Platformer

A Playable Cartoon Not only does The Adventure Pals look like a Saturday morning cartoon, it plays like one too. Never taking itself seriously from a narrative or gameplay standpoint, this is a pleasurable, casual action platformer that does not overstay [...]

Lode Runner Legacy, the newest installment of the beloved 1983 Lode Runner series, is back-and better than ever! The modernized classic is now available for download on the Nintendo Switch, and can be purchased for $11.99 USD/€11.99 EUR. A free demo is [...]

Instead of attacking enemies, Squall and Gillman decide to put them in their mouths and take their power with Kirby: Star Allies, the new game on Switch. Quickly realizing Star Allies is a quality game, our streamers reflect on Kirby games of the past [...]

Castle of Frustration With gameplay straight out of the 8-bit era, Castle of Heart is a straightforward action game that involves running from left to right, avoiding tedious traps, and killing anything that approaches from a 2D perspective; think old [...]

Muted Newt While not currently the most loved of genres, 3D platformers have a rich history in gaming. The range in subject matter is vast, but at the heart of it you will play as a 3D character jumping from platform to platform in order to solve a [...]

Has Nothing To Do With Nintendo Inspired by brutally difficult platformers like Super Meat Boy and The End Is Nigh, Switch: Or Die Trying implements some unique ideas but ultimately winds up being a frustrating controller smasher. Each level might be [...]

Good Shepherd Entertainment has revealed a new partnership to publish independent South African developer Nyamakop’s world-busting puzzle platformer Semblance later this year on Nintendo Switch via the Nintendo eShop, as well as on Windows PC and Mac, for [...]

Indian game development studio Threye Interactive announced that its 2D puzzle platformer Switch – Or Die Trying is now available on XBOX One. In Switch – Or Die Trying the player journeys as the alphabet ‘I’ across an adventure to redeem broken [...]