Grubb|first1=Jeff|title=Yooka-Laylee developer removes voice of YouTube personality JonTron after racist statements|url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/03/23/yooka-laylee-developer-removes-voice-of-youtube-personality-jontron-after-racist-statements/|access-date=27 March 2017|work=Venture Beat|date=23 March 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328105705/https://venturebeat.com/2017/03/23/yooka-laylee-developer-removes-voice-of-youtube-personality-jontron-after-racist-statements/|archive-date=28 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}{{cite news|last1=Amato|first1=Peter|title=Yooka-Laylee Dev Removes JonTron's Voice Acting After Racism Controversy|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/03/yooka-laylee-dev-removes-jontrons-voice-acting-aft.html|access-date=27 March 2017|work=Paste Magazine|date=23 March 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328195551/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/03/yooka-laylee-dev-removes-jontrons-voice-acting-aft.html|archive-date=28 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}{{cite news|last1=Sinclair|first1=Brendan|title=This Week In The Business: Lengthy Switch Shortages|url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/03/this-week-in-the-business-lengthy-switch-shortages/|access-date=27 March 2017|work=Kotaku|date=27 March 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327155332/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/03/this-week-in-the-business-lengthy-switch-shortages/|archive-date=27 March 2017|df=dmy-all}} Jafari stated that although it was unfortunate his role had been removed, he understood Playtonic's reasoning and wished them success.{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/jontronshow/status/845038284967493638?lang=en|title=Jon Jafari on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=11 April 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422064120/https://twitter.com/jontronshow/status/845038284967493638?lang=en|archive-date=22 April 2017|df=dmy-all}}

Shortly after Yooka-Laylee{{'}}s release, Playtonic announced further updates to the game to address criticism of the in-game camera and controls while adding additional features and various other improvements.{{cite web|publisher= Playtonic|date= 2 May 2017|title= Spit-n-Polish|url= http://www.playtonicgames.com/spit-n-polish/|access-date= 4 May 2017|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170502171238/http://www.playtonicgames.com/spit-n-polish/|archive-date= 2 May 2017|df= dmy-all}}

The game is published by Team17, who also assisted Playtonic with localization, product certification, quality assurance, marketing and general non-developer tasks.{{cite web|url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/team17-will-publish-yooka-laylee-and-eyes-retail-release/0153431|title=Team17 will publish Yooka-Laylee and eyes retail release|first=Christopher|last=Dring|work=MCV|date=30 July 2015|access-date=30 July 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809171155/http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/team17-will-publish-yooka-laylee-and-eyes-retail-release/0153431|archive-date=9 August 2015|df=dmy-all}} The game's funding project was announced on Kickstarter in May 2015. It reached its initial crowdfunding campaign goal of £175,000 within thirty-eight minutes{{cite web|url = http://www.gamesradar.com/yooka-laylee-kickstarter/|title = Banjo-Kazooie devs' Yooka-Laylee funded in 38 minutes|first = Connor|last = Sheridan|website = GamesRadar|date = 1 May 2015|access-date = 1 May 2015|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150505060405/http://www.gamesradar.com/yooka-laylee-kickstarter/|archive-date = 5 May 2015|df = dmy-all}} and its initial highest goal of £1 million in 21 hours,{{Cite tweet |user=PlaytonicGames |number=594487419560419329 |date=2 May 2015 |title=£1 MILLION! #YookaLaylee will release day-one on Wii U, PS4, Xbox One, Mac, Linux and PC! }} at the time becoming the fastest video game in Kickstarter history to reach {{US$|1 million|link=yes}}.{{cite web|url = http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2015/05/01/yooka-laylee-fastest-video-game-kickstarter-to-hit-1-million/146899/|title = Fastest Video Game Kickstarter to Hit $1 Million|date = 1 May 2015|access-date = 2 May 2015|website = Hardcore Gamer|last = Hannley|first = Steve|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150504132345/http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2015/05/01/yooka-laylee-fastest-video-game-kickstarter-to-hit-1-million/146899/|archive-date = 4 May 2015|df = dmy-all}} Playtonic Games later sent out a public statement thanking all their supporters and promising more updates in the future.{{cite web|url = https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival/posts/1218423|title = 1 Million & More Stretch Goals!|date = 2 May 2015|access-date = 18 June 2015|website = Kickstarter|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150626101036/https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival/posts/1218423|archive-date = 26 June 2015|df = dmy-all}} The campaign added four additional stretch goals, all of which have been reached. Those who contributed predetermined amounts to the campaign received special rewards related to the game's release. It is currently the highest-funded UK video game in Kickstarter history, passing the previous record held by Elite: Dangerous,{{cite web|url = https://www.gamereactor.eu/news/316114/Yooka-Laylee%20breaks%20records%20on%20Kickstarter/|title = Yooka-Laylee breaks records on Kickstarter|website = Gamereactor|date = 14 May 2015|access-date = 18 June 2015|last = Lemne|first = Bengt|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150618215155/https://www.gamereactor.eu/news/316114/Yooka-Laylee%20breaks%20records%20on%20Kickstarter/|archive-date = 18 June 2015|df = dmy-all}} earning £2,090,104.{{cite web|url = http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/04/30/spiritual-successor-to-banjo-kazooie-reveals-its-lead-characters|title = Spiritual successor to Banjo Kazooie reveals its lead characters|first = Daniel|last = Krupa|website = IGN|date = 30 April 2015|access-date = 1 May 2015|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150430172826/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/04/30/spiritual-successor-to-banjo-kazooie-reveals-its-lead-characters|archive-date = 30 April 2015|df = dmy-all}} with success in the crowdfunding campaign allowing a simultaneous April 2017 release for consoles.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

In October 2016, Playtonic Games confirmed that the game would have a physical retail release alongside the digital release, and promised backers who earned the digital version the choice of physical media.{{cite web |url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival/posts/1697841 |title=Boxed Version Update! |website=Kickstarter |date=3 October 2016 |access-date=6 October 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009112429/https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival/posts/1697841 |archive-date=9 October 2016 |df=dmy-all }} In December, Playtonic Games confirmed the game would be available both digitally and at retail worldwide on 11 April 2017 for all platforms. In the same update, Playtonic Games announced that the Wii U version had been cancelled, with development duties moved to the Nintendo Switch. The announcement cited "unforeseen technical issues" as the reason for cancelling it. Playtonic offered Kickstarter backers who pledged for the Wii U version choices of refund or moving their pledge to any other platform at no additional cost. Playtonic said that additional details regarding the game's Nintendo Switch version would be announced in January 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.playtonicgames.com/faq|title=December 13 Kickstarter FAQ - Playtonic Games|access-date=27 March 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402150814/http://www.playtonicgames.com/faq|archive-date=2 April 2017|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web |url=http://www.playtonicgames.com/yooka-laylee-reptile-rolls-towards-release/ |title=Yooka-Laylee Rattles Towards Release! |website=Playtonic Games' official website |date=12 December 2016 |access-date=13 December 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213132128/http://www.playtonicgames.com/yooka-laylee-reptile-rolls-towards-release/ |archive-date=13 December 2016 |df=dmy-all }} It was later explained that the decision to cancel the Wii U version is unrelated to the console's poor commercial performance, and that some of the developers expressed reluctance to do so.{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/12/yooka-laylees_wii_u_cancellation_is_only_due_to_technical_challenges_not_the_systems_woes|title=Yooka-Laylee's Wii U Cancellation is Only Due to Technical Challenges, Not the System's Woes|first=Thomas|last=Whitehead|publisher=Nintendo Life|date=13 December 2016|access-date=13 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213171503/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/12/yooka-laylees_wii_u_cancellation_is_only_due_to_technical_challenges_not_the_systems_woes|archive-date=13 December 2016|df=dmy-all}} In February, Playtonic noted that a physical release for Yooka-Laylee on the Nintendo Switch was "beyond [their] scope", and they had no plans for it at the time.{{cite web|url=https://www.playtonicgames.com/yooka-laylee-kickstarter-finalisation-faq/|title=Yooka-Laylee Kickstarter Finalisation FAQ|website=Playtonic Games|access-date=26 July 2018|archive-date=2 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902145624/https://www.playtonicgames.com/yooka-laylee-kickstarter-finalisation-faq/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://wwg.com/2017/02/05/yooka-laylee-won-t-be-getting-a-physical-release-on-the-nintendo/|title=Yooka-Laylee Won't Be Getting A Physical Release On The Nintendo Switch|access-date=27 March 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404193754/http://wwg.com/2017/02/05/yooka-laylee-won-t-be-getting-a-physical-release-on-the-nintendo/|archive-date=4 April 2017|df=dmy-all}} Limited Run Games announced to release physical copies for the Nintendo Switch in North America, starting in August 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2018/06/11/yooka-laylee-will-get-nintendo-switch-physical-release/ |date=11 June 2018 |access-date=26 July 2018 |author=Jenni |website=Siliconera |title=Yooka-Laylee Will Get A Nintendo Switch Physical Release}} Playtonic Games also announced the release of a special Collector's Edition of the game for December 2017, including a statue, concept art, a key chain, and pins.{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/yooka-laylee-is-getting-a-collector-s-box-with-a-new-statue-465520.phtml|title=Yooka-Laylee is getting a collector's box with a new statue|first=Peter|last=Glagowski|publisher=Destructoid|date=6 October 2017|access-date=10 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412135604/https://www.destructoid.com/yooka-laylee-is-getting-a-collector-s-box-with-a-new-statue-465520.phtml|archive-date=12 April 2018|df=dmy-all}}

Yooka-Laylee was delayed to early 2017 in order to give the team additional time to polish the game.{{cite web|url=https://www.videogamer.com/news/yooka-laylee-delayed-to-2017|title=Yooka-Laylee delayed to 2017|first=James|last=Orray|website=VideoGamer.com|date=6 June 2016|access-date=6 June 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208014026/https://www.videogamer.com/news/yooka-laylee-delayed-to-2017|archive-date=8 February 2017|df=dmy-all}} Additionally, Playtonic Games was focusing their development efforts on the PC and Wii U versions, and originally giving the latter platform "the right attention" due to greater demand from Kickstarter backers, as well as nostalgia factors. Publisher Team17 developed the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game.{{cite web |url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/yooka-laylee-delayed-to-2017-playtonic-internally-handling-wii-u-and-pc-versions/0167997 |title=Yooka-Laylee delayed to 2017; Playtonic internally handling Wii U and PC versions |first=Christopher |last=Dring |work=MCV |date=6 June 2016 |access-date=8 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108195012/http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/yooka-laylee-delayed-to-2017-playtonic-internally-handling-wii-u-and-pc-versions/0167997 |archive-date=8 November 2016 |df=dmy-all }} On 1 April 2017, Playtonic released The Yooka-Laylee Rap!, which was a stretch goal on Kickstarter. It pays homage to the DK Rap from Donkey Kong 64, with Kirkhope reprising his role as the composer.{{cite news|last1=Frank|first1=Allegra|title=The guy behind the DK Rap is back at it again (update)|url=http://www.polygon.com/2017/3/31/15138562/dk-rap-video-yooka-laylee-rap|access-date=3 April 2017|work=Polygon|date=3 April 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404045054/http://www.polygon.com/2017/3/31/15138562/dk-rap-video-yooka-laylee-rap|archive-date=4 April 2017|df=dmy-all}}

{{Video game reviews

| MC = (NS) 75/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/yooka-laylee/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |title=Yooka-Laylee for Switch Reviews |work=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=14 December 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226220114/http://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/yooka-laylee |archive-date=26 December 2017 |df=dmy-all }}
(PC) 73/100{{cite web

|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/yooka-laylee/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Yooka-Laylee for PC Reviews |work=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=4 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406053941/http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/yooka-laylee |archive-date=6 April 2017 |df=dmy-all }}
(PS4) 68/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/yooka-laylee/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=Yooka-Laylee for Playstation 4 Reviews |work=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=4 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406053946/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/yooka-laylee |archive-date=6 April 2017 |df=dmy-all }}
(XONE) 73/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/yooka-laylee/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |title=Yooka-Laylee for Xbox One Reviews |work=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=4 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404055413/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/yooka-laylee |archive-date=4 April 2017 |df=dmy-all }}

| Destruct = 8/10{{cite web |last=Carter |first=Chris |date=4 April 2017 |url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-yooka-laylee-425484.phtml |title=Review: Yooka-Laylee |work=Destructoid |publisher=Enthusiast Gaming |access-date=4 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404225501/https://www.destructoid.com/review-yooka-laylee-425484.phtml |archive-date=4 April 2017 |df=dmy-all }}

| EGM = 7/10{{cite magazine |last=Carsillo |first=Ray |date=11 April 2017 |url=http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/yooka-laylee-review/ |title=Yooka-Laylee review |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=EGM Media, LLC |access-date=11 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414012843/http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/yooka-laylee-review |archive-date=14 April 2017 |df=dmy-all }}

| GI = 8/10{{cite magazine |last=Shea |first=Brian |date=4 April 2017 |url=https://gameinformer.com/games/yooka-laylee/b/pc/archive/2017/04/04/yooka-laylee-game-informer-review.aspx |title=Reviving A Classic Genre - Yooka-Laylee - PC |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=GameStop |access-date=4 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404215413/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/yooka-laylee/b/pc/archive/2017/04/04/yooka-laylee-game-informer-review.aspx |archive-date=4 April 2017 |df=dmy-all }}

| GameRev = 4/5{{cite web |last=Kozanitis |first=James |date=4 April 2017 |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/71992-yooka-laylee-review |title=Yooka-Laylee Review |work=Game Revolution |publisher=CraveOnline |access-date=4 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606173856/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/71992-yooka-laylee-review |archive-date=6 June 2017 |df=dmy-all }}

| GRadar = 3/5

| GSpot = 6/10{{cite web |last=Plagge |first=Kallie |date=4 April 2017 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/yooka-laylee-review/1900-6416649/ |title=Yooka-Laylee Review |work=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=4 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719083151/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/yooka-laylee-review/1900-6416649/ |archive-date=19 July 2017 |df=dmy-all }}

| IGN = 7/10{{cite web |last=Sliva |first=Marty |date=4 April 2017 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/04/04/yooka-laylee-review |title=Yooka-Laylee Review |work=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=4 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404191911/http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/04/04/yooka-laylee-review |archive-date=4 April 2017 |df=dmy-all }}

| NLife = 8/10{{cite web |last=Vogel |first=Mitch |date=17 April 2022 |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/yooka-laylee |title=Yooka-Laylee for Nintendo Life |work=Nintendo Life |publisher=Gamer Network |access-date=4 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411112613/https://www.nintendolife.com//reviews/switch-eshop/yooka-laylee |archive-date=11 April 2022 |df=dmy-all }}

| PCGUS = 68/100{{cite web |last=Marks |first=Tom |date=4 April 2017 |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/yooka-laylee-review/ |title=Yooka-Laylee review |work=PC Gamer |publisher=Future plc |access-date=4 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405073410/http://www.pcgamer.com/yooka-laylee-review/ |archive-date=5 April 2017 |df=dmy-all }}

| Poly = 5.5/10{{cite web |last=Stark |first=Chelsea |date=4 April 2017 |url=http://www.polygon.com/2017/4/4/15171316/yooka-laylee-review-xbox-one-pc-playstation-4 |title=Yooka-Laylee review |work=Polygon |publisher=Vox Media |access-date=4 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404150143/http://www.polygon.com/2017/4/4/15171316/yooka-laylee-review-xbox-one-pc-playstation-4 |archive-date=4 April 2017 |df=dmy-all }}

| VG = 4/10{{cite web |last=Ahern |first=Colm |date=4 April 2017 |url=https://www.videogamer.com/reviews/yooka-laylee-review |title=Yooka-Laylee Review |work=VideoGamer.com |publisher=Resero Network |access-date=4 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405073708/https://www.videogamer.com/reviews/yooka-laylee-review |archive-date=5 April 2017 |df=dmy-all }}

| rev1 = The Escapist

| rev1Score = 4.5/5{{cite web |last=Bogos |first=Steve |date=4 April 2017 |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/editorials/reviews/17500-Yooka-Laylee-Review |title=Yooka-Laylee Review - Banjo-Threeie |work=The Escapist |publisher=Defy Media |access-date=4 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405054643/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/editorials/reviews/17500-Yooka-Laylee-Review |archive-date=5 April 2017 |df=dmy-all }}

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Yooka-Laylee received "mixed or average" reviews on the PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, while on the Nintendo Switch it received "generally favourable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Critics generally agreed that the game recaptured the feel of a classic 3D platformer, but were divided over whether this made the game successful or simply made its gameplay and design feel unoriginal and outdated.{{cite web |last=Sheridan |first=Connor |date=4 April 2017 |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/yooka-laylee-critical-round-up-what-does-the-world-think/ |title=Yooka-Laylee: Why are critics so wildly divided by 2017's most love-hate game? |work=GamesRadar |publisher=Future plc |access-date=6 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407013819/http://www.gamesradar.com/yooka-laylee-critical-round-up-what-does-the-world-think/ |archive-date=7 April 2017 |df=dmy-all }} Its Kickstarter backers were ultimately satisfied with the final product, despite their disappointments with the pre-release demo being delayed and the cancellation of the Wii U version, with many of those backers being given Steam codes instead of Switch codes.{{cite web |last=Dring |first=Christopher |date=20 April 2017 |url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-04-19-i-backed-yooka-laylee |title=Yooka-Laylee: The backers' view |work=GamesIndustry.biz |publisher=Gamer Network |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803085756/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-04-19-i-backed-yooka-laylee |archive-date=3 August 2017 |df=dmy-all }} It debuted at number 6 in the U.K. all-formats chart in its first week{{cite web |last=Dunning |first=Jason |date=17 April 2017 |url=http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2017/04/17/uk-sales-chart-yooka-laylee-debuts-6th-persona-5-disappears-chart/ |title=UK Sales Chart: Yooka-Laylee Debuts in 6th, Persona 5 Disappears From the Chart |work=PlayStation LifeStyle |publisher=CraveOnline |access-date=27 June 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624141543/http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2017/04/17/uk-sales-chart-yooka-laylee-debuts-6th-persona-5-disappears-chart/ |archive-date=24 June 2017 |df=dmy-all }} as well as the number 2 spot in the Australian sales charts in its first week.

{{cite web |last=van Daal |first=Joel |date=21 April 2017 |url=http://www.mcvpacific.com/news/read/the-anz-igea-top-ten-charts-powered-by-npd-week-15-2/0181550 |title=The ANZ IGEA Top Ten Charts powered by NPD - Week 15 |work=MCV Pacific |publisher=NewBay Media |access-date=27 June 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626110830/http://www.mcvpacific.com/news/read/the-anz-igea-top-ten-charts-powered-by-npd-week-15-2/0181550 |archive-date=26 June 2017 |df=dmy-all }} By 24 November 2018, the game has sold over 1 million copies.{{cite web |last1=Morales |first1=Greysun |title=Yooka-Laylee Has Managed to Sell Over One Million Copies |url=https://twinfinite.net/2018/11/yooka-laylee-sell-million-copies/ |website=Twinfinite |date=24 November 2018}}

The game won the award for "Game in a Small Studio" at The Independent Game Developers' Association Awards, whereas its other nomination was for "Action and Adventure Game".{{cite web |url=http://tiga.org/awards/2017-winners |title=2017 Winners |work=The Independent Game Developers' Association |date=2 November 2017 |access-date=6 September 2018}} It was also nominated for "New Games IP", "Animation", and "Visual Design" at the 2017 Develop Awards;{{cite web |last=Cleaver |first=Sean |date=12 May 2017 |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/develop-awards-2017-the-finalists/ |title=Develop Awards 2017: The Finalists |work=MCV |access-date=4 September 2018 }} and for "Game, Original Family" at the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards.{{cite web |url=http://navgtr.org/archives/3351/ |title=Nominee List for 2017 |work=National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers |date=9 February 2018 |access-date=18 February 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180215172210/http://navgtr.org/archives/3351/ |archive-date=15 February 2018 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web |url=http://navgtr.org/archives/3365/ |title=Horizon wins 7; Mario GOTY |work=National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers |date=13 March 2018 |access-date=15 March 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180314070824/http://navgtr.org/archives/3365/ |archive-date=14 March 2018 |df=dmy-all }}

Many critics praised the game as a successful follow up to the original Banjo-Kazooie games. Steven Bogos of The Escapist positively referred to the game as "Banjo-Threeie", calling it "a nostalgic ride through time, bringing the collect-a-thons from the N64 era into the modern age". James Kozanitis of GameRevolution felt that Yooka-Laylee improved on the gameplay and structure of classic titles, in particular the relevance and importance of the collectables. Chris Carter of Destructoid praised the expansive levels and the colorful design, but concluded that due to the throwback designs, it would not be for everyone. Marty Sliva of IGN called Yooka-Laylee "a good reminder that this genre, once thought to be dead, still has some life left in it". He also noted different aspects of the game that felt authentic to games from the 90s, praising the level design, soundtrack and characters while also criticizing how the game controlled at certain points and stated it was "not 1998 anymore" regarding frustrating camera movement. Kallie Plagge of GameSpot similarly praised certain aspects such as the collectibles and non-linear structure, while also criticizing the uncooperative camera and in some instances convoluted level design.

On the other hand, Colm Ahern was more negative about the game's intention to capitalize on people's nostalgia, especially noting "camera issues, ambiguous puzzles, a distinct lack of signposting, and voices that will make your ears bleed", while the game itself could not decide whether it was aiming at children or adults as an audience. Furthermore, while he was positive about the first level, he claimed that all other levels in the game were falling short, finding them repetitive and confusing. Chelsea Stark of Polygon noted that Yooka-Laylee was "proof that sometimes our fondest memories should stay in the past". She called the game's combat mechanics "a chore" and was critical of the controls. GamesRadar also noted the game's repetitive missions and objectives, with reviewer David Houghton noting that some of the game's power-ups, especially the flight ability, render most puzzles and level design choices obsolete.

A spin-off, Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC on 8 October 2019. In contrast to the original, Impossible Lair features 2.5D levels resembling those of the Donkey Kong Country series, although it does contain a 3D overworld.{{Cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/06/07/yooka-laylee-and-the-impossible-lair-announced |title=YOOKA-LAYLEE AND THE IMPOSSIBLE LAIR ANNOUNCED |last=Purslow |first=Matt |date=8 June 2019 |website=IGN |language=en-GB |access-date=9 June 2019}}

A remaster of the game entitled Yooka-Replaylee was announced in June 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-06 |title=Yooka-Laylee remake Yooka-Replaylee announced for consoles, PC |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/06/yooka-laylee-remake-yooka-replaylee-announced-for-consoles-pc |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}} In addition to updated graphics and character models, the remaster will feature tweaked controls, rebalanced challenges and puzzles, and quality of life additions such as a map to track objectives and a fast travel system.{{cite web | last=Kivel | first=Katelyn | title=Yooka-Replaylee Hands-On Preview: A Rewritten, Rare Love Letter | website=Game Rant | date=October 31, 2024 | url=https://gamerant.com/hands-on-with-the-nostalgic-remaster-yooka-replaylee/ | access-date=February 18, 2025}} Unlike the original version, all of the characters' moves are unlocked from the beginning of the game, and the world expansion mechanic has been removed, with the worlds already being fully expanded when the players first enter them.{{cite web | last=Doolan | first=Liam | title=Video: Yooka-Replaylee Dev Demo Highlights "New Features And More Changes" | website=Nintendo Life | date=December 8, 2024 | url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/12/video-yooka-replaylee-dev-demo-highlights-new-features-and-more-changes | access-date=February 18, 2025}} Additional collectible types have been implemented, including a new currency which allows players to unlock additional tonics.{{cite web | last=Foster | first=George | title=Much More Than A Fuzzy Facelift | website=TheGamer | date=October 24, 2024 | url=https://www.thegamer.com/yooka-replaylee-preview/ | access-date=February 18, 2025}} Replaylee is set to be released in 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-24 |title=Yooka-Replaylee confirmed for PS5, Xbox Series, and Nintendo consoles |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/10/yooka-replaylee-confirmed-for-ps5-xbox-series-and-nintendo-consoles |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}

Yooka and Laylee appear as playable guest characters in the fighting games Mighty Fight Federation,{{cite web |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/07/yooka-laylee_joins_the_battle_in_brawlout_on_nintendo_switch |title=Yooka-Laylee Joins The Battle In Brawlout On Nintendo Switch |last=Doolan |first=Liam |work=Nintendo Life |date=21 July 2018 |access-date=25 March 2019}} Brawlout, and in the party battle game Brief Battles as a skin for the character Violet,{{Cite web |url=http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2019/04/brief_battles_is_a_party_brawler_dropping_its_drawers_on_ps4_next_month |title=Brief Battles Is a Party Brawler Dropping Its Drawers on PS4 Next Month |last=Square |first=Push |date=2019-04-08 |website=Push Square |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-04-12 |quote=There are various guest Underwearriors (yep) from other indie titles, such as Yooka-Laylee...and more.}} and as assist characters in the beat ’em up game Jitsu Squad.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/377623/MAXIMILIAN_DOOD__YOOKALAYLEE_REVEALED_FOR_UPCOMING_2D_BEAT_EM_UP_GAME_JITSU_SQUAD.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308020612/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/377623/MAXIMILIAN_DOOD__YOOKALAYLEE_REVEALED_FOR_UPCOMING_2D_BEAT_EM_UP_GAME_JITSU_SQUAD.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 March 2021|title=MAXIMILIAN DOOD & YOOKA-LAYLEE REVEALED FOR UPCOMING 2D BEAT 'EM UP GAME: JITSU SQUAD!|publisher=Gamasutra|date=2021-02-18|access-date=2021-03-07}} Developers Komi Games and Playtonic Games worked together to write a canonical story for characters Yooka and Laylee in Mighty Fight Federation that takes place between Yooka-Laylee and Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair. Yooka and Laylee each appear as paid costumes in Fall Guys.{{Cite web |title=Yooka-Laylee - Steam News Hub |url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/360830/view/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=store.steampowered.com |language=en}}

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