Forest of Relics is a platforming game, where you use Ruby (or Spinel, the guardian of the ruins depending on which route you start with. Also everyone are named after jewels apparently) in getting the treasure. Spinel is basically a humanoid budget version of Ankha, protecting the treasure in the ruin (why is she getting the treasure in the ruin, that's for you to play to figure out), while Ruby is a treasure hunter (and a really striperiffic one to add in terms of outfit design) trying to loot them treasure for profit. Basically in this game you will jump, climb and dodge stuffs in order to get through the area. That's pretty much it. Outfits are unlocked on completing game mode (except the swimsuit, which is unlocked by.... reading the diary entries. For real).

Its a short game, and a really cheap one as well. You can complete the entire game in few hours, and complete everything as well within that timespan. Some of the outfits are very fanservicey, emphasizing a lot on the gyatt. When completing the game once, you unlock perks which also help speed up future gameplay as well, such as double jumps and sprint. However, there's pretty much only one map in the entire playthrough, with the exception of the hidden path mode, which is another map on its own. Some of the traps in the hidden path route are extremely annoying (laser grid with someone shooting at me? Oomph). Lastly, its just a minor annoyance, but unlike the other game from the same publisher, you can't really do much customization.

If you want to play a really short platforming game, you can give it a shot, its really cheap. Nothing to lose here after all. Just don't expect some kind of in depth platformer like Bloodstained or Shantae series though.

Forest of Relics is a platforming game, where you use Ruby (or Spinel, the guardian of the ruins depending on which route you start with. Also everyone are named after jewels apparently) in getting the treasure. Spinel is basically a humanoid budget version of Ankha, protecting the treasure in the ruin (why is she getting the treasure in the ruin, that's for you to play to figure out), while Ruby is a treasure hunter (and a really striperiffic one to add in terms of outfit design) trying to loot them treasure for profit. Basically in this game you will jump, climb and dodge stuffs in order to get through the area. That's pretty much it. Outfits are unlocked on completing game mode (except the swimsuit, which is unlocked by.... reading the diary entries. For real). Its a short game, and a really cheap one as well. You can complete the entire game in few hours, and complete everything as well within that timespan. Some of the outfits are very fanservicey, emphasizing a lot on the gyatt. When completing the game once, you unlock perks which also help speed up future gameplay as well, such as double jumps and sprint. However, there's pretty much only one map in the entire playthrough, with the exception of the hidden path mode, which is another map on its own. Some of the traps in the hidden path route are extremely annoying (laser grid with someone shooting at me? Oomph). Lastly, its just a minor annoyance, but unlike the other game from the same publisher, you can't really do much customization. If you want to play a really short platforming game, you can give it a shot, its really cheap. Nothing to lose here after all. Just don't expect some kind of in depth platformer like Bloodstained or Shantae series though.