Theo the Mantis

A bizarre English adventure — run right, grab the words in order, then face the old-school teachers.

Grammar gate

▼ ENTER

HOW TO PLAY

🏃 Move

← → run · ↑ / SPACE jump · press jump again in mid-air for a double jump.

🗡 Knife

Press X (or the 🗡 button). The knife only works on enemies on the ground looking AWAY from you — sneak up from behind! Face to face they will just turn on you.

🎯 Goal

Grab the word-coins in order to build the sentence. Bonk the ? blocks for hidden words, open the crate for an extra life, and watch out: wooden planks crumble, clouds never do. The flag saves your progress. Reach the ootheca to face the teacher!

THEO THE MANTIS

A BIZARRE ENGLISH ADVENTURE

The nine old teachers are gone.
The boombox is silent at last.
The workbook sleeps with its pages closed.
Granny finally drinks her tea in peace.
Even the great AI has powered down,
humming a quiet, happy tune.

Theo walks home through the meadow.
His notebook is full of mistakes —
and he would not erase a single one.

Every error was a step.
Every step was a word.
Every word became his voice.

Somewhere in Melilla, a new student
opens a book for the very first time.
Theo smiles. He knows the secret now:

English is not a battle to win.
It is a song you learn to sing.

— CREDITS —

CREATED BY

Amin · The English Ootheca

STORY, ART & MUSIC

Amin

VOICES

Amin

CODE & GAME DESIGN

@Aminmboankod

TILESET

Kenney — Pixel Platformer (CC0)

MADE WITH

Phaser 3

SPECIAL THANKS

The students of The English Ootheca
· Melilla ·

THANK YOU FOR PLAYING

THE END 🏆

“This is my English. This is my voice.
And this is only the beginning.”

← → run · ↑ / space jump (twice = double jump) · X = knife (only from behind!) · munch the word-coins in order and reach the ootheca

The English Ootheca

Academia de Inglés en Melilla · englishootheca.com

Made with 💛 by Aminmboankod · a personal project dedicated to The English Ootheca