The Expendabros
Broforce is South African developer Free Lives’ tribute to all things action movie, and The Expendabros is a completely free tie-in that came out alongside The Expendables 3. It features characters straight from the film, with their names changed to somehow incorporate “Bro” into each. It’s an action platformer featuring destructible terrain, unique abilities for each of the Expendabros, and explosions. So, so many explosions.
Here’s the special bit – your “lives” are actually other Bros you rescue throughout each level. You die if you take a single hit, but when that happens, another Bro you’ve rescued takes over. This is determined by random chance, so you have to adapt to each Bro’s special abilities and particular playstyle.