Developer Orca Studio and publishers UltraPlayers and OKJOY have released a playable Steam demo for Bolt of Whalington, a handcrafted 2D Metroidvania focused on exploration and puzzle-solving.

You play as Bolt, a Siamese cat exploring a floating whale-city while switching between agile feline movement and a powerful mech suit. The game lets you mess with its rules in unusual ways, from melting walls with soap and turning health into keys to transforming into a rat to talk to hostile enemies. You’ll also deal with anti-gravity areas, Schrödinger’s platform puzzles, challenging bosses, hidden secrets, and multiple routes through the castle.
Made without generative AI tools, Bolt of Whalington is in development for PC via Steam, with a release date yet to be announced.
