Playtonic has announced that Yooka-Replaylee will feature the return of Shovel Knight. Additionally, his challenge from the original game is now revised. His visual model has also been recreated and is now up-to-date with modern visual styles. Check out the trailer for the return of Shovel Knight in Yooka-Replaylee below:
The release date for Yooka-Replaylee is currently unknown, however, it will likely release this year. The game will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and “Nintendo.” The trailer doesn’t specifically outline which Nintendo consoles it will be available on. It is possible that Yooka-Replaylee will be available on the Nintendo Switch as well as the Nintendo Switch 2.
The game’s Steam page describes it as follows:
About Yooka-Replaylee
Yooka-Replaylee is the definitive remastered and enhanced version of the 3D indie platforming collectathon darling, Yooka-Laylee (2017), 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 (the green one) and Laylee (the purple one) once more, all while backed by a beautiful orchestral soundtrack. Did we mention there is a map now? A shiny new currency? And tons of customisation options? The favourite buddy duo has never moved, looked, or sounded better!
Corporate creep Capital B is on a quest to steal all the books in the world and turn them into cold hard cash. BUT the most powerful book in the universe is right under his crooked nose in the neighbouring Shipwreck Creek, home to our adventurous buddy-duo, Yooka and Laylee! Seeing their prized book stolen pulls them into a wacky adventure across many fantastical & imaginative worlds, full of colourful characters and vault-loads of shiny collectibles.
Can you find all of the magical Pagies from their book and save the day?
