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Having trouble making heads or tails while being so deep below the earth? We have the place to start with our Shovel Knight Dig starter guide.

Shovel Knight Dig is the latest adventure starring the eponymous Shovel Knight. This time, he'll have to dig down and get to the bottom of the

Shovel Knight Dig brings both old and new ideas to the table, which is sure to please fans of this indie darling.

A new Loopmancer roadmap details content that's coming to the action roguelite soon, including a challenge mode and more.

Asmodee Digital has rebranded to Twin Sails Interactive and declared its intention to focus more on original content going forward.

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Terraria Update 1.4.3 is out now, bringing the Don't Starve Together crossover content and more to PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Android, and

A number of older Sonic the Hedgehog games will be delisted in May 2022, a month before the launch of Sonic Origins in June.

Imp of the Sun is a 2D action-platformer that combines fast-paced combat with a world that must be saved before it's plunged into darkness.

Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising doesn't do a lot to make me interested in the world it's trying to setup for the upcoming Hundred Heroes title.

We can only wonder if there are other universes out there and how many there are... What Lies In The Multiverse is a cartoon adventure with a heart

Despite branching out to a traditional genre, the chief concern with The Chinese Room's latest is gameplay yet again. Instead of getting into an

From indie developer, Skrollcat Studio is a brand new, humble little platformer game, Hoa.

Skrollcat Studios' Hoa is full of childlike wonder and delightful sights, but comes up short in limited levels and a short run time.

Play a gorgeous-looking, side-scrolling adventure with Greak: Memories of Azur, by indie developer Navegante Entertainment. 

A lot of games revolve around the bonds between siblings and Greak: Memories Of Azur makes gameplay out of it. Guide the siblings Greak, Adara and

Disney Classic Games already has Aladdin and The Lion King, but it looks like the Jungle Book is about to be available as DLC

The year is 30XX, and you are now awake with a synthetic mind and a human race that's lost the will to reach the stars.

30XX is now on Early Access and the current build is stellar, mixing together the fluidity of an action platformer with roguelike elements admirably.

Inti Creates returns with another entry in their Bloodstained series with Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2. 

Get ready for a fast and fluid 2D-action platformer with Foregone, from indie developer Big Blue Bubble. 

Run and tumble through the future in Lunark, an upcoming indie 2D sci-fi platformer with gorgeous retro graphics.

Lunark is a 2D platformer with retro graphics and a sci-fi aesthetic

Get ready for a retro action-platformer from indie developer Aarne Hunziker with Cyber Shadow.

Olija is a pixel-art platformer telling the tale of Lord Faraday, a man trying to save his failing town who finds himself in a mysterious, dark land.

A glorious love letter to retro ninja action, Cyber Shadow is a must for fans of high-speed fun and delicious 1990s cheesy camp.

Super Meat Boy Forever is the super sequel to the massive indie hit Super Meat Boy!

From Skeleton Crew Studios and developer Thomas Olsson comes a 2-D action-platformer, Olija.

Team Meat’s hotly-anticipated blood-spattered auto-runner, Super Meat Boy Forever, has landed. It isn’t a bad game but I couldn’t help find it

Bleak-core should probably be its own genre at this point. Games that go out of their way to create a world that seems to embody depression, decay,

Foregone is the newest action platformer to hit PC and consoles, and it can be pretty challenging, especially for those who don't particularly agree

Just because we're in the middle of a global pandemic doesn't mean we can't enjoy the pleasures that come with booths and presentations at PAX.

Nintendo always like to leave a surprise in there somewhere, don't they... For today's Nintendo Direct Mini, it was the reveal and release of Ori and

Bite the Bullet is the world's first "run-and-gun-and-eat" shooter. You are a mercenary sent down to Earth to eat whatever you can.

Sometimes I feel like video game power fantasies could stand to be a little more realistic. You can keep your unstoppable space marines, your

Inti Creates really needs more credit for what they do. Retro-style platformers are just about everywhere, but this studio has the most consistent

The Bloodstained franchise has returned with another spinoff title in with Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2, from Inti Software.

Foregone, a 2D action-platformer published by Big Blue Bubble, will be released on consoles this October, with a release on Steam to follow in 2021.

I haven't played 20XX. To be quite honest it's never even come across my radar before, but seeing 30XX in action at the Guerrilla Collective this

Neversong, originally titled Once Upon a Coma, sprouted from a Kicksta

Hoa is a side-scrolling adventure platformer designed to be more relaxing than anything else. Featuring simple piano music and a rather wholesome

Each and every one of us has experienced true guilt at some point in our life. Shame because of what we did or didn't do, whether it was our fault or

A collectible that you'll be coming across as you head through the world of Niwel in Ori and the Will of the Wisps are the m

Side quests in games have always been a great way to distract players from the main objective. Getting a bit tired of saving the world or rescuing

Ori and the Will of the Wisps has been out for a few days, and while hunting through the land of Niwel, players might encounter a few roadblocks

Legendary film critic Roger Ebert once famously opined that video games couldn't be art.

Radical Rabbit Stew combines fast-paced action with puzzle-solving and whack-a-mole rabbit gameplay.

Today, the title's publisher Sold Out has announced that the action-arcade title Radical Rabbit Stew is coming to the Nintendo Switch, the