Kiko's Quest

About this game

Kiko, a little explorer in a red scarf, is on a journey across five worlds: Green Meadows, Sunset Dunes, Frost Peaks, Ember Caverns, and Sky Fortress. Each world has 8 levels with layered scenery, new enemies, and fresh challenges, from slippery ice and lava pits to moving platforms high above the clouds.

Hit star crates for gems and powers: Nova Fruit makes Kiko bigger, Wind Wings grant a double jump, and a Star Bolt makes Kiko briefly invincible. Every level hides three gold stars. Can you collect all 120?

What this game trains

Kiko's Quest trains platformer fundamentals: controlling jump height by how long you hold the button, judging distance, and learning which enemies are safe to stomp. The controls are forgiving, for example you can still jump a moment after running off a ledge, which makes it a good first platformer. Hunting gold stars also trains careful observation.

40 levels, 120 gold stars

Guide Kiko, a little explorer in a red scarf, through 40 levels across 5 worlds, including a green meadow, a dusk desert, and a snowy peak with slippery ice. Kiko has 3 lives in each level, and checkpoint flags save you from starting over. Purple beetles can be stomped, but spiky hedgehogs cannot. Each level has 3 gold stars, 120 in total, and every one can be reached without special powers.

Habits of winning players

• Look up; many stars float above thin platforms.
• Hold jump as you land on a red spring for an extra-high launch.
• If you miss a star, finish the level first and replay it; stars from different attempts still count.

Controls

• Keyboard: ← → / A D to move, Space / ↑ / W to jump, hold Shift / X to run, P / Esc to pause.
• Touchscreen: ◀ ▶ buttons bottom-left and a jump button bottom-right. Hold a direction to run. Best played in landscape.
• Gamepad: left stick or D-pad to move, A to jump, X/B to run.

Quick guide

1. Hold jump longer to jump higher.
2. Stomp enemies from above — except spiky hedgehogs.
3. Hit star crates from below.
4. Touch checkpoint flags so you don’t restart from the beginning.

Read the full guide · Star-hunting tips