Banjo-Kazooie Spiritual Successor, Yooka-Laylee, Coming to Consoles and PC

Playtonic Games, a new studio formed by the creative talent behind adventure series such as Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong Country, today launched the Kickstarter campaign for Yooka-Laylee, an all-new 3D platformer coming to consoles and PC.

Yooka-Laylee (previously ‘Project Ukulele’) will be released in 2016 and star the charismatic new heroes Yooka and Laylee. Using an arsenal of special moves like Yooka’s tongue grapple and Laylee’s sonar blast, players will explore – and expand – 3D worlds filled with collectibles and secrets to discover.

The project will feature a soundtrack created in collaboration with composers David Wise (Donkey Kong Country series), Steve Burke (Kameo: Elements of Power) and Grant Kirkhope (Banjo-Kazooie series).

Playtonic is using Kickstarter as a means of both expanding the scope of Yooka-Laylee and bringing it to more platforms. The game is currently played for release on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Wii U, with release timings dependent on the success of the crowdfunding campaign.