Oliver's Adventures in the Fairyland

Oliver's Adventure in the Fairyland is an indie platformer video game launched on the Nintendo Switch console in 2019, on the eShop. The game's design and graphics are a throwback to the 90s style of 2D platforming that was revolutionised by the likes of Super Mario Bros., which this game takes inspiration from.

Gameplay


The game is centred around a teenager called Oliver who has been summoned into a mystical fantasy world, due to a magical spell from a wizard there who requests the young boy to retrieve the king's stolen treasures.

The story and the gameplay is otherwise very simplistic, with the game's level design directly taken from the 90s generation of 2D platforming. Oliver has to navigate through the levels whilst avoiding traps and enemies, and in each level he is specified with a set number of hearts that indicate how many hits he can take.