Explore a vast urban landscape in this exciting 2D top-down platforming adventure!
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo combines combat, platforming action, puzzle-solving, and exploration — all enveloped in a delightful character-driven story about corporate shenanigans! Face off against the rival crime entrepreneurs and their underlings using the weapon you know best: your prized yoyo! With Yoko Shimomura contributing as guest composer, you're in for a truly authentic nostalgia blast!
Pay close attention to your surroundings to discover new ways to traverse the terrain! With each newly-learned yoyo trick, you'll come to reinterpret the cityscape, and by chaining these maneuvers together, you'll be able to dexterously reach places you could never have imagined! Many challenges have multiple solutions — so come up with your own novel routes in this mouth-watering adventure!
Explore the city's 4 districts with over 1000 screens' worth of challenges and secrets!
Infiltrate the businesses of the 4 crime bosses! Navigate their labyrinthine buildings, take on foes, and solve action puzzles!
Master over 10 yoyo tricks and Special Moves to create your own yoyo-parkour routes and pulverize your enemies in combat!
Collect over 40 equippable Badges that alter the way you play!
Unlock over 20 passive Upgrades through a shady loan shark!
Find over 80 other collectibles throughout town, from life upgrades to precious treasures!
Pippit, the self-declared yoyo master, has never meshed well with the rest of his family: the powerful and influential Pipistrellos, headed by his auntie, Madame Pipistrello. The family's had a firm grip on their city for over a decade, owing to the monopoly on electricity that they hold.
It just so happens that, when Pippit finally drops by for his annual visit to the Pipistrello Manor, he gets caught up in the rival companies' nefarious plot to dethrone the Madame and take the source of energy generation for themselves! After the attack, Pippit and the Madame find themselves having to cooperate in a completely new arrangement......
Your journey takes place across a huge, bustling city run by rival crime entrepreneurs. From shopping districts to industrial complexes, to a geek culture convention and a sports-addicted neighborhood, you'll track down these dastardly crime bosses that have challenged your own family's dominion over the city!
It never hurts to be on the lookout for secret nooks and crannies! Carefully explore the city's districts with the aid of your map, and carve your own path towards the bosses' places of business! Venture into their dangerous lairs, crack puzzles, and be prepared for epic showdowns!
The world and puzzle design is so clever. The way the game teaches you its mechanics using the 'show don't tell' principle should be used as an example in game design courses. Absolute masterclass.
A very well made top down metroidvania with a very unique set of abilities. Movement feels smooth, puzzles are intuitive and varied. Got me hooked despite me heavily disliking retro-inspired artstyles.
Got all the vibe of a Mario-and-Luigi game but with it's own distinct style! Fantastic music (the composer is actually the same as in the Mario and Lugi games, lol), funny writing, very clever level design that unfolds more and more as you unlock new yoyo moves, and just the right amount of challenge (most of the time). There are a few spots where the game can get a little bit frustrating, but I never felt like I was stuck for too long. And at 25 hours a good length for my taste. TLDR: If you liked the Mario and Luigi games, you will probably like this! Give it a try!
I really really like this game
Without a doubt my best impulse buy of the year. While 4 levels may seem small at first impression, the game proves to be actually quite chunky thanks it its dense overworld filled with side challenges from small puzzles to platforming challenges. There are also many fun secrets to make exploration very fun. The combat is solid, but the mechanics for platforming are where the game shines the most giving you an interesting array of movement tools that you will be expected to combine for a tough but very fair challenge. The game is also filled to the brim with charm, conveying a funny parody of modern society while still keeping a lighthearted tone. Anyone who is looking for a good Zelda fix can't go wrong at least giving this game a try.
I thank the batteries i stole and horded from the mall for helping me on this journey
A fantastic game with enjoyable mechanics and a wonderful world to explore tip to toe. I personally believe that the highlight of this constant-high-quality experience is the absolutely stellar soundtrack. Every single track of this OST was a hit for me and would be stuck in my head for quite a while after putting the game down (especially the standard battle and the PoultryFC Stadium themes). With the wonderful finish of a credits medley track, I can fully recommend this game based on its soundtrack alone, with the added benefit that you also get a great game to play too.
Zelda exploration and puzzles with a paper mario badge system. Its an incredible game that is a joy to play from start to finish, and feels super rewarding just exploring and finding secrets. 100% Worth the asking price.
This game was absolutely stellar from beginning to end. Every stage introduces new mechanics that are gradually expanded upon for the rest of the game in really creative ways both in combat and puzzle-solving. Gorgeous pixel art and some catchy tunes round out the package really well.
Its like playing an old zelda game again. The exploration is very well done, level design is also fun. Definitely worth it if you like these type of games.
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Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo costs $19.99.
Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: 64-bit Windows 10 or newer Processor: Intel i5-6500, AMD A10-5800K, or newer Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated graphics / Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 / Radeon HD 7510 Storage: 800 MB available space Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo is available on Windows PC.
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo has 100% positive reviews from 76 players. Metacritic score: 87/100.
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo was released on May 28, 2025.
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