Yoku's Island Express 2018

Released: May 29, 2018
Genres: Platform · Puzzle · Pinball · Adventure · Indie · Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4 · PC · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch
Developer: Villa Gorilla
Publisher: Team17
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Is it still worth playing?

Villa Gorilla's 2018 side scrolling Metroidvania, in which Yoku, a dung beetle turned postmaster of the island of Mokumana, has to save it from a looming disaster. Yoku cannot jump. Pinball flippers around the map launch a ball attached to Yoku into the air, carrying Yoku with it, and the open world island includes bumpers, tracks and ramps for pinball based movement. Progression follows a Metroidvania structure, and much of the story is conveyed through art and environment. A randomize mode, added in 2021, shuffles the items in the game. Getting around the island is still fun, because a hero who cannot jump has to use flippers, bumpers and ramps, and every route is worked out with the ball.