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Try out some strategy, superpowers and sabotage in Jumpala

By Liam Dawe, 18 May 2020

A competitive platformer like no other and one I'm already very fond of, Jumpala now has a demo on Steam ahead of the release later this year.

2D dig 'em up puzzler 'Something Ate My Alien' releasing June 18

By Liam Dawe, 15 May 2020

Platforming, puzzles and plenty of digging is what's in store for you in Something Ate My Alien, and plenty of weird creatures too.

Aura of Worlds makes rogue-lite platformers a little more tactical

By Liam Dawe, 13 May 2020

A tactical rogue-lite platformer isn't something you see too often. A lot are based on speed and / or power but Aura of Worlds calms things down a bit to make you think and it's now on Linux.

With crazy action and excellent visuals 'Fury Unleashed' is out now and there's a free Prologue

By Liam Dawe, 12 May 2020

Fury Unleashed is an action platformer with a seriously good art style from developer Awesome Games Studio, it's out in full now and they added Linux support just before release too.

Linux version of Blasphemous still coming, due to arrive with the first DLC

By Liam Dawe, 11 May 2020

Back in 2017 game developer The Game Kitchen successfully crowdfunded Blasphemous, a very stylish punishing action-platformer.

Clever and quirky musical platformer 'Songs for a Hero - A Lenda do Herói' gets an English version

By Liam Dawe, 5 May 2020

Songs for a Hero - A Lenda do Herói has been around for a few years now, and it ended up quite popular for a good reason. It's a platformer with a clever musical twist but until now it wasn't available in English.

Challenging platformer WarriOrb where you're a weaponized talking ball is out now

By Liam Dawe, 1 May 2020

With a most unusual protagonist, the action-platform WarriOrb released recently and it very much looks to be worth a play through.

With a demon trapped in a weird tiny body, the 2.5D platformer 'WarriOrb' is out on April 28

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2020

Play as a mighty demon trapped in an unlikely body - a talking ball with agile limbs. Weird right? WarriOrb releases in full on April 28.

Indivisible adds drop-in co-op for up to 4 players and a New Game Plus mode

By Liam Dawe, 17 Apr 2020

Indivisible, the action RPG platformer from Lab Zero Games (Skullgirls) can now be played with others in local co-op making it quite a different experience. Plus a New Game Plus mode if you enjoy pain.

Platform bouncing competitive game 'Jumpala' heading to Steam soon

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2020

Jumpala is a very unique take on competitive multiplayer platforming, I've had a huge amount of fun with it and now it's getting close to a Steam release.

Unbound: Worlds Apart Prologue, a free intro to an upcoming metroidvania puzzle-platformer with portals

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2020

Unbound: Worlds Apart Prologue, a free introduction for the upcoming Unbound: Worlds Apart is now available on Linux letting you conjure magic portals to travel between different realities.

Fragile Fighter is an 'unforgiving' dark and emotional story-based platformer now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2020

With a female protagonist and a dark emotional story, Fragile Fighter definitely has captured my interest.

Something Ate My Alien has a curious mixture of action, digging and puzzle platforming - demo up

By Liam Dawe, 9 Apr 2020

Something Ate My Alien is now confirmed to be launching in June, although there's no exact date they at least have a release window now for their intriguing gameplay mix of action, platforming, puzzles and digging. There's also now a demo.

Quirky metroidvania platformer 'SHEEPO' has you steal eggs and gain transformation powers

By Liam Dawe, 7 Apr 2020

SHEEPO, a new upcoming 'quirky' metroidvania platformer recently appeared on Steam, and it instantly pulled in my attention due to the beautiful style.

Tough highly-rated platformer 'LOVE' is now available on Linux with a massive update

By Liam Dawe, 6 Apr 2020

Developer Fred Wood already had 'LOVE 2: kuso' available on Linux, however the original wasn't. That changed last week, as LOVE got a huge upgrade and Linux support came with it.

Unique competitive platformer 'Jumpala' adds new stages and it's a huge amount of fun

By Liam Dawe, 1 Apr 2020

Jumpala is a very unique competitive platform covered here on GOL recently and I've fallen a little in love with the idea. It's challenging and a lot of fun to play with others.

Primal Light is an action-platformer that has some seriously good art - releasing on July 9

By Liam Dawe, 16 Mar 2020

Primal Light, built with the free and open source Godot Engine, is an action-platformer with pixel artwork that looks divine like some of the classics on Amiga and it's releasing on July 9.

Ridiculously fun party-platformer 'Ultimate Chicken Horse' has a big update and sale on now

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2020

Ultimate Chicken Horse, an amusing name and a very funny game to play with others locally and online. A big update and sale just went live for this party-platformer where you build the level as you play.

Lazr, the cyberpunk platformer with a love of cloth physics sim has a massive demo update

By Liam Dawe, 11 Mar 2020

Lazr is a cyberpunk platform that's quickly shaping up to be like nothing else, where parts of the level and enemies are made from simulated cloth and a massive demo update is out.