Reverse Progression Action RPG Where Leveling Up Makes You Weaker

A unique, high-difficulty 2D action game where the more experience points you gain by defeating enemies, the lower your stats become, and your protagonist grows progressively weaker. You start as the 'Strongest Hero,' capable of unleashing screen-wide attacks and instant-kill techniques. However, each time you level up by defeating weaker enemies, your attack power decreases, your jump height shrinks, and eventually, you'll suffer from back pain, unable to even dash. Players are forced into a peculiar playstyle: how to slip past enemies without defeating them, or how to reach the boss via the shortest route while avoiding the 'trap of leveling up.' The precise controls required to intentionally avoid unnecessary experience, and the catharsis of challenging a boss with your wits and ingenuity in a weakened, battered state are outstanding. It's a sharp masterpiece filled with strategy and thrills, brilliantly subverting the RPG convention of 'the joy of getting stronger.'