
Experience the tale of a cheerful girl and a grouchy talking hat in this charming Metroidvania, where every ability is hat-based! Throw the hat to attack enemies, teleport to him to make perilous leaps, and fly him through narrow tunnels of spikes as you escape a dangerous magic forest.
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Experience the tale of a cheerful girl and a grouchy talking hat in this charming Metroidvania, where every ability is hat-based! Throw the hat to attack enemies, teleport to him to make perilous leaps, and fly him through narrow tunnels of spikes as you escape a dangerous magic forest.
Playing with a keyboard and mouse is recommended for the best experience, as it supports 360° aiming, allowing you to throw the hat wherever you wish!
Brave rooms that have all been thoughtfully designed to be challenging and interesting—including both tricky platforming and heart-pumping enemy encounters. They will test your familiarity and mastery of your abilities, so leap, throw, and teleport to victory!
In addition to the usual Metroidvania secrets behind breakable walls, Whirlwind Magician features outside-the-box ways to use your abilities as well as secret ones that will open up shortcuts and change how you approach the game, inspired by popular speedrunning titles like Super Metroid.
Play as Viola—a cheerful and brave young girl who wants to become a magician, and Gibson—a grouchy and cautious talking hat who is reluctantly helping Viola find her way home. Watch their friendship grow as they bicker, argue, and learn to get along with their contrasting personalities.
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Languages: English
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Cute lil' mini metroidvania with a fun swapping gimmick. The mechanics are explored pretty well for a short game, and the secrets require some lateral thinking which is appreciated.
Very neat metroidvania! :-)
Is this the most amazing game in the world? Nope, but its a solo dev who made a perfectly good (if short) game. Well worth the $3 price.
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Hours played at review time, across 42 reviews with recorded playtime.
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Fling that hat
A fun little game. I enjoyed it. the game mechanics are used well and in fun situations, and each feel very different from the others. The ennemies also demand you use those abilities well, which is cool and make the whole feel coherent. The story is very cute, and fit well for the length of the game. And the artstyle is cute as well.
Super fun and refreshing!
Clever and fun Microvania (extra micro).
Cute and charming metroidvania. 100% in around 84 minutes of played for 3 bucks isn't that bad. Mechanics were fun and nothing was too challenging.
good
Very cute and fun! But the game absorved some of my inputs when I was jumping or attacking.
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