YOLKED The Egg Game Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · April 27, 2023

For this YOLKED The Egg Game Review, a kinetic, physics-based platforming romp where you take control of an anthropomorphic egg as it emancipates itself from one perilous predicament to the next! Climb, mantle, & swing past all sorts of environmental hazards & dastardly dangers as your fellow eggs cheer you on!

YOLKED The Egg Game Review Pros:

Cartoon-style graphics.
3.86GB Download size.
Steam achievements.
Full controller support.
Graphics settings – resolution, fullscreen, and graphics quality preset.
Game settings – on-screen timer, on-screen death counter, on-screen health counter, and language.
Online leaderboards.
Two game modes – campaign and endless.
3 save slots.
3 difficulties – weak, normal, and eggspert.
Collectibles include skins, costumes, and particles for your egg.
The goal of the game is to navigate the many obstacles and make it to the end.
Objects can move, be affected by weight, break and so much more.
As an egg, you can crack and take damage and fall or being crushed as you break open.
Any item you collect can be equipped immediately with a button press.
Egg cups serve as a checkpoint.
Handy quick reset button.
Animated backdrops.
Very accessible.
Tons of fun.
A lot of replayability with the Collectibles and leaderboards.
Bouncy happy soundtrack.
Simple controls.

YOLKED The Egg Game Review Cons:

Cannot rebind controls.
Can be hard to know what you can grab onto and what you cannot.
You can only change into the latest collectible item with no way to change it until you get to the menu.
No shortcuts or accessibility options.
One trick that can outstay its welcome.
The momentum aspect feels way too tight and not as fluid as you would think it to be.
Restart is not snappy.

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