Sam has loved video games and writing for as long as they can remember. When they aren't gaming or writing, they can be found watching motorsports and ice hockey. Tutorials are often the least ...

Platformer games have always been a go-to genre for gamers who love a mix of skill, challenge, and adventure. Whether you’re swinging through fiery depths, jumping across moving platforms, or fighting ...

Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the best-loved visions of sci-fi dystopia in recent gaming. Bleak, brutal, but also occasionally beautiful, CDPR's epic is a wonderful mix of style and substance. Combine that ...

Replaced is a 2.5D sci-fi action platformer with a retro twist. You play as R.E.A.C.H., an artificial intelligence that has been trapped in a human body against its will. At the Summer Game Fest Play ...

PolyKid’s new Kickstarter-funded indie, “Poi,” is a loving tribute to 90’s platformer games. By cleverly combining elements found in “Super Mario 64,” “The Legend of Zelda,” “Banjo-Kazooie,” and even ...

The best platformer games are those that manage to challenge the player while still telling a compelling story. Platformers of this quality can be found in all sorts of interesting niches and ...

If 2024 has taught us anything about the state of the video game industry, it is that platformers are still an incredible gaming genre. This was proven true at The Game Awards where we saw Team ASOBI ...

How do you make a platform game without jumping? That's the question legendary indie game developer Terry Cavanagh asks in VVVVVV, the iconic gravity-flipping platformer. Boasting a very deserved, ...

Peppered: an existential platformer, which releases today (April 7, if you're reading this from the future), is shaping up to be a fascinating little exercise in interactivity. As you might've ...