Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
- Developer
- Playtonic
- Publisher
- Team17
- Released
- 07 October 2019
- Age rating
- PEGI 3
- UK price
- £24.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Yooka and Laylee are back for a brand new adventure! Get ready for the ultimate challenge - the Impossible Lair! Capital B has created a Hivemind device and used it to enslave the toughest bees in the Royal Stingdom - the Royal Beettalion Guard! Liberate them from chapters filled with only the tastiest 2D platforming trimmings, and take on a 3D overworld that contains a wealth of puzzles, secrets and some familiar faces!
Best gaming PC for Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Team17 on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 SP1 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit |
| CPU | Intel Core i3-2125 or AMD A8-6600K | Intel Core i5-2550 or AMD FX-8120 |
| RAM | 6 GB | 7 GB |
| GPU | GeForce GTX 650 or Radeon HD 5770 | GeForce GTX 660 or Radeon R9 270 |
| Storage | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| DirectX | Not stated | Not stated |
Verified 23 August 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-2550 and your GPU is at or above GeForce GTX 660, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.