Great news for platformer fans: Yooka-Replaylee is officially coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on October 9th! This remixed, remade, and remastered love letter to golden-era platformers will also release on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, but Switch 2 players get something extra special.
Preorders are now open for the physical retail version, and here’s the kicker: the entire game comes on the cartridge. That’s right, no game key codes, no downloads required. Just pop it in and play. For fans who grew up on classic platformers, this is shaping up to be a must-have, and with the full game ready to go right out of the box, Switch 2 owners won’t be left waiting.
More about Yooka-Replaylee from the press release:
Yooka-Replaylee is the definitive remade and enhanced version of the 3D indie platforming collectathon darling, Yooka-Laylee, developed by key creative talent behind the Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong Country games. New remixed challenges and old favourites await as you embark to explore the huge, beautiful open worlds as the lovable buddy duo Yooka and Laylee once more, all while backed by a beautiful orchestral soundtrack. Did we mention there’s an even more expandable map now? A shiny new currency? And tons of customisation options? The favourite buddy duo has never moved, looked, or sounded better!
- Refined Story: The events of the first game are relived and retold by the main characters, Yooka and Laylee. New sequences and plot points have been added throughout the adventure at key milestones, too.
- Upgraded Graphics: With an art and animations overhaul and enhanced performance and resolution, the favourite buddy duo has never looked or moved better.
- Brand New ‘Rextro’s Arcade’: The old minigames are no more! Instead, you’ll jump into the feet of Rextro the dinosaur and undertake brand-new isometric platforming challenges for collectible rewards.
- New Collectible Currency: Capital B’s inept minions have dropped their hard-earned coins all over the place. Collect the official currency of the Hivory Towers to spend on the video games’ most beloved sentient vending machine.
- Build Your Own Playstyle: Tonics are back with all new flavours! With the option to equip multiple game-changing enhancements, you can truly customise your playstyle. And as if that wasn’t enough, Vendi has new lines of merchandise for the modern, fashionable adventurer.
- Navigate the World Easily: Yooka-Replaylee introduces a brand-new map and collectibles tracker, making it easier for you to traverse the environments, track NPC and Pagie locations, along with tracking their progress. We’re also introducing a new character, (book)Mark, who acts as your warp point and guide.
- Revamped Controls and Camera: The buddy-duo now has access to their entire move set from the start of the game and can sequence the moves together a lot smoothly than in the original game. This, combined with the revamped camera controls, makes Yooka-Replaylee feel like a more modern, snappier experience, while also directly addressing player feedback on the original game.
- Dreamy Orchestral Soundtrack: The original score from famed video game composers Grant Kirkhope (Banjo-Kazooie) and David Wise (Donkey Kong Country) returns, but as a beautifully arranged orchestral score. Now, seriously, clean out those ears!
