Yooka-Replaylee’s Free Demo Is Now Available On Nintendo Switch 2

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Iconic indie platformer Yooka-Laylee was revived earlier this year via the release of Yooka-Replaylee. A polished version of Yooka and Laylee’s original adventure that makes the game look better than ever and adds a ton of new content. Now you can try it out for free via its new Switch 2 demo.

Yooka And Laylee Look Better Than Ever In Yooka-Replaylee

Yooka-Replaylee is now available on Switch 2, both digitally and via its physical holiday edition that has also been released on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Getting a physical release just in time for Christmas, it’s the perfect gift for anyone looking to embark on a new platforming adventure, particularly on Switch 2.

While platformers like Yooka-Replaylee are available on all platforms, Nintendo consoles are where they really shine. Yooka and Laylee can now assume their rightful positions among 3D platforming royalty as a whole new audience is introduced to their shiny new world, and on an entirely new console.

Yooka-Replayee Is More Than Just A Remaster, It’s A Reimagining

Yooka-Replaylee makes Yooka-Laylee look better than ever, but this is more than just a remaster. Sure, its world and the characters who call it home have never looked this good, but it’s the content that wasn’t there in the original that makes this reimagining truly special.

There are new areas to explore that weren’t a part of Yooka-Laylee, and new moves at your disposal which make those areas, along with the new ones, easier to explore than ever before. There’s also a treasure tracker which lets you keep tabs on how your collectathon journey is progressing, and provides you with something to check if you think you might have missed something. There’s even a new character – (book)Mark, get it?

The physical holiday edition of Yooka-Replaylee comes with even more extras. A collection of Yooka-Replaylee stickers, and best of all, a physical poster edition of the reimagined game’s collectibles map. Perfect for checking in on when you need to figure out where to go next, and for glancing at when not playing the game to remind you of what’s still to come.

If somehow you’re still not convinced to pick up a copy of Yooka-Replaylee on Switch 2, then maybe a demo will get you to hop off that fence. A free Yooka Replaylee demo is available on Nintendo Switch 2 right now, waiting to be downloaded in the eShop. Any progress you make in the demo will be carried over to the full game, whether you opt for the digital version or the physical one.