Meet our hero Yoku the Dung Beetle who has arrived on Mokumana Island to relieve the resident pterodactyl postmaster of his duties. He’s ready for the easy life, soaking up the sun and delivering parcels on a tropical paradise!

However, he’ll quickly discover that an ancient Island deity is trapped in a restless sleep, and a host of colourful, quirky islanders are plagued by quakes and storms brought forth by its nightmares. It’s all down to Yoku to traverse the island using a unique blend of pinball mechanics and open world exploration, in an amazing quest to help those in need!

Flip and bump our pint-sized protagonist around the stunning hand-painted island on your quest to rebuild the post-office, discover the mystery of the Fruit Altar, and wake an old god from its deep slumber.

Team17 and independent developer Villa Gorilla have launched a free demo for open-world metroidvania pinball platform adventure game, Yoku’s Island Express.

The demo is available to download today from the Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, Nintendo eShop and Steam.

Key Features

• Genre combining open world pinballing
• Unique beautifully handpainted artwork
• An island filled with unique creatures, both big and small
• Action-packed nonlinear gameplay that awards exploration

Yoku’s Island Express is curently available on Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC £15.99 / 19,99 € / $19.99.