According to interviews with former EXOK producer Heidy Motta (paraphrased from a 2023 GDC talk), the problem is
On the other hand, it restricts access. If Netflix ever drops the game from its library, or if the service changes its model, the Android port could vanish into the ether, leaving no legal way to purchase it.
The official PC version has an Assist Mode (invincibility, infinite dashes). The Android exclusive takes it further. It includes a slider. This allows you to adjust the leniency of button presses to account for the lack of haptic feedback. It also features "Gesture Dashing"—swipe up to dash up, swipe right to dash right—bypassing the need for virtual joysticks entirely.
: The team at Extremely OK Games has been focused on their next major title, Earthblade .