Burning Instinct (itch)

This game is about the journey of a dragon, beginning right from the start: Popping out of the egg! 
As a baby dragon, you will encounter many obstacles and difficulties, but as you get more experienced, your dragon gets too. It will learn new abilities, evolve and grow up as you progress.

Burning Instinct is a hard sidescrolling platformer with "Metroidvania"-like aspects. Secrets are hiding in every corner, and challenging bosses await you in over 90 screens of gameplay!

Key Elements

Play as a dragon
Huge connected world to explore
Levelling system
Powerups
Grow up from baby to adult dragon
Learn different abilities / attacks
Secrets
Choose how YOU want to approach a conflict
Heavy Symbolism

Also, test the free demo if you're not sure if you will like it!