Publisher Playtonic Friends and developer Playtonic Games have announced Super Yooka-Laylee Kart for PC (Steam). A release date was not announced. A series of multiplayer-focused beta tests are planned. The game will be playable for the first time at Summer Game Fest Play Days this weekend.
Here is an overview of the game, via Playtonic Friends:
About
The most skillful, expressive and explosive racer built around mastery, rivalry, and revenge-fueled comebacks. Race through a solo campaign, compete against rivals online, or create your own custom race setups and challenge your friends.
Super Yooka-Laylee Kart is a precision-focused arcade racer built around rivalry, mastery, and revenge-fueled comebacks.
Yooka and Laylee return alongside a cast of fan-favourite friends and foes in a vibrant karting adventure spanning worlds old and new. Players can race through a replayable Story Campaign, challenge rivals online, dominate local multiplayer, or create custom races and tournaments designed for both fierce competition and outlandish fun.
Built around expressive mechanics, advanced racing systems, tactical weapon usage, and a unique Rage mechanic, Super Yooka-Laylee Kart rewards players who continually improve, adapt their strategies, and master every track.
- Revenge-Fueled Racing – As rivals attack and positions shift, Rage builds throughout the race. Once unleashed, devastating revenge abilities can flip the race in an instant and create brutal comeback opportunities.
- More Mastery Than Ever Before – Tight controls, pixel-perfect precision, advanced techniques, weapons, and multiple high-skill maneuvers create a racing experience built around mastery and player expression.
- Create Your Own Races, Rules, and Rivalries – Players can customize races, tournaments, rulesets, and gameplay modifiers to create their own competitive challenges and chaotic multiplayer scenarios.
- New Ways to Win – Coins collected during races increase top speed but can also be spent between events on powerful perks, forcing players to balance risk, strategy, and long-term planning.
Key Features
- Precision-focused arcade racing built around mastery, skill expression, and advanced techniques.
- Unique Rage system that rewards tactical comebacks and brutal payback opportunities.
- Deep Story Campaign packed with tournaments, rival races, endurance events, and skill-based challenges.
- Extensive race customization allowing players to create their own races, rules, and rivalries.
- Online races, Time Trials, leaderboards, and dedicated online friend lobbies.
- Up to eight-player local split-screen multiplayer.
- Strategic risk-and-reward gameplay through collectable coins and powerful perks.
- Multiple advanced movement systems, weapons, and high-skill manoeuvres to master.
- Vibrant pixel art visuals combined with modern rendering techniques.
Online Features
- Online multiplayer races.
- Dedicated online friend lobbies.
- Online leaderboards.
- Time Trials.
- Planned multiplayer beta tests ahead of launch.
Watch the announcement trailer and animated key artwork below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.