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Yoshi and the Mysterious Book reviews roundup

Posted on May 19, 2026 by (@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book reviews

Nintendo is about to publish Yoshi and the Mysterious Book on Nintendo Switch 2, but before that happens, reviews of the game are starting to come online. We’ve rounded up some of the early verdicts.

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is the first entry in the series since Yoshi’s Crafted World in 2019. This time around, Nintendo is offering a puzzle platformer in which players can enter a living encyclopedia. Yoshi can interact with quirky creatures and learn all about them. He can jump on them, carry them on his back, gobble them up to see what they taste like, and more.

Below is the roundup of reviews for Yoshi and the Mysterious Book:

IGN – 6 / 10
GameSpot – 7 / 10
Game Informer – 7.75 / 10
Shacknews – 8 / 10
GamesRadar – 4 / 5
Eurogamer – 4 / 5
Polygon – N/A

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book comes to Nintendo Switch 2 this Thursday, May 21. For those that want to get a look at the game, check out the new trailer that was just recently released here.

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