A witch, a knight, and a wizard — and you’re the witch. Well, technically you’re an eyeball.The game, aptly named Witcheye begins after a smarmy knight and disingenuous wizard steal your spell ingredients, you — a mild-mannered witch — turn into an eyeball hellbent on getting vengeance. This side-scrolling platform (watch trailer, runtime: 1:00) has 50+ levels full of tricky enemies, mysterious environments, and challenging puzzles in colorful retro-style pixel graphics.

Picture old-school Super Mario Bros., but you can fly. You don’t have to worry about gravity as you chase down the good-for-nothing knight that robbed you, making it easy for you to glide through tight tunnels… and right into spikey traps. The controls function with laser-eye precision until they’re not meant to. Windy levels and other hurdles challenge your movements. And naturally, there’s an underwater level.

You can avoid low-level enemies, but where’s the fun in that? Speedrun fans can zip through levels with minimum engagement to save their HP for boss levels, but we had fun colliding with the grunts and figuring out which angles and vulnerable moments were most effective. If you’re a completionist, you can take your time wearing down the grunts and collecting gems hidden throughout each stage.

Surprisingly, this game was released as a mobile game first, designed for touchscreen controls. But it plays best in handheld — the analog sticks are more satisfying (and sometimes more challenging) to control. Nintendo console gamers: Keep in mind that the game functions better in handheld mode rather than docked.

💯 Rating: 9/10 on Steam.

⌛ Hours of gameplay: 3-4 hours.

👾 Platforms:Steam for PC, Nintendo Switch, App Store, and Google Play.

💵 Price: USD 2.99 on Steam and Google Play, USD 4.99 on Nintendo eStore

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