Yooka-Replaylee Spoilers

The demo for Yooka-Replaylee just landed on Steam, and hidden within its files are tons of clues about the full release. Here are some of the most interesting things I discovered.

Still Only 5 Worlds

In \Yooka-Replaylee Demo\ReplayleeWin64_Data\StreamingAssets\aa\catalog.json it makes references to “Assets/Playtonic/Scenes/Main Levels/Level_01”, goes up to Level_05 and then has “Level_07_FinalBoss”. Hub is listed as “Level_00_Hub_X”.

This file also makes reference to “Assets/Playtonic/Game/Scenes/RextroArcade/Levels/RextroArcade_Level_01/RextroArcade_Level_01.REXTROARCADELEVEL.asset” and goes up to RextroArcade_Level_08.

The most obvious omission here is Level_06. Why is it missing? It’s unclear. This could indicate a world that was cut during development, or perhaps it’s simply a placeholder in case they decide to add a sixth world later. Based on the demo’s files, though, it still looks like we’re getting five core worlds.

Rextro Has 8 New Levels

One of Yooka-Replaylee’s most welcome upgrades is the complete overhaul of the Rextro minigame levels. Here are the names of these revamped challenges:

Jawesome Jungle
Snipline Sands
Dino-Soar Desert
Pushy Palms
Slowflow Tableau
Grrr-apple Glacier
Hot-Hop Hike
Bite ‘n Switch Blizzard

Galleon Galaxy I.N.E.P.T

Yooka-Replaylee addresses a famous/infamous Yooka-Laylee easter egg: the I.N.E.P.T. robot in the final level. Previously capped at 98% loading, now well… it does this:

1. “Bzzzt! Error! Loading sequence was interrupted by hostile forces.”
2. “Attempting loading, 97%…98%..99%…error!”
3. “Please remove hostile forces from the area.”
4. “Loading complete, please interface with I.N.E.P.T unit.”
5. “Wow, I hope this is worth all this bother.”
6. “Loading complete….bzzzt…”
7. “…Bzzzt..”
8. “..zzzzt.”
9. “Ineptshirtfinalfinal1.inept has finished rendering. Please see Vendi to claim your complimentary accessory.”
10. “We waited all this time for a lousy accessory?!”
11. “We never really learned what that thing was gonna say. So, I can’t put it in my story this time, can I?
    We got an exciting space battle, didn’t we? I thought that was neat.”
12. “I was hoping to learn an incredible secret!”
13. “Bzzzt? Secret?!! “Vendi disappears between one and three am every night” bbzzzzt error.”
14. “Hmm, perhaps some things should remain mysteries.”

List of Tonics

Here are a list of tonics currently in Yooka-Replaylee.

Looka-Yaylee : Swap Yooka and Laylee’s colours.
Feather Finder : Helps locate Quills.
Tune Squad : Swap to music from the original Yooka-Laylee.
Hearty : Adds three extra hearts.
Reaper-Laylee : Play with only one heart. Not for the fainthearted!
Cashing in : Get two gold Q.U.I.D.S for every one you collect.
Magnet Magnate : Using the Tail Twirl sucks up Q.U.I.D.S.
Get a classic haircut. : (No description)
Reptile Rampage : Reptile Roll damages enemies.
Fur-ious : (No description)
Superhero Landing : Land with a bit more impact (and pizazz).
Framed! : Experience the game with a comic book vibe.
Tooned Up : Play with cel shaded graphics.
Octobit : Adventure with 8 Bit graphics.
Placeholder line for the NES filter. : (No description)
Pocket Power : Play with retro handheld graphics.
Rewindy : Adds some tasty CRT static!
Impressive : Adds a painted graphical filter.
Spin Cycle : (No description)
Outlined : Adds a chunky outline to the game.
Equips three tonics at random. : (No title given)
Tonal Shift : Try not to go dotty with this toned filter.
Filmic : Adds a classy film filter.
Monochrome : Banish those pesky colours.
Placeholder line for the felt tip filter. : (No description)
Memories : Relive your past with this classy sepia filter.
Greater Glide : Extends the length of the glide.
Spinfinite : Keep pressing ([PlayerMoves/Attack]) to spin as many times as you want!
Newbee Blast : Shoot out a ring of energy when performing the Buddy Slam.
Breathless : Limits how long you can stay underwater.
Fall Damage : Take damage when you fall from a height.
Butterfleed : Butterflys no longer appear.
Q.U.I.D.S In : Don’t lose Q.U.I.D.S when knocked out.
Quill Magnet : Automatically suck up Quills nearby.
One Hit Wonder : Corplets die in one hit.
EYES!!! : Enemies have googly eyes.
Colourful! : Leave behind a colourful trail when Yooka runs.
Topsy-Turvy : Turns enemies upside down.
Gleeful Glide : Leave behind a colourful trail when Yooka runs.
Clownin’ Around : Adds the dulcet sound of clown shoes to the game.
Party Animal : Celebrate when Yooka uses Lizard Lash!
Bam-boozle! : Replace the Tail Twirl with an explosive special move.
Take Five : Heal when standing still.
Tough Luck : Enemies take more hits to defeat.
Phoenix Wings : The chances of this bird reviving are better than zero.
Loose Change : (No description)
Butterfly Bounty : (No description)
Charged Up : (No description)
Q.U.I.D.S disappear as soon as you lose them. : (No title given)
Golden Butterflies give you Q.U.I.D.S when collected. : (No title given)
Extends the duration of the Power Meter. : (No title given)

To get an idea of what some of these will look like, here are the icons of the tonics. Some tonics will change the look of the game. Those can be found here.

Here’s what Yooka and Laylee will look like when the Looka-Yaylee tonic is applied.

List of Cosmetics

Buccaneer Buddies
Shovel Knight
Stingdom Scion
Tribalstack Tourist
Icymetric Royalty
Moodymaze Menace
Lucky Suit
Cosmic Captain
Chompion Costume
Punk Rocker
Vintage
Karting Suit
Backpack by Vendi
Laylee’s Sunglasses
Ssslouch Hat
Laylee’s Googly Eyes
Woolly Hat
Corplet Cranium
Blue Letterman Cap
Burgundy Letterman Cap
Green Letterman Cap
Collector’s Crown
Breaded Laylee
Party Hat
Beret
Hat of Hydration
Yooka’s Sunglasses
Kerchief
Inflatable Armbands
Luxury Tie
Goggles
Glitterglaze Gloves
R.M.U
Sweatband
Yooka’s Googly Eyes
Collector’s Medallion
Shirt by Vendi
Shovel Knight Shirt
Classic Shirt
Quack Corp Shirt
Mark’s Shirt
Blue Letterman Jacket
Burgundy Letterman Jacket
Green Letterman Jacket
Pyjama Top
Super Snow Jacket
Quill Jumper
Ssshort Ssshorts
Shorts by Vendi
Multi-Pants
Pyjama Trousers
Amateur Skater Shorts
Rip-Torn Jeans
Gym King
Collector’s Pirate Pants
Sweatpants
Mark’s Trousers
Q.U.I.D.S Pack
Tonic Slot
Collector’s Jacket
Laylee Shavee
Red Woolly Hat
Laylee’s Sunglasses (Blue)
Laylee’s Sunglasses (Red)
Laylee’s Sunglasses (Yellow)
Vendi’s Catwalk Creation
Glitterglaze Gloves (Below Zero Blue)
Glitterglaze Gloves (Frozen Fuchsia)
Halo There!
Sweatband (Bold Blue)
Sweatband (Yucky Yellow)
Sweatband (Furious Fuchsia)
Red Shorts
Red-y, Steady, Go!
Purple Shorts
Yooka’s Sunglasses (Blue)
Yooka’s Sunglasses (Yellow)
Yooka’s Sunglasses (Red)
Snow Jacket (Perfect Purpink)
Snow Jacket (Vendi Variation)
Snow Jacket (Peak Design)
Kerchief (Red)
Kerchief (Blue Corduroy)
Kerchief (Red & White Stripe)
Woolly Hat (Blizzard Blue)
Woolly Hat (Grass Green)
Boxing Gloves
Doughnut Trousers
Blue Striped Pyjama Top
Tartan Pyjama Top
Check Pyjama Top
Blue Striped Pyjama Trousers
Tartan Pyjama Trousers
Check Pyjama Trousers
Gym King (Blue/Pink)
Gym King (Gold/Blue)
Gym King (Extreme Pink)
Dr. Quack’s Stethoscope
Amateur Skater Shorts (White)
Amateur Skater Shorts (Black)
Amateur Skater Shorts (Blue)
Playtonic Shirt
Ripped Jeans (Faded)
Ripped Jeans (Dusky Pink)
Angel Wings
Health Extender
Dark Angel Wings
Red Dotty Bow
Pink Bow
Green Floral Bow
Deerstalker
Bats Basketball Top (Red)
Bats Basketball Top (Orange)
Bats Basketball Top (Purple)
Bats Basketball Shorts (Red)
Bats Basketball Shorts (Orange)
Bats Basketball Shorts (Purple)
Glitterglaze Gloves (Blue)
Glitterglaze Gloves (Pink)
Old Skool Uniform (Blue)
Old Skool Uniform (Red)
Somehow still fits.
Tie (Blue)
Tie (Green Stripe)
Tie (Hivory Pattern)
Mysterious Monocle
I.N.E.P.T Vision
Old Skool Uniform

Here’s what the cosmetics look like.

Here’s what some of the cosmetics look like on Yooka and Laylee.

New Character?

Grant Kirkhope appears in the game, in some form. Could be wrong, but I don’t remember Grant actually being a character in the original.

This character has a Pagie and 16 lines of dialogue attached to him.

Along with that, it appears that the rap is now in the game.

What Else?

I’m sure there’s still plenty more that could be found if you were to dig through the rest of the files, but that seems like a good place to stop for now.

Yooka-Replaylee is slated to release sometime in 2025, though the exact date is not known as of now.

You can find Yooka-Replaylee on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2448020/YookaReplaylee/

I also took a look at the demo, which you can find below.