A masterclass in action design, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo delivers an unforgettable experience from start to finish.
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99%
Steam
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IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (99% positive from 1.5K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (92/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
Rich open world to explore
No significant drawbacks reported
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo is a 2025 platform-adventure game developed by Pocket Trap and published by PM Studios. It was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in May. The player takes on the role of Pippit, a member of the powerful Pipistrello family. After his aunt faces an attack by business rivals of the family, her soul is fragmented and trapped in mega-batteries to be used by their businesses. Pippit sets out with the last fragment in a cursed yoyo to recover the mega-batteries and reassemble her soul. The gameplay is reminiscent of Game Boy Advance games, notably from The Legend of Zelda.
Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 18d ago
Pros: - Challenging gameplay with tight controls. - The yo-yo and the player's ability moveset feels unique. - Almost every screen has a puzzle that you have to use your abilities to solve. Feels rewarding. Cons: - Having the player drop coins on death and also making coins be the main progression resource is a bad combo and not fun. The player doesn't have enough health to make this feel fair. I set the coin lost on death to 0% in the accessibility options and had a much better time. The coin grind for progression is still pretty challenging even without coin lose on death.
fantastic game. I don't know why it is not more famous. It is basically Celeste and A link to the past combined. No fillers, pure gameplay fun
Easily GOTY material for me. If you enjoy Zelda and exploration this game is such top tier with amazing charm.
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