Butterfly

Platformer game with interesting gimmick. You can't jump, so you must bounce off your enemies or use tubes to your advantage. Both platformer skills AND logic are required to complete 40 challenging levels!

21 February 2019

Indie Platform Puzzle Action Kids

Butterfly is an indie developed by grin robot, released 21 February 2019 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 10 Sep 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam

What Butterfly is

Butterfly is an indie game developed by grin robot and released in 2019. It was published by Xitilon. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Platformer game with interesting gimmick. You can't jump, so you must bounce off your enemies or use tubes to your advantage. Both platformer skills AND logic are required to complete 40 challenging levels!

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Butterfly launched on 21 February 2019, within three weeks of Metro Exodus, Devil May Cry 5, Anthem and Apex Legends. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Metro Exodus, Devil May Cry 5, Anthem, Apex Legends.