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Yoku's Island Express cover art

Yoku's Island Express

Villa Gorilla · Team17 Digital Ltd · 2018-05-29

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 29, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 29, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), May 29, 2018 (Xbox One), May 29, 2018 (PlayStation 4)

Meet Yoku, the pint-sized postman protagonist of Yoku's Island Express! Use a unique blend of pinball mechanics, platforming and open world exploration to unlock the secrets of Mokumana Island, help the locals, awaken ancient deities and much more in this amazing new tropical adventure!

20
playing now
96%
positive of 5.3k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
84/100
IGDB user rating (108 ratings)
5.5h
to beat · completionist 8.6h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

20 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Yoku's Island Express is a platform pinball adventure game developed by Swedish studio Villa Gorilla and published by Team17. The studio's debut project, the game was released in May 2018 for Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. A version was released for Amazon Luna in October 2020.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 20 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 235 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~29/week).
  • · Review velocity up 93% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 133k–318k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,302 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-90%
Steam$1.99-90%
GOG$1.99-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.99-90%
GameBillet$3.45-83%
Fanatical$3.59-82%
Humble Store$3.99-80%
IndieGala$3.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at GOG (2025-12-03) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 146 of 195 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14714720182026Week of 2018-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5412026-08-06 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 11 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 10 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 8 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 8 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 11 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 18 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 14 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 19 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 43 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 19 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 30 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 51 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 33 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 35 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 54 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 26 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 24 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 25 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 19 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 20 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$1.992018-05-032026-08-302018-05-03 — best price $17.992018-09-15 — best price $19.992018-11-28 — best price $19.992019-02-18 — best price $19.992019-06-03 — best price $9.992019-09-17 — best price $19.992019-11-24 — best price $19.992020-01-20 — best price $19.762020-04-01 — best price $15.742020-06-17 — best price $3.992020-08-31 — best price $19.992020-10-30 — best price $17.882021-01-04 — best price $19.992021-03-17 — best price $16.882021-05-20 — best price $3.592021-07-23 — best price $3.992021-10-04 — best price $19.992021-12-13 — best price $3.992022-02-25 — best price $3.992022-05-06 — best price $3.992022-07-30 — best price $19.992022-11-04 — best price $19.992023-01-20 — best price $3.992023-05-23 — best price $16.592023-08-10 — best price $19.992023-11-27 — best price $19.992024-02-11 — best price $14.392024-04-23 — best price $3.992024-07-29 — best price $3.992024-10-03 — best price $19.992024-12-27 — best price $3.252025-03-19 — best price $3.992025-05-24 — best price $19.992025-08-21 — best price $4.002025-10-26 — best price $19.992026-01-16 — best price $3.292026-03-26 — best price $3.902026-05-21 — best price $3.402026-08-01 — best price $19.402026-08-30 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

46152026-05-29 — 46 pageviews2026-06-01 — 31 pageviews2026-06-04 — 31 pageviews2026-06-07 — 27 pageviews2026-06-10 — 34 pageviews2026-06-13 — 23 pageviews2026-06-16 — 33 pageviews2026-06-19 — 23 pageviews2026-06-22 — 32 pageviews2026-06-25 — 30 pageviews2026-06-28 — 30 pageviews2026-07-01 — 33 pageviews2026-07-04 — 27 pageviews2026-07-07 — 38 pageviews2026-07-10 — 21 pageviews2026-07-13 — 23 pageviews2026-07-16 — 24 pageviews2026-07-19 — 45 pageviews2026-07-22 — 25 pageviews2026-07-25 — 35 pageviews2026-07-28 — 19 pageviews2026-07-31 — 29 pageviews2026-08-03 — 23 pageviews2026-08-06 — 20 pageviews2026-08-09 — 21 pageviews2026-08-12 — 23 pageviews2026-08-15 — 29 pageviews2026-08-18 — 31 pageviews2026-08-21 — 24 pageviews2026-08-24 — 28 pageviews2026-08-26 — 29 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

31
achievements tracked
77.5%
earned "Lets get this party started!"
27.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)12,88910%31
Steam (Steam)10,26317%31
PS4 (PlayStation)4,07145%32
Switch (Nintendo)3580%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DCuteIndiePhysicsPinballAdventureControllerHand-drawnOpen WorldPlatformer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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