Title: Ollie and the Merchant of Dreams

Genre: 2D Metroidvania Adventure

Platform: PC (Steam)

Release Window: Q4 2025 – Q1 2026

Developer: Lavadrop Entertainment

Team Size: 1

Location: Malta

Website: www.lavadropentertainment.com

Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3818520/Ollie_and_the_Merchant_of_Dreams/

A magical 2D metroidvania where you play as Ollie, a catfolk scout caught in a web of mythical secrets, shifting alliances, and world-changing power. Explore a cursed world, uncover hidden truths, and unlock powerful companions in your quest to rewrite fate.

Ollie and the Merchant of Dreams is a handcrafted 2D metroidvania adventure set in the enchanted world of Hitonero. You play as Ollie, a young scout from the village of Kindleburg, sent to investigate unrest in the mysterious Dryadic Forest. What begins as a simple mission unravels into a journey that questions loyalty, unearths ancient powers, and challenges the very nature of reality.

With fluid parkour-based movement, dynamic swordplay, and magical companions that shape how you explore and fight, the game invites players into a rich, responsive world. As you collect dream energy, unlock summons, and make critical discoveries, your decisions will shape the story’s ending: early, tragic and true endings are available in the normal playthrough.

• Play as Ollie, a sword-wielding catfolk hero, and battle through beautifully animated enemies

• Explore 12+ interconnected regions, each with unique secrets, lore, and bosses

• Master dynamic traversal: wall jumps, levitation, dodging, and ceiling flips

• Summon 6 Archons, each granting unique powers for combat or movement

• Ride a winged unicorn through unreachable zones and shoot 'em up sequences

• Fast travel across an interconnected world via a magic-integrated system

• Defeat and befriend a stone golem who becomes your personal battle mecha

• Unlock multiple endings, including an early ending and a secret true ending

• Upgrade your sword to enhance combos and special abilities

• Discover labyrinthine areas that change as you play

• Collect relics tied to the game's mythology that change or enhance gameplay

• Find 5 lore cards that piece together forgotten history

• Recruit companion pets and learn new skills from NPCs

• Includes a stylized in-game instruction manual in line art

Lavadrop Entertainment is a solo indie label based in the European island of Malta, focused on creating rich, story-driven games with a strong sense of atmosphere and discovery. Its worlds evoke diverse cultures and mythologies, while drawing inspiration from the creator’s scientific background.