Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

Last updated: 2026-05-04
  • Highly praised platformer mechanics and level design
  • Engaging overworld with puzzles and exploration
  • Outstanding music and beautiful visuals
  • Final boss level difficulty spikes
  • Imprecise platforming and control issues
  • Various bugs and performance problems
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair header

Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
1,415
Positive
1,14280.7%
Negative
27319.3%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
96,806
Estimated revenue
$2,903,212
Game price
$30
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
187.26%
Estimated copies lost
1,231
Estimated revenue lost
$36,918
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≀ 2h playtime
187.3%
Avg playtime 0.8h
93.6%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
4518.1%
Avg playtime 15.7h
17671%
Avg playtime 25.2h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.1 rev/day
Last 30d0.2 rev/day
Quarterly7.2 rev/qtr
Days covered2,393.3 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
248 total
Organic purchasers16466.1%
Voted up: 76%
Key activations8433.9%
Voted up: 73%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
248 total
First impression0-2h3514.1%
Voted up: 49%
Mid game2-10h5723.0%
Voted up: 63%
Late game10-20h6626.6%
Voted up: 80%
Endgame20h+9036.3%
Voted up: 88%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
9.68% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
50.0%
Global baseline 74.6%
24 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,415 total.