Nice! I like the idea of a miniature metroidvania with exploration unlocks. The derpy little characters were great. I found the dancing guy, too.
The controls felt pretty good, but the level design was super punishing. I finally got through a bunch of dash jumps to find a section where you just had to jump and hopefully land in the right place but wound up back at the dash brazier. That felt really bad to have to start it all over. The vertical levels can be fun, but making big leaps to offscreen places need to be telegraphed better to help the player feel like they have a chance the first time.
Good job completing this. Well done!