Lost Wish: In the Desperate World

Developer / Publisher: Innocent Soul

Mar 25, 2022

Visual

hand drawn
pixel
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
exploration
interconnected map
item gated
non linear

Combat

action

Themes

fantasy
medieval

Summary

Lost Wish: In the desperate world is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Play as a young girl, explore different locations, defeat monsters, and find out what secrets this cruel world is hiding from you. Wonderful pixel art, a sad story, epic bosses and much more is waiting for you in the Lost Wish...

Last updated August 17, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam
- itch.io

Resources

Links

IGDB

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Lost Wish: In the Desperate World

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