The Evil Cockroach Wizard

You control Carl, a character tasked with gathering animals of a specific color on each level. The core loop involves running and jumping across platforms to collect these creatures while avoiding the titular cockroach wizard and other enemies. If you pick up an animal of the wrong color, your entire collected batch is ruined, forcing you to start that collection sequence over. You have a limited number of lives, lost when an enemy touches you, and you can use a kick or a breath attack to defend yourself. The pace is quick, and the penalty for a mistake feels significant, creating a tense, slightly frantic experience. It feels like a race against your own precision as much as the clock.