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For Players who enjoy story-led platform adventures, expressive pixel art, and flight-based exploration: Otus’s journey through a vividly realized world blends platforming, action, and a character-focused story. Tradeoff: The adventure is linear, and its flight and companion-based combat may feel less precise than a dedicated platformer or action game.
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Owlboy is a platform/action-adventure video game created by Norwegian developer D-Pad Studio. Explore a vibrantly crafted pixel world in this flying adventure platformer. Being a mute, Otus struggles living up to the expectations of owl-hood. Things spiral from bad to worse with the sudden appearance of sky pirates. What follows is a journey through monster infested ruins, with unexpected encounters, and burdens no one should have to bear.
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