Choppy Orc

Choppy Orc gives you exactly one tool, a throwable axe, and builds every puzzle around the fact that you have to retrieve it before you can throw it again. That single restriction turns simple chopping into route-planning: an axe thrown carelessly can strand you without a way to clear the next obstacle.

Because the axe has to travel out and be caught or recovered, throwing it at a downward angle into a pit rather than in a straight line usually keeps it retrievable, and lining up a throw before an enemy notices you beats trying to out-throw one that's already closing in. Rescued allies mark real checkpoints in a level's difficulty curve, so a level that suddenly feels harder right after a rescue is usually testing a new obstacle rather than repeating an old one.