Owlboy

Owlboy is an indie game by D-Pad Studio. It is a platformer with a mixture of action and puzzles, starring the Owlboy, named Otus, and his various Gunner partners. Development started in 2007 and finished in November 2016, almost ten years later.


 * Advancing Boss of Doom: The Temple Guardian.
 * Alas, Poor Yorick: Refenced, as Alphonse apparently has a Skull he uses for acting.
 * Boss Arena Idiocy: The Sky Pirates would've had Otus if not for those rocks hanging from the ceiling.
 * Cape Wings: Otus's Owl Cloak seems to be this.
 * Defeat Means Friendship: After Alphonse is defeated, he's happy to cooperate with Otus. His partner isn't so keen on the idea, though.
 * Dual Boss: Both Sky Pirates fight you together, but only one attacks at a time.
 * Emergency Energy Tank: The Canteen is a refillable kind.
 * Flunky Boss: The giant Gawk, who arrives with a swarm of smaller Gawks.
 * Heroic Mime: Otus, who can only respond to questions with chirping.
 * I Am Not Shazam: The main character's name is not Owlboy, it's Otus.
 * MacGuffin Guardian: The Guardian of the Owl Temple, apparently.
 * Nice Hat: Otus can wear his Gunners' hats to effect how his Gunners shoot.
 * Our Gnomes Are Weirder: Well, they're blind, cavedwelling, and enjoy a healthy diet of adventurers.
 * Pass Through the Rings: The game's... currency?
 * Power-Up Food: The various colored 'Ish' items, which grant a (usually temporary) bonus to Otus's abilities:
 * Green Ish: Recovers health.
 * Yellow Ish: Increases speed.
 * Blue Ish: Increases defense.
 * Red Ish: Increases attack.
 * Orange Ish: Increases rate of fire.
 * Save Point: A sophisticated gentlemen fish. Makes no sense but... it's awesome.
 * Sky Pirate: The game's antagonists.
 * Temple of Doom: The Owl Temple isn't the safest place in the world, but much of the danger seems to come from a monster infestation.
 * To Be Continued: At the end of the Demo.
 * Video Game Flight: Otus can fly almost anywhere, except when under a waterfall.
 * World in the Sky: So far the entire world of Owlboy seems to be a bunch of floating islands.