Yooka-Laylee Passes $2.4 Million, Free DLC Stretch Goal Revealed

The crowdfunding campaign for Yooka-Laylee, a spiritual successor to legendary N64 game Banjo-Kazooie, continues to soar.

It's now reached £1.5 million ($2.4 million), which is more than 894 percent of its original £175,000 ($275,000) target. The Yooka-Laylee crowdfunding campaign needed only 38 minutes to reach its initial target, going on to raise $1.5 million its its first 24 hours. The campaign still has 34 days left.

Developer Playtonic Games has also revealed a new stretch goal for Yooka-Laylee. Should the campaign hit £2 million ($3.1 million), the studio will release the game's first DLC pack free for all backers. Playtonic stressed that it won't even start developing this content until after the main game is finished and shipped.

If the Yooka-Laylee campaign receives even more monetary support, Playtonic will use those extra funds to "polish the game to the Nth degree."

Yooka-Laylee is a "buddy-duo" game in the vein of Banjo-Kazooie, but instead of a bear and a bird, it stars a chameleon and a bat. The game is being worked on by a number of Rare veterans who developed Banjo-Kazooie, and is due to launch in 2016 for PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Wii U.

You can secure a copy of Yooka-Laylee by pledging at least $15. Backing at that level gets you a copy of the PC version, while you'll need to pay around $22 to get a console copy.

Earlier this week, Playtonic revealed a new supporting character for Yooka-Laylee, a trouser snake named Trowzer.