Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
Explore a city with a yoyo that doubles as a weapon and a traversal tool. Learned tricks link together to open hidden routes through an adventure of combat and action puzzles.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.7 / 10
About this game
Your yoyo is the centre of a top-down urban adventure: use it against enemies, learn new tricks and combine those moves to reach hidden places. The city leads into the businesses of rival crime bosses, whose buildings mix navigation, combat and action puzzles. Many challenges admit more than one solution, leaving room to work out your own route. Progress also involves collecting badges that change your abilities and unlocking passive upgrades through a loan shark. These systems sit alongside the expanding set of yoyo techniques: exploration uncovers places to investigate, while new moves give you additional ways to tackle the terrain. The presentation uses a retro, two-dimensional style.
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AI review
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A promising fit for players who enjoy discovering new uses for a movement tool.
Using yoyo techniques for both traversal and combat could make learning a move rewarding beyond a single encounter. Multiple solutions give experimentation a clear purpose, while badges offer another way to adjust your approach.
Strengths
- Chained tricks could make finding an unconventional route feel like applying a skill you have learned.
- Ability-changing badges offer scope to experiment alongside movement mastery.
Who it is for: Players who like combining action puzzles with exploratory movement and testing alternative routes.
Play notes: If you prefer combat to stand apart from traversal puzzles, the shared emphasis on yoyo techniques may be less appealing.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension New tricks and optional ability adjustments provide different reasons to keep exploring, without establishing how evenly those discoveries are spaced. | Reviewed | 8.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension A tool shared by fighting and movement could reward learning its possibilities rather than treating each obstacle as an unrelated task. | Reviewed | 9.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The retro 2D city setting may appeal to players who enjoy a compact, illustrated stage for movement experiments. | Reviewed | 8.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Support for TV, tabletop and handheld modes offers flexibility in where to play; it does not establish equivalent performance across those modes. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Pocket Trap
- Publisher
- PM Studios
- Release date
- Aug 20, 2026
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- www.nintendo.com
- Offline minimum players
- 1
- Offline maximum players
- 1
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genreAdventure
- Tags
- Story-drivenEquipment-driven Progression3D GraphicsSolo-friendlyPlatformingMetroidvaniaMain Story 20–50 HoursReal-time CombatExplorationFast-pacedReplayableThird Person
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- ESRB: Everyone
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Top-down
Release editions
- Nintendo Switch 2WorldwideAug 20, 2026
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com