Children are indestructible weapons in 'Dad Quest' - Linux Beta out now
Possibly one of the quirkiest platformers I've ever come across, Dad Quest is now officially in Beta for Linux on Steam.
Category: Platformer
Skul: The Hero Slayer has you swap your skull to gain new powers - now in Early Access
Skul: The Hero Slayer is an action-packed rogue-lite platformer, where you play as the anti-hero Skul who sets off on a quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his demon King from captivity.
Get ready to eat your enemies in Bite the Bullet - releasing on March 27
We have it confirmed now that the crazy action-platformer RPG 'Bite the Bullet' where you quite literally eat your enemies is releasing in March.
Mixing 2D and 3D gameplay together - the platformer Neko Ghost, Jump! has a demo up
Platformers have come a very long way since the days of the Amiga and the Sega Mega Drive and while I still love them, I'm always keen to see how developers can tweak the basic idea. Neko Ghost, Jump! seems like it hits the sweet spot for this.
Something Ate My Alien combines digging, puzzle solving and a little platforming - out in April
Rokabium Games recently announced that Something Ate My Alien will be releasing this April, with Linux support.
Retro-styled colourful non-linear adventure platformer Alwa's Legacy now has a Steam page
After a successful crowdfunding campaign in December last year, Elden Pixels explain that progress is going well on their very colourful non-linear adventure platformer Alwa's Legacy.
The Bad Seed DLC releases for Dead Cells on February 11
One of my absolute favourite action platformers, the "RogueVania" game Dead Cells is getting a first DLC with The Bad Seed and it now has a release date of February 11.
Lazr, an impressive cyberpunk physics-enhanced 2D platformer is on Kickstarter with a big demo
After an impressive tech demo, then an expanded demo, the physics-enhanced 'clothformer' Lazr is now on Kickstarter to help it cross the development finishing line.
ScourgeBringer - an incredibly stylish mix something between 'Dead Cells and Celeste' arrives soon
Flying Oak Games and Dear Villagers have announced that ScourgeBringer, their wonderfully stylish rogue-lite platformer is releasing on February 6 in Early Access.
Try the demo for CreatorCrate, a wild roguelike platformer with a curved world and physics fun
CreatorCrate is currently in development, a little rough around the edges but it's showing a lot of promise to be a very fun roguelike platformer with plenty of uniqueness.
Feeling extra competitive? The creative platformer DASH now has online multiplayer
DASH (Danger Action Speed Heroes), a platformer that's built for people who love creating and competing across user-made levels just recently expanded with a big new online multiplayer mode.
The charming platformer & space shooter hybrid A.N.N.E to get a huge 1.0 update in May
Gamesbymo have announced that A.N.N.E, the crowdfunded mixture of metroidvania style platforming with space shooter elements will get a big 1.0 update on May 20.
Move over Sonic, Surge has arrived with Open Surge - a game engine and retro platformer
I grew up playing the early Sonic games so Open Surge really speaks to me. A retro Sonic-inspired platformer (that's actually quite polished already) and a game engine for others to create with it.
Chaotic platformer with a curved gameworld 'CreatorCrate' getting a demo next week
You've played plenty of platformers before, but have you played a platformer where the entire world is a great big spinning space station with variable gravity? CreatorCrate has a fun idea.
Physics-based platformer LAZR has a very impressive new demo out
Currently in development by Garrick Campsey and being made with the cross-platform MonoGame, LAZR has to be one of the most unique platformers I've seen in some time with some very fun cloth simulation going on and a big new demo is out.
VVVVVV from Terry Cavanagh has the source code opened up to celebrate the 10 year anniversary
VVVVVV, the clever platformer from Terry Cavanagh where you reverse gravity instead of jumping has now had the source code opened up so you can see the dirty innards.
Primal Light looks like a fantastic action platformer coming to Linux, made in Godot
With a style that reminds me of a game I played on the Amiga (a name I've long forgotten), Primal Light actually looks really good.
Set in a comic-book world with Metal Slug inspired visuals, Fury Unleashed is coming to Linux
I do love a good action-heavy platformer and Fury Unleashed from Awesome Games Studio looks pretty intense.
Classic free and open source platform battler 'Teeworlds' has a major new release
How about a little classic platform battling this holiday season? Teeworlds has a brand new release available.
WarriOrb: Prologue gives an impressive taste of what's to come in this action platformer
A once mighty demon trapped in an unusual and slightly amusing body, WarriOrb: Prologue gives us a small taste of what's to come in the full game and it's quite impressive.
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