Yoshi And The Mysterious Book: The Kotaku Review

Kotaku | 28.05.2026 20:00
A few hours before writing this review, I turned in my review of Mina the Hollower, a game I adored. One of the things I love about it is how well it rewards and encourages curiosity and experimentation, and this is something I’ve loved in a lot of recent games including Blue Prince, Animal Well, and Titanium Court. You would think, given my love for secret-stuffed games that want you to try things just for the fun of it, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book would be a real page-turner for me. But while I love its picture-book aesthetic and a lot of its levels were a good time, there’s a hollowness at the center of this egg that I just can’t get past.