Lola's Familiars: Prison of Argnoh is a 2D side-scrolling "lite-vania" from Caracal Games that pairs a shy witch-in-training named Lola with summoned creatures to escape a magical prison called Skullcatraz. The game blends passive familiar-enhanced combat with active power upgrades drawn from the creatures themselves, presented in hand-drawn anime-influenced art.
Lola becomes trapped after a summoning mishap during her school's familiar contest. The familiars are described as grotesque figures with exaggerated features, contrasting sharply with Lola's small frame. Developers promise a story about growth and emotional resonance alongside exploration, trial-and-error platforming, and puzzle-solving designed to avoid the controller-throwing difficulty of titles like Hollow Knight or Nine Sols.
The game has a Steam page live. No release date has been announced.