GameDev.tv Game Jam 2022 - Death is only the beginning

This is my submission for the GameDev.tv game jam 2022 with the theme: Death is only the beginning.

In this jump-and-run platformer, you don't have to start over when you die. Upon death, the player's corpse becomes part of the level and you can use the corpse to reach the other side of lava lakes or to block the patrol of enemies. But be careful - you can only die once and the next time you'd die, it's lethal.

There's also a checkpoint system that allows you to retry the level at the furthest point you've progressed so far. Hint: When "picking up" the checkpoint, the player can die again!

I'm really looking forward to the next GameDev.tv game jam! Next time I hope I can allocate more free time to create a bigger submission.

Control:
Arrow Keys / WASD --> moving
Space Key --> jumping
Mouse --> clicking buttons in the menu

Special thanks and credits go to:
Tarodev (https://www.youtube.com/c/Tarodev) - for the player controller
Daniel Wood - for the 2D platformer video series on YouTube
SpeedTutor - for the animation video on YouTube
GameDev.tv (https://www.gamedev.tv/) - for the amazing content on their platform and for hosting the jam!