Yoku's Island Express
Windows 7 fixes + demo reminder
We also have a small update today for Windows 7 users that fixes a couple of bugs that affected playback of the intro cutscene and in-game music. Enjoy playing Yoku's Island Express and be sure to let us know what you think of the game!
Team17 - 100th Game Celebration
With the release of PLANET ALPHA on 4th September 2018, Team17 will have released 100 games! This landmark includes games developed and/or published here at Team17, ranging from our early Amiga days with the likes of Alien Breed, Body Blows and Project X, through the explosion in popularity of the Worms series, our work-for-hire period on franchises like Lemmings and Leisure Suit Larry right through to the modern age and our indie games label featuring The Escapists, Overcooked and Yooka-Laylee!
https://youtu.be/CfGBMGPl_5s
Our celebration begins today with the retrospective video above, as well as a new trailer for PLANET ALPHA, available to pre-order now with a 10% discount!
There's more to come too! Keep an eye on Team17's Facebook and Twitter channels for more activities throughout the year, including behind-the-scenes retropspectives, competitions and fun with friends!
What's your favourite Team17 game of all time? Why not join us in the official Team17 Discord server and let us know?
Team17 Steam Publisher Sale!
It’s been a busy week here at Team17 Towers! Overcooked! 2 launched last Tuesday, Sword Legacy: Omen was released this Monday, Forged Battalion has just come out of Early Access and now… We’ve decided to put almost everything we have on Steam on sale! There’s even an extra game in there that we didn’t publish. How ace is that?
In total, you’ll find 75 items on sale from August 14th – 17th 2018 with discounts of up to 90% across the likes of Worms, Overcooked, The Escapists, Alien Breed, Yooka-Laylee and early access title My Time At Portia! In amongst these sales you’ll also find launch discounts for Sword Legacy: Omen and Forged Battalion as well as 10% off pre-orders on PLANET ALPHA Deluxe Edition!
Check out the full list of discounts below and make sure to check our Publisher Sale Page before August 17th to take advantage.
- Alien Breed 2: Assault - 80%
- Alien Breed 3: Descent - 80%
- Alien Breed Trilogy - 90%
- Alien Breed: Impact - 80%
- Aven Colony - 70%
- Aven Colony – Cerulean Vale - 50%
- Aven Colony – Soundtrack - 50%
- Beyond Eyes - 75%
- Dangerous Golf (Published by Three Fields Entertainment) - 75%
- Flockers - 90%
- Forged Battalion (Released from Early Access Discount) - 20%
- Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition - 75%
- LA Cops - 75%
- Lethal VR - 75%
- Light - 90%
- Mugsters - 25%
- My Time at Portia - 20%
- Overcooked - 75%
- Overcooked – The Lost Morsel - 75%
- Overruled! - 75%
- Overruled! (4 for the price of 3 Friends Pack) - 75%
- Penarium - 75%
- PLANET ALPHA (Pre-order Discount) - 10%
- RAGING JUSTICE - 40%
- Sheltered - 75%
- Sword Legacy: Omen (Launch Discount) - 20%
- The Escapists - 75%
- The Escapists + The Escapists: The Walking Dead Deluxe - 75%
- The Escapists – Alcatraz - 66%
- The Escapists – Duct Tapes are Forever - 66%
- The Escapists – Escape Team - 66%
- The Escapists – Fhurst Peak Correctional Facility - 66%
- The Escapists 2 - 45%
- The Escapists 2: Big Top Breakout - 25%
- The Escapists 2: Dungeons and Duct Tape - 25%
- The Escapists 2: Season Pass - 25%
- The Escapists 2: The Glorious Regime - 25%
- The Escapists 2: Wicked Ward - 25%
- The Escapists: The Walking Dead - 75%
- The Escapists: The Walking Dead Deluxe - 75%
- Worms - 75%
- Worms Armageddon - 80%
- Worms Blast - 75%
- Worms Clan Wars - 80%
- Worms Clan Wars 4-Pack - 80%
- Worms Crazy Golf - 75%
- Worms Pinball - 75%
- Worms Reloaded - 80%
- Worms Reloaded – GOTY - 80%
- Worms Reloaded – GOTY Upgrade - 75%
- Worms Reloaded Fort Booster Pack - 75%
- Worms Reloaded Puzzle Pack - 75%
- Worms Reloaded Retro Pack - 75%
- Worms Reloaded Time Attack Pack - 75%
- Worms Reloaded: The “Pre-order Forts and Hats” DLC Pack - 75%
- Worms Revolution - 80%
- Worms Revolution – Customization Pack - 75%
- Worms Revolution – Funfair - 75%
- Worms Revolution – Mars DLC - 75%
- Worms Revolution – Medieval Tales - 75%
- Worms Revolution – Season Pass - 75%
- Worms Revolution 4-pack - 80%
- Worms Revolution Gold - 80%
- Worms Ultimate Mayhem - 80%
- Worms Ultimate Mayhem – Customization Pack - 75%
- Worms Ultimate Mayhem – Deluxe Edition - 75%
- Worms Ultimate Mayhem – Four Pack - 75%
- Worms Ultimate Mayhem – Multiplayer Pack - 75%
- Worms W.M.D - 66%
- Worms World Party Remastered - 80%
- Yoku’s Island Express - 33%
- Yooka-Laylee - 70%
- Yooka-Laylee Digital Artbook - 66%
- Yooka-Laylee Digital Deluxe Edition - 70%
- Yooka-Laylee Soundtrack - 70%
Overcooked! 2 – Get FIVE extra chefs free, when you pre-order!
Overcooked! 2 comes to Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on August 7th 2018, and you can pre-order now to get the ‘Too Many Cooks’ pack, which contains FIVE bonus chefs – for free!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zM7ZfonD-Q
So, if a fancy unicorn or a cheeky monkey are your spirit animal chefs, you’ll get them free with your pre-order (along with a calico cat, alien and walrus)!
Interested in pre-ordering Overcooked! 2 and getting some extra chefs before the game’s launch on August 7th? Head to the Steam store page!
Update 2 now live!
Hi everyone!
Since the launch of Yoku’s Island Express, our fantastic community has been very helpful by informing us of any glitches they’ve found or areas where user friendly improvements could be made.
So we’re happy to say that we’ve been working hard behind the scenes and have now released an update with a considerable number of improvements. Please see below for a full list of changes and be sure to let us know of any further feedback you have here on Steam or on our official social media accounts!
Quality of life improvements for Update 2:
• Unopened chests and filled mailboxes are now visible regardless of a player’s location.
• Scarab trackers are now displayed on the map when you get to 10 Scarabs or less.
• Map marker for “Return to Nim” added after finding all three chiefs.
Bug fixes for Update 2:
• Open chests and filled mailboxes are no longer visible on the map.
• Fix for quest marker for “Ask Tunguska about getting some Climbing Gear” now disappears when criteria has been met.
• Fix for shop marker missing on map for the Marrow Hill, Hideout Wickerling tracker.
• Background no longer appears at low quality textures if the inventory is opened whilst zooming out of a telescope.
• Map graphics no longer disappear when viewing the map immediately after leaving the Aerial Ascent telescope.
• Fosfor no longer re-appears in their lair if returning after saving and reloading.
• Music is now present in the pinball puzzle after approaching area from the Great Falls.
• It is no longer possible to block yourself in the Peak area.
• The camera no longer detaches from Yoku if using the Sootling on a Leash to fling Yoku off the edge in the Cove Mushroom location.
• Fix for typo in one of Chirp’s lines of dialogue.
• Graphical seam fixed when using the telescope near the bottom of the Great Falls.
• Sumoe shop marker is now removed if the treasure map is purchased through the discounted option.
• Fix for performance FPS drop if fruit isn’t collected from the Scarab in Everfrost Forest, The Lighthouse.
• It is no longer possible for Yoku to get stuck within the Screetch.
• Omh and Tilo no longer move location if you enter or leave Ivory Peaks Trail without talking to Jamja.
• Particle effect from Seed Pod Branch is now removed after it has been picked up.
• Lighting no longer pops at the top of the Tall Totem Tower reveal cutscene.
• Fix for performance FPS drop during the Tall Totem Tower reveal cutscene.
• It is no longer possible to knock the drop-down plank the wrong way in the Church of the Space Monks, Secret Sanctuary area.
• Improvements to the Simplified Chinese localisation.
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Your feedback needed – New Chinese script
Since the launch of Yoku’s Island Express, we’ve received a small amount of feedback to suggest that some players are unhappy with parts of the Chinese localisation of the game’s script.
We’re very sorry about this and are investigating the matter internally at Team17. As a first step to improve the quality we’ve made some changes to the Chinese script and uploaded a new version of the game to separate test branch.
Access the Beta
- Open Steam, right-click Yoku's Island Express and select Properties
- Select Beta
- Enter the code "yokusnotjustanybug"
- Select [customersupport] via the drop-down menu
It would help us very much if you can play the test translation and then leave a comment here or contact us at https://www.team17.com/support/ to tell us how happy you are with the improvements made to the script. If you are generally happy with the improvements then we will add them to the public Steam and console versions of the game as soon as possible.
Thanks for playing!
Team17
Free demo now available!
Yoku’s Island Express is one of the most critically acclaimed indie games of the year, with a Metacritic average of 84, including praise from the likes of GameSpot, PC Gamer and IGN! At the time of writing, our Steam user reviews currently sit at 94% positive too!
Plenty of people have fallen in love with Yoku’s Island Express, but we understand that some of you might still be on the fence about it. After all, we’ve heard from a few people that they can’t imagine how a blend of pinball and Metroidvania works.
Well now you don’t need to imagine, because we have a free playable demo to give you a taste of life on Mokumana Island! Download today to try out the first steps in Yoku’s first day on the job as a dung beetle postman and be sure to let us know what you think!
If you’ve already played through Yoku’s Island Express then why not tell a friend they can now try it free of charge? They’ll probably love you forever for such a great recommendation!
Every Team17 game discounted in the Steam Summer Sale!
This time, every single Team17 game has been discounted by up to 90%! That includes fan favourites like Overcooked, The Escapists 2 and Worms W.M.D! It includes Early Access mega hit My Time At Portia! And it even includes our most recent releases, RAGING JUSTICE and Yoku’s Island Express!
For the full list of games and their discounts, make sure to head to our brand new [URL="https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/Team17"]Steam Creator Page[/URL] where you can also find some handy lists to help you decide which Team17 game is for you!
Out today! - Reviews + livestream
Get those flipper fingers ready because Yoku’s Island Express is out today!
Lovingly designed by the team at Villa Gorilla, Yoku’s Island Express is beautifully drawn open-world platform game with a twist… The entire world plays like one giant pinball table!
Take control of Yoku, a dung beetle on his first day on the job as the postman of Mokumana Island and flip your way around to deliver the post, solve the islanders’ problems and collect a whole lot of lovely fruit!
How exactly does a pinball-platform game work? Check out the new trailer to find out!
https://youtu.be/sMgHGxYOUek
Here are some of the awesome reviews we’ve had for Yoku so far…
“A glorious marriage of pinball and platforming and a wild-spirited adventure to cherish.”
Recommended - Eurogamer
“Stands out as something wholly unique”
8/10 - IGN
“One of the most delightful games you’re likely to play all year.”
4/5 – Hardcore Gamer
“One of the most surprising games of 2018”
8/10 – Push Square
“Just wonderful”
8/10 – God Is A Geek
Yoku’s Island Express is out now on Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Still undecided? We’ll be livestreaming a portion of the game over on the Yoku’s Island Express Facebook page at 5pm BST today!
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Yoku’s Island Express available to pre-order + new trailer!
It is now the month of May! That means Yoku’s Island Express is out THIS MONTH… May 29th to be exact.
To celebrate, we’ve released a brand-new story trailer so you can find our just what the heck a dung-beetle postman is doing whizzing around an island made of pinball tables!
Check it out…
https://youtu.be/DYaUasz9tpI
We’ve also just got back from a whistle-stop tour around Europe where we showed Yoku off to several members of the gaming press. Here’s some of the highlights from the UK media…
“Feels like pure sunshine” – Eurogamer
“A fun, addictive and original take on the Metroidvania formula with a winning personality to match.” – Trusted Reviews
“Strikingly individual and just plain delightful” – The Sixth Axis
“With its lush art style, Ghibli-inspired environments and novel approach to the platform genre, Yoku’s Island Express could be something special” – Alphr
Yoku’s Island Express releases 29th May 2018 and is available to pre-order now with a 10% discount!
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