Yoku's Island Express

Metroidvania-style games have become increasingly common in recent years, with dozens of great games that put exploration and upgrades at the forefront. Here's a selection of some of the best examples of the genre on Xbox.

Posted 4 months ago by Luke Albigés

It's your last chance to get beloved Xbox indie adventure Yoku's Island Express before it disappears from Games with Gold this week to make way for a new selection of games, along with 360 title Viva Piñata: Party Animals.

Posted 1 year ago by Luke Albigés

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Posted 1 year ago by Sean Carey

Microsoft has now announced May's Games with Gold lineup. Those with Xbox Live Gold will be able to download Yoku's Island Express, The Inner World - The Last Wind Monk, Hydro Thunder Hurricane, and Viva Piñata: Party Animals.

Posted 1 year ago by Sean Carey

A total of five games are set to leave Xbox Game Pass soon. Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Devil May Cry 5 and more will be dropping out of the service on August 15th.

Posted 2 years ago by Sean Carey

Yoku's Island Express is now on Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass for PC. It's a metroidvania game, in Yoku must restore postal order on Mokumana and save the island.

Posted 4 years ago by Heidi Nicholas

The second episode of the ID@Xbox Game Pass showcase confirmed six more games for Xbox Game Pass on console and 11 more games for Xbox Game Pass for PC.

Posted 4 years ago by Rebecca Smith

Head to the Xbox Store to download the demo for Yoku's Island Express and see if you will enjoy the open-world metroidvania gameplay.

Posted 5 years ago by Ashley Woodcock

Metroidvania games are one of the oldest in the home console library. That's how their genre name after all. Here's our list of the best Metroidvanias available on Xbox One in 2018.

Posted 5 years ago by Mark Delaney

For our next site competition, we're giving you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for the recently released ID@Xbox game Yoku's Island Express.

Posted 5 years ago by Dave Horobin