Okko The Exiled

The whole syncretic mix of themes for the lore, the cutesy sprites, the fairly balanced progression and difficulty curve for the gameplay (barring the downstrike mechanic which I didn't really find that hard, but your mileage may vary), all combined to make this game feel like a labour of love.

This will not be a long game if you really sink your teeth into platformers and action combat, but it will be immensely satisfying.

It's really recommended and a must play 2D Action Platformer with amazing pixel art style with a great story and love put into making it.

This game has multiple difficult and fun optional challenges, including something that I found even more fun than the Path of Pain from Hollow Knight, and of similar difficulty, though a bit shorter.

Now, I do have to say that the complexity of the story's lore does feel large for such a condensed plot, however, I found myself with effectively everything important conveyed by the time the credits rolled all the same.

The music and OST was really nostalgic and I really loved each one of them, they are really calming to the heart and you would stop sometimes and take a moment to enjoy them.