Fit check
Is Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Adventure players who enjoy searching large areas for secrets and collectibles
- Action players who want combat and movement built around a yoyo
- Players who like solving traversal puzzles through multiple possible routes
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly linear adventure may find the multi-district exploration and route-finding too open-ended
- Players who prefer simple combat may not enjoy combining movement tricks, Special Moves, puzzles, and enemy encounters
- Players looking for a short, focused campaign may not want a game with over 1000 screens and more than 80 additional collectibles
Our take on Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
The store page emphasizes the city’s scale and large collectible counts, while the core structure also centers on four crime-boss businesses, their puzzles, and a character-driven corporate-conflict story.
What is Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo?
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo is a 2D top-down adventure set across a city divided into 4 districts.
Exploration, combat, platforming, and puzzle-solving combine as Pippit investigates rival crime entrepreneurs and enters their businesses. The yoyo serves as both weapon and traversal tool, with over 10 tricks and Special Moves that can be chained to reach new areas and attack enemies. The game includes over 1000 screens of challenges and secrets, more than 40 equippable Badges that alter play, over 20 passive Upgrades, and over 80 additional collectibles. Players can use the city map to choose routes, search for hidden areas, solve action puzzles, and face 4 crime bosses.
How Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo plays
- 01Yoyo traversal
- More than 10 tricks and Special Moves can be combined to reach areas and create different routes through the city.
- 02District exploration
- The city contains 4 districts with over 1000 screens of challenges and secrets.
- 03Crime boss lairs
- Four rival businesses contain enemies, labyrinthine areas, action puzzles, and boss encounters.
- 04Equippable Badges
- Over 40 Badges modify how the game is played.
- 05Passive Upgrades
- More than 20 passive improvements can be unlocked through a loan shark.
- 06Collectible hunting
- Over 80 additional items include life upgrades and treasures hidden throughout the town.
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo compared to similar games
Sundered: Eldritch Edition is described as a chaotic metroidvania, while Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo combines city exploration with yoyo-based traversal, puzzles, and four crime-boss lairs.
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo: platforms & release
Is Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo worth it?
It is worth it if: adventure players who enjoy searching large areas for secrets and collectibles. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly linear adventure may find the multi-district exploration and route-finding too open-ended.
Where can I download Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo on?
Windows only.
