The Shovel Knight franchise returns with a new release just in time for the holidays! The official Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon release date is Monday, December 13. The latest entry in the Shovel…
November 23, 2021 | 06:35 EST
Get ready for the great Egg-scape with YOLKED- The Egg Game, a quirky platformer by indie developer Hardboiled Studios! YOLKED is simple, you need to jump and climb through multiple obstacles…
November 20, 2021 | 09:10 EST
The premise is simple, what if an egg was jacked? To answer this question comes the platformer game YOLKED - The Egg Game, the first release from HardBoiled Studios, which is out in Early Egg-cess…
November 17, 2021 | 11:30 EST
From the developers of Slime-san comes Demon Turf, a 2-D/3-D action platformer game filled with thrills, chills, and laughs. Demon Turf stars Beebz, a young demon who wishes to become the Queen…
November 4, 2021 | 09:05 EDT
Platformers are infamously hard games to get right. They need to be challenging enough to be replayable without artificially injecting difficulty. You have to feel some sense of ownership over your…
November 3, 2021 | 09:00 EDT
A keen-eyed gamer has spotted what appears to be a Sackboy: A Big Adventure PC release based on an entry in Steam's backend combined with an earlier GeForce Now leak. Sackboy: A Big Adventure was…
October 26, 2021 | 10:17 EDT
Platformers have always been a large part of my love of gaming. From big AAA games like Super Mario Sunshine, to indie 3D platformers like A Hat in Time the chance to explore a new world hunting for…
October 5, 2021 | 09:00 EDT
I love when artists showcase their multifaceted talents across different mediums; it's like incidentally rediscovering what initially drew you to them. I immediately suspected The Artful Escape was…
September 8, 2021 | 12:30 EDT
El Shaddai: The Ascension of the Metatron is a stylistic action romp directed by famed developer Sawaki Takeyasu. Based on the apocryphal book of Enoch, El Shaddai is a third-person action-…
September 7, 2021 | 03:05 EDT
If you haven't heard of El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron, I don't blame you. This seventh generation title launched on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 ten years ago, and to call it a cult classic…
September 2, 2021 | 10:00 EDT
One aspect of games that I love is the growth that characters can have over the course of the story. It's satisfactory in RPGs to see your characters grow and do more damage, but Metroidvanias like…
August 19, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
The long-awaited sequel to Axiom Verge is here, with Thomas Happ Games finally releasing Axiom Verge 2. Explore a magical, mysterious world as Indra, who must fight and survive the strange remnants…
July 23, 2021 | 01:37 EDT
Balan Wonderworld producer Noriyoshi Fujimoto has revealed that a day one patch is incoming for the game. It'll rebalance difficulty, address some control issues, and change camera functionality, but…
March 15, 2021 | 10:47 EDT
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury has debuted at the top of February's US sales charts. This will come as pleasing news to Nintendo after the original release of the game failed to chart on the…
March 12, 2021 | 11:24 EST
Super Mario 3D World returns with a brand new remake from Nintendo, titled Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. The popular game from the Wii U sees Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Peach band…
March 23, 2021 | 10:53 EDT
Super Mario 3D World is, in my mind, the black sheep of the Mario family. When it released years ago on the Wii U—a console so unremarkable that many of its exclusives are now on the Switch, as is…
February 25, 2021 | 11:00 EST
This past week saw the release of Super Mario 3D World on the Nintendo Switch. Yet another one of the Wii U's excellent, underrated classics was getting its time to shine on a new, more popular…
February 17, 2021 | 01:00 EST
Mario may have been one of the first big names in video games to get a LEGO set, but another name will soon be joining him. Thanks to the LEGO Ideas program, a LEGO set based around Sonic Mania will…
February 4, 2021 | 10:30 EST
Get ready for a stylish, musical adventure with Balan Wonderworld, a game by the Square Enix subsidiary Balan Company. Balan Wonderworld is a 3D action platformer with tons of musical flair. Follow…
January 30, 2021 | 03:56 EST
The demo for Balan Wonderworld, Yuji Naka's upcoming cheery and colorful puzzle platformer, is almost out. It's a game I've been looking forward to since it was first announced last year. From the…
January 28, 2021 | 10:30 EST
Skul: The Hero Slayer is an action-platformer with rogue-like elements, where you must guide the lone skeleton known as Skul against the Hero of Caerleon and the Imperial Army, after they wipe out…
January 24, 2021 | 02:08 EST
What happens after the "good guys" win? Once the heroes are triumphant, the demon kings have been vanquished, and the land is restored, what then? Maybe some folks don't want the demon kings to be…
January 19, 2021 | 07:00 EST
Nintendo has revealed some gameplay for the upcoming Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. As well as a remastered version of the 2013 Wii U game, the package will also include a new open world-style…
January 12, 2021 | 09:55 EST
Get ready to dive into a colorful world with your friends: Sackboy online multiplayer has arrived alongside PS4/PS5 Crossplay and several other features, just in time for the holidays. Sackboy: A…
December 17, 2020 | 02:00 EST
While the homebrew scene is becoming more and more known, it's still weird to see developers announce what is essentially a port for their game to a system that came out over 3 decades ago. Yet,…
December 14, 2020 | 11:44 EST
I remember the moment I discovered Meat Boy. I was on Kongregate, one of the largest Flash gaming sites on the web. Immediately, I was grasped by the name and the image. The image, now a super low-…
November 30, 2020 | 11:30 EST
The Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course release date has been delayed until 2021, owing to a desire from the developers who don't want it to be "anything less than our best work." Cuphead is a game…
November 25, 2020 | 02:06 EST
Ned Waterhouse, the Design Director at Sumo Digital, the developers of Sackboy: A Big Adventure, has announced that online multiplayer will be coming later this year instead of at launch. The news…
November 6, 2020 | 11:33 EST
Developed by two people Paul Helman and Sean Scapelhorn, Horace is a cool little throwback to the old school platforming world. Featuring storytelling that hopes to push the boundaries of what you…
October 24, 2020 | 07:13 EDT
There's bad news for Metroidvania fans: an Axiom Verge 2 release date delay has been announced by Thomas Happ Games. Although it was originally intended to launch this fall, the Axiom Verge 2 delay…
October 13, 2020 | 01:52 EDT
Play as the titular Sackboy in an all new, platforming adventure based off the LittleBigPlanet series with it's first official spinoff - Sackboat: A Big Adventure. Sackboy: A Big Adventure has you…
October 16, 2020 | 11:46 EDT
As a Brit, I often encounter stereotypes of my sceptred isle. Images of strong mugs of tea, incessant queueing, and unfailing politeness abound among people's mental images of the British, but…
October 21, 2020 | 01:45 EDT
There's a lot to collect in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time. From all the Clear Gems, to the tapes, and even Wumpa Fruit, there's a lot on your mind. While the Clear Gems all work toward unlocking…
October 4, 2020 | 07:00 EDT
Three years ago Toys for Bob and Vicarious Visions revived Crash Bandicoot in the N*Sane Trilogy, bringing Crash Bandicoot back to his roots. With the success of the remaster many hoped that it meant…
October 6, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
New Details about Sackboy and Destruction AllStars have been revealed today, detailing special editions for the game along with their launch pricing. Sackboy: A Big Adventure is a brand new game…
September 29, 2020 | 02:43 EDT
During today's Nintendo Direct Mini Partner Showcase, Balan Wonderworld got a release date. It'll launch for PC and consoles in March next year. It's also getting a 2-player co-op mode. What exactly…
September 17, 2020 | 10:19 EDT
Looking at all of the new titles announced for the PlayStation 5 but not in the position to buy a new console? Don't worry, because you may be able to get your hands on some of those exclusive games…
September 16, 2020 | 06:28 EDT
Play as Francis Vendetti, a teenage guitar prodigy, who is thrusted into a psychedelic journey to discover who he is in The Artful Escape, a Rock Opera inspired platformer. Francis must battle with…
September 11, 2020 | 12:51 EDT
The PlayStation Blog has just revealed 14 minutes of Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time gameplay, featuring the redesigned Tawna and some pre-order demo information. */ /*-->*/ /*-->*/ The…
September 8, 2020 | 11:40 EDT
During today's Super Mario Bros 35th anniversary Nintendo Direct, it was announced that Super Mario 3D World will be coming to the Nintendo Switch. It'll be an enhanced release which will also…
September 3, 2020 | 09:11 EDT
3D Platformers are a bit of a marmite genre. For some, they're an experiment that died when people realized that platforming in 3D wasn't good enough to carry a game on its own. For others, they're…
September 11, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
Spelunky returns in this greatly-expanded sequel to the original roguelike platformer! Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing…
September 1, 2020 | 08:15 EDT
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is another addition to the Crash Bandicoot series. Crash is again ready, with the help of his sister coco, to save the day by taking down his enemies, the devious…
August 31, 2020 | 10:25 EDT
During Gamescom Opening Night Live, Geoff Keighley introduced Crash Bandicoot...who unfortunately was not present but was wandering around Cologne, Germany, masked, and apparently unaware of the…
August 27, 2020 | 02:52 EDT
After what must have felt like an eternity, hardcore platformer fans are finally getting the news they've been waiting for: the Spelunky 2 release date has been revealed during today's PlayStation…
August 6, 2020 | 04:30 EDT
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is finally bringing one of PlayStation's greatest platformers to a new generation, and that's not all — the next great Crash Bandicoot game will have a playable…
August 6, 2020 | 04:15 EDT
Today on thegameawards Indie Studio Update, Geoff Knightley and Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc., the creators of Cuphead, have announced that Cuphead is out now on the PS4. */ /*-->*/ Cuphead is a…
July 28, 2020 | 11:21 EDT
Sonic the Hedgehog and NiGHTS creator Yuji Naka has announced his newest game. Balan Wonderworld is a 3D platformer-action game which features a unique costume-switching mechanic. It's coming to Xbox…
July 23, 2020 | 11:56 EDT