Sir-lies a-lot starts off looking like any other pixel art platformer. A knight comes to a village and based on their appearance, the villagers rejoice and assume that they can help them slay the monsters in a nearby cave. After literally being thrown right into it, the game takes a turn into an unconventional metroidvania where instead of slaying the monsters, our hapless hero finds themselves solving their bizarre and often comical problems.

Whether it’s helping a rattling dragon fix their clacking tail or assisting a Lovecraftian monster in finding their favourite hat , the knight’s journey is anything but ordinary. Each encounter reveals the monster’s true, often humorous nature and earns them new abilities that help him delve deeper into the caves.