Draw a Stickman: Epic focuses on an "epic" journey of a stickman to save their friend from the evil Zarp. It was released on iOS devices on October 25, 2012, and was then ported to PC on December 3, 2013, and to Xbox One on September 11, 2015.
The sequel Draw a Stickman: Epic 2, was released on July 9, 2015 for iOS, and then ported to PCs on November 6, 2015, to Wii U on November 30, 2017 and to Nintendo Switch on January 11, 2018.
Tropes present in this game:
- Big Bad: Zarp.
- Damsel in Distress / Distressed Dude: Depending on how you drew your friend, it could be either one of these.
- Exactly What It Says on the Tin: You draw a stickman. Save for the "epic" part.
- Evil Laugh: Zarp has a surprisingly deep one.
- The Goomba / Degraded Boss: Armakillo. In fact, they're one of the only hazards you can kill.
- Greed: What causes Zarp to turn evil.
- Green Hill Zone: Trollfoot Grotto.
- Lightning Bruiser: The troll in Trollfoot Grotto is fast and when you touch it, it eats you.
- Mighty Glacier: Armakillo, while being The Goomba of the game, are extremely slow, but can deliver quite a burn.
- Set a Mook to Kill a Mook: Red Dragons and Blue Dragons do not like each other, and if they are lured near the other they will fight each other and leave you alone. This is key to solving the levels containing them, including the Final Boss.
- Shout-Out: Zarp's Evil Laugh sounds quite a lot like a well-known villain...
- Stylistic Suck: Zarp's creations. Also, the game itself is this somewhat.
- The Hero: Your stickman is the protagonist and hero of the game.