Elif

About

Elif is a puzzle-platformer where you guide a young girl navigating a world built from her memories. You jump between floating stacks of books, climb pillow mountains, and solve environmental puzzles to retrieve a book for a friend. Your dog companion Crocus helps by fetching items and accessing tight spaces, requiring teamwork to progress. The third-person exploration emphasizes creative problem solving over combat, with each level shaped like a child's imaginative play. The game stands out for its warm, minimalist storytelling and colorful dreamlike visuals. Community feedback highlights its gentle pace and heartfelt moments as Elif revisits joyful memories with Crocus. While straightforward in design, the 4-hour campaign offers a cozy experience that resonates with players seeking light-hearted adventures. Released in 2022, it remains a niche favorite for fans of narrative-driven platformers with artistic direction.

Storyline

Meet Elif, a little girl full of life who needs to find a book for her friend. With the help of her friend Crocus, explore Elif's imagination and discover her world! Solve puzzles, riddles, climb mountains of books and pillows, ask for help from your faithful companion to reach places which are inaccessible alone! Through trials and exploration, you will discover the story of Elif, a little girl full of life that will make you wish to join her in her beautiful imaginary world. Elif is an 8-year-old girl who lives with both her parents. She has a special place where she goes when she wants to be comfortable: her imagination. Thanks to it, she can go back in her memories and will be able to find the book she has to bring to one of her friends. During this adventure, Elif will go back into her memory accompanied by her faithful companion Crocus: the dog that her parents gave her to keep her company. She will relive her best memories with him!