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Mixing 2D and 3D gameplay together - the platformer Neko Ghost, Jump! has a demo up

By Liam Dawe, Feb 10, 2020

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

By Liam Dawe, Feb 4, 2020

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

By Liam Dawe, Jan 31, 2020

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

By Liam Dawe, Jan 30, 2020

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

By Liam Dawe, Jan 26, 2020

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

By Liam Dawe, Jan 23, 2020

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

By Liam Dawe, Jan 23, 2020

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

By Liam Dawe, Jan 21, 2020

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

By Liam Dawe, Jan 20, 2020

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

By Liam Dawe, Jan 17, 2020

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

By Liam Dawe, Jan 16, 2020

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

By Liam Dawe, Jan 11, 2020

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

By Liam Dawe, Jan 10, 2020

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

By Liam Dawe, Jan 7, 2020

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

By Liam Dawe, Jan 2, 2020

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

By Liam Dawe, Dec 28, 2019

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

By Liam Dawe, Dec 13, 2019

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.

Action-RPG platform shooter Bite the Bullet is going to have some really crazy weapons

By Liam Dawe, Dec 11, 2019

Mega Cat Studios previously showed how eating enemies in Bite the Bullet would power you up, now they're talking about the varied weapons you get to play with.

Shovel Knight: King of Cards and Shovel Knight Showdown are out, completing the series

By Liam Dawe, Dec 11, 2019

Starting off with a successful crowdfunding campaign back in 2013 has grown into a massive multi-part 8-bit inspired world with Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove now finally finished.