Pankapu: the Dream Keeper

Pankapu: the Dream Keeper is a Kickstarter 2D game that was successfully funded December 11, 2015 last Friday. It is a 2D episodic action/platformer that shares some similarities to
 Ori and the Blind Forest.

The game's developer, Too Kind Studios, stated that their goal for Pankapu is to go back to the roots of old school, simple and fun Action/Platformer games with a mixture of humor, imagination and strong story. With the stretch goals that were reached, this game will be released in Q1 2016 on Steam, PC, Xbox One and PS4.

To help his child fall asleep, a father tells him the story of Pankapu, a tiny warrior created by Iketomi the God of dreams. His mission is to fight the hordes of Nightmares who’s trying to invade his world. During his quest, he will meet many characters, such as Chii, a magical spider who will become his friend and guide him all along this great adventure in Omnia. During this events, he will be also confronted by Gangreyn, a dark and viscous opponent who will challenge him to go see Yne’Ska, the Mother of Nightmares. Then, the tiny hero will decide to not just save his world but also to go in the center of the nightmares land, to restrain the problem at its source. At the end of his quest, Pankapu will discover the truth behind this invasion, understand the mystery of the nightmares’ origins and the fact, that maybe, they are not as bad as they look.

Official website - http://www.tookindstudio.com/en/
Kickstarter page - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tookindstudio/pankapu-the-dreamkeeper/description

The red hero, Pankapu, with two Aegis at his disposal, the green Ardour and the blue Faith.

Each three playable Aegis has a different moveset apart from Pankapu's, but only the green Ardour Aegis was available in the Demo. The Ardour Aegis is an archer who can shoot to kill enemies from a safe distance and can use his fast movements to dodge and avoid enemy attacks. The blue Faith Aegis is said to be the Support & Healer of the three.

I have also tried out the alpha version demo of Pankapu that you can view below here. A few spelling errors here and there, but it is a game originally in French, but will also be localized in English. Overall, I adore the visual graphics and can't wait to see the full story coming soon. Being one of the many backers for the Kickstarter, notably the Knight of Nightmares rewards tier, I will receive the full game as soon as it is released.