The WhatsNext verdict
For Players who want a playful exploration adventure with pinball at its core: Explore Mokumana Island as a tiny post beetle, using pinball flippers to launch through a handcrafted world and uncover its secrets. Tradeoff: Pinball mechanics shape both traversal and progression, so players seeking conventional platforming or combat may find the loop unusual.
What it does best
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puzzle
pinball
arcade
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What you are walking into
Yoku’s Island Express is an open world/metroidvania-style pinball adventure, Seamlessly blending platform navigation with pinball mechanics across a large open world. Yoku the dung beetle sets foot on the beach of Mokumana Island, ready to take on the duties as the new postman. But the ancient island God is trapped in a restless sleep and the islanders are plagued by quakes and storms brought forth by its nightmares. Yoku's Island Express is a unique and quirky adventure with handcrafted visuals, where you'll soar through the air, vacuum explosive snails, fight a Screetch, feed starving lemurs, discover the mystery of the Fruit Altar, wake an old god, and hopefully help tiny Yoku rebuild the island post-office.
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