Pankapu

Pankapu is a 2D action-platformer set in the dreams of Djaha’rell, a child affected by a tragic incident. You play as Pankapu, a Dreamkeeper fighting to protect the dream world from invading nightmares. The tale is presented like a fable, alongside a second thread about Djaha’rell’s life.

Move through side-scrolling levels by jumping across platforms, fighting enemies, and facing bosses. Pankapu can switch between Aegis forms in real time, each with different abilities and combat styles, to respond to obstacles and encounters.

Progress by unlocking skills and other abilities, collecting items, and upgrading. Some areas become accessible only after gaining new powers, giving you reasons to return to earlier levels and search for secrets.

Players who enjoy Pankapu often point to its colorful, storybook-like visuals and dreamlike atmosphere, as well as the variety from switching Aegis forms. Some also enjoy searching levels for collectibles and the challenge of platforming and boss encounters. Other reviews find the controls frustrating or the difficulty uneven, so these strengths are not shared by everyone.