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Return to the Skyway

Traverse through a fantastical island and utilize the local fauna to destroy obstacles. In this 2D platform, the player controls a character that has crash landed on a tropical island. Complete puzzles utilizing the creatures' unique abilities in order to fix their ship and return to the Skyway!

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September 3, 2022
3 years and 334 days ago
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Very Positive66 reviews80.3%

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About the Game



In this 2D side-scrolling puzzle platformer, you are tasked with helping Ezra, an aeronaut who has crash landed, traverse their way through a mysterious and uncharted island. This island is home to creatures unlike anything you have ever seen before and trees that put all man-made buildings to shame. Although the environment is beautiful, be weary! Whether is it a wall of prickling thorns or pools of water that can cause Ezra's augmentations to short circuit, there are many dangers hidden beneath the tree's thick canopy.

Working with the local fauna to destroy obstacles in Ezra's path, you can clear obstacles littered throughout the island to progress ever closer to your crashed ship deep within the heart of the jungle. Along the way, using Ezra's high-tension leg and mechanical wing augments, you can easily jump around the environment and find three ship parts that fell off of the ship during crash landing. Have fun exploring and enjoying the fantastical island with your new friendly creatures, but be warned...there is something lurking deeper in the jungle.



  • Interact with the local fauna
  • Solve puzzles to progress
  • Find the detached ship parts scattered throughout the island



This game was developed as a student project at DigiPen Institute of Technology and was created for educational purposes only. Please check out our publisher page for more information.