Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is the most excited I’ve been for a Ubisoft game in a long while. Pitched as a modern take on the franchise, it blends the old sidescrollers with the Sands of Time…
December 13, 2023 | 12:00 EST
An upcoming trailer from tonight's Game Awards ceremony appears to have leaked, and this one's all about Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. The game is currently set for release in January, and it…
December 7, 2023 | 10:19 EST
Look, you can probably guess what I'm going to say: Super Mario Bros. Wonder is good. Well, you guessed wrong. It's not good. It's amazing -- wonderful, even. After what could be considered some…
November 3, 2023 | 11:00 EDT
Sonic Superstars has a lot to live up to. Fresh off the well-received reinvention of 3D Sonic with 2022’s Sonic Frontiers, Superstars is the blue blur’s next outing in a strictly 2D adventure. The…
October 13, 2023 | 09:00 EDT
Nintendo has announced that another Kirby game is making its way to Nintendo Switch Online in the form of Kirby & the Amazing Mirror next week. The Game Boy Advance platformer will arrive for…
September 22, 2023 | 03:40 EDT
One thing to know about PAX demo stations is that these games are (usually) all running on some sort of PC configuration. What stood out to me when approaching the Animal Well booth at PAX West, then…
September 5, 2023 | 10:30 EDT
One of the few 10/10 reviewed games on TechRaptor is Super Mario Odyssey, the last mainline Mario game, which released about six years ago (and the last 2D Mario a decade ago). After just a brief…
September 3, 2023 | 10:00 EDT
I don't know how Devolver does it, but the publisher is an expert when it comes to scooping up simple but absurdly fun indie titles. As it so happens, one of Devolver's latest published titles,…
August 24, 2023 | 11:00 EDT
Owlboy developer D-Pad Studio has revealed that an upcoming remaster of one of its earliest games has grown in scope and is now more of a sequel. Savant - Ascent REMIX, which began life as a simple…
August 11, 2023 | 09:31 EDT
Inspired by games like Mega Man X, 30XX features two wildly different characters with interesting sets of powers. One of them, Nina, can fuse different boss powers together to create more than 60…
August 8, 2023 | 12:25 EDT
One of my earliest gaming memories was with Mega Man X4. It had so much style and frantic action that tickled my brain just right, and I had to find out what the rest of this series was like. Outside…
August 8, 2023 | 11:25 EDT
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a 2D Platformer developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and published by Ubisoft, releasing for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X…
July 5, 2023 | 10:32 EDT
Since 2006, 2D Mario has been plagued with a word on all of it, making it difficult to discuss, new. The 'New' Super Mario Bros series began in 2006 as a return to the sidescrolling, two-dimensional…
June 21, 2023 | 10:49 EDT
I had the opportunity to play Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown at a Ubisoft event as part of Summer Game Fest. It’s been over a decade since we last saw an entry in the Prince of Persia franchise,…
June 13, 2023 | 10:00 EDT
After its announcement at the Summer Games Fest, Ubisoft showed off more of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown gameplay and story. The game has you taking on the role of Sargon of the Immortals seeking…
June 12, 2023 | 01:38 EDT
While at Summer Game Fest I had the chance to try out Disney Illusion Island, the new cooperative platformer from Dlala games. Starring Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy, it’s a wholesome trip down…
June 12, 2023 | 11:30 EDT
There's a certain thrill that comes from classic 2D Sonic games when you're in the groove. Spin dashing up a ramp, going through loops, effortlessly bouncing between springboards -- Sonic is at his…
June 11, 2023 | 11:00 EDT
Summer Game Fest is off to the races, leading off the barrage of summer announcements you can expect to see filling in the old E3 time slot. One of the first large announcements was from Ubisoft who…
June 8, 2023 | 03:17 EDT
The Xbox Games with Gold April 2023 lineup has been revealed. As usual, you're getting two games, both of which are playable on either Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S. There's a racing game from a…
April 27, 2023 | 09:27 EDT
Red Candle games has announced that its "Taopunk" Sekiro-inspired platformer Nine Sols has been delayed until Q4 2023. If you backed the crowdfunding campaign for the game and you're waiting for your…
April 21, 2023 | 08:38 EDT
Trinity Fusion is an upcoming rogue-lite action platformer from Angry Mob Games that I was able to play at PAX East 2023. After a 45-minute session, I felt the hooks of the genre’s live-die-repeat…
April 5, 2023 | 11:00 EDT
Explore dark, sci-fi worlds and engage in fast-paced and precise combat in Trinity Fusion - a Rogue-Lite action platformer set in a sprawling, doomed multiverse. Each of your parallel selves has…
December 14, 2023 | 09:55 EST
Tanuki Game Studios and Neon Doctrine have announced a release date for The Library of Babel, their 2D graphic adventure-stealth platformer hybrid. The game will be released on April 7th across PC…
March 7, 2023 | 02:56 EST
It’s interesting how speedrunning in video games has become its own sub-genre. Pick any genre to sit alongside it, and suddenly you have a battle of optimization, wits and critical planning, all…
February 28, 2023 | 10:30 EST
Grapple Dog is a 2D platformer developed by Medallion Games and published by Super Rare Originals. As the name suggests, this is a 2D platformer where you play as Pablo, a dog... that can grapple.…
January 6, 2023 | 11:16 EST
What Lies In The Multiverse is a 2D puzzle platformer developed by Studio Voyager and IguanaBee, and published by Untold Tales and Doyoyo Games. Players take control of "Kid", who accidentally…
January 5, 2023 | 02:15 EST
Time Loader is a physics-based puzzle platformer, featuring a small robot that must travel back to the 90s to prevent a tragic accident. Your little robot's basic movement consists of trundling…
January 4, 2023 | 06:48 EST
Mina the Hollower is a 2D action-adventure platformer where you are Mina, a Hollower who is trying to rescue a cursed island in a 8-bit visual style that should forcefully remind you of the Gameboy…
December 28, 2022 | 04:47 EST
Steel thy shovel fair adventurers! You've decided to check out Yacht Club Games' latest spin-off of the acclaimed retro platformer, Shovel Knight Dig. But this is a notable departure from other…
September 23, 2022 | 12:47 EDT
Shovel Knight has starred in old-school platformers, puzzlers, and made guest appearances in plenty of others including multiple platform fighters. No genre is too far or foreign for Shovel Knight,…
September 22, 2022 | 09:00 EDT
Shovel Knight Dig is the product of a very special combination of developers. On one end is Yacht Club Games, responsible for creating the IP that is Shovel Knight, a bona fide indie hero. On the…
September 4, 2022 | 11:30 EDT
Developer eBrain Studio has revealed the Loopmancer roadmap, detailing upcoming content for the sidescrolling action roguelite. This content includes a new challenge mode, the ability to change…
August 30, 2022 | 10:23 EDT
Asmodee Digital, the digital arm of tabletop giant Asmodee, has announced that it is rebranding as Twin Sails Interactive. Along with the new name, Twin Sails also unveiled two new projects: a news…
August 17, 2022 | 11:36 EDT
Sonic the Hedgehog's official social media manager has promised that fixes for "a variety" of Sonic Origins issues are in the works. Katie "MiniKitty" Chrzanowski also promises more "official…
July 15, 2022 | 08:54 EDT
Terraria Update 1.4.3 is out now for consoles and mobile, bringing the Don't Starve Together crossover content and more to PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS. After about…
April 27, 2022 | 02:18 EDT
A number of older Sonic the Hedgehog games will be delisted a month before the launch of Sonic Origins -- you have less than a month to buy them if you don't want to miss out. Last week, …
April 26, 2022 | 03:11 EDT
Imp of the Sun is a 2D action-platformer that combines fast-paced combat with a world that must be saved by Nin, an Imp created with the last spark of the Sun. Nin must defeat the Four Keepers and…
March 28, 2022 | 05:13 EDT
Every so often, you'll come across a Kickstarter game that swiftly meets its funding goal and hits stretch goals like nothing -- as was the case with the upcoming Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes.…
March 21, 2022 | 09:00 EDT
Every video game is someone's first. For people of an older generation, they started alongside the hobby with the first steps of Mario, Link, and Pikachu. While not every game can be an absolute…
March 10, 2022 | 12:00 EST
I think most of us would revel in the idea of living in the multiverse and recent studies have shown that that may be the case. Of course, that doesn't mean we're anywhere close to visiting parallel…
March 3, 2022 | 10:00 EST
If you told me a decade ago that developer The Chinese Room would put their creative efforts towards a 2.5D platformer capturing the tone of old-timey adventure serials I wouldn't believe you.…
March 1, 2022 | 05:46 EST
I was too young to experience the NES era of gaming -- a time that Yacht Club Games' Shovel Knight sought to emulate. I could still appreciate the developer's dedication to creating an authentic, old…
February 11, 2022 | 12:19 EST
When it comes to traditional 2D platformers, I’m someone who’s all thumbs. You know the picture of a bunch of kids and their mom helping them clear a level of Super Mario? That was pretty much my…
February 14, 2022 | 09:30 EST
From the studio that brought us the Shovel Knight series comes a new game without shovels but arguably just as much digging. Yacht Club Games made a name for themselves in 2014 with the release of…
February 2, 2022 | 01:33 EST
From indie developer, Skrollcat Studio is a brand new, humble little platformer game, Hoa. Hoa is the story of Hoa, a small, magical creature who embarks on a journey into nature. Witness…
August 26, 2021 | 06:24 EDT
Can you Be-Leaf It? Hoa is the game equivalent of a children’s bedtime story: a light narrative that serves as a vehicle for a comfortable atmosphere, memorable magical episodes, and an easy moral…
August 23, 2021 | 09:30 EDT
Play a gorgeous-looking, side-scrolling adventure with Greak: Memories of Azur, by indie developer Navegante Entertainment. Play as the siblings Greak, Adara, and Raydel and guide them across the…
August 16, 2021 | 06:28 EDT
Siblings can be a nuisance but they can also be the best part of your family. Many plots involve familial bonds with plenty of games sending you on a quest to save them. This is part of the adventure…
August 13, 2021 | 08:00 EDT