Category: Platformer

Volgarr the Viking is a highly rated game that mixes action and platforming, and it's now on GOG for Linux.

Featuring both retro art and music, Adventure in the Tower of Flight tries to combine both old school elements with a different approach to platforming. I played through the game and have a few throughs to share about the experience.

It's been a while, but Trine Enchanted Edition is finally available for Linux users on GOG. It's well worth checking out, so hopefully a few more of you can play it now.

Shift Happens is a co-op platformer in development built around the concept of shifting mass between two player characters, and it promises a "shiftload" of fun action and puzzles.

Developer and publisher Nicalis, Inc. has made an improved version of the popular physics platformer available on Steam for Linux.

Side Scroll Studios have released a video to show off their engine, 2DEvolved, with some preliminary in-game footage from their upcoming action RPG metroidvania Corpses 'N Souls.

The popular Lovecraftian action platformer has been released for Linux with a massive content update, including two new bonus levels and a new "gamepad preserving" novice mode.

Skyhook is a competitive platformer featuring pixelated pirates and sharks as playable characters. The game recently launched on Steam's Early Access and I took a quick look at it.

The game has received a massive permanent price cut and a new speedrun mode, and is now also available on Itch.io.

Mystik Belle is an attractive-looking metroidvania with an infusion of adventure game elements that caught my eye. After giving a go, I have a few thoughts to share.

The cute but challenging co-op gravity platformer is out of beta and is one worth a look if you have a friend to play with.

Greedy Guns is a fast paced action platformer with exploration, ability upgrades and loads of bullets. It's available in a free and open beta on Itch.io.

The old-school platformer with 16-bit graphics and chiptune music left Early Access on Steam last month, and is now also available DRM free from Desura.

BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition is due to launch towards the end of this month on Steam for Linux. They even have a few new trailer to show it off.

The retro-inspired action platformer Axiom Verge was released this week. Being attracted to both its alluring art and promises of solid and fun classic gameplay, I decided to check it out.

The popular action platformer has undergone a massive rewrite since last year to remove the dependency on XNA and to add a host of improvements. It is now nearing completion and has been made available in an open beta on Steam.

The charming sci-fi platformer was released for Windows in February to very positive reviews from press and customers, and is now finally available for Linux.

TowerFall Ascension has been given the gift of DLC and DRM free treatment on GOG.com. The Dark World Expansion pushes TowerFall further in every direction, a great excuse to revisit the beloved indie fighter.

On May 11th, Koji Igarashi launched a Kickstarter for a new game. Called Bloodstain, it is much in the vein of the Castlevania games he's worked on in the past.

It's sad, but not entirely unexpected that we will be left waiting for Trine 3. We did have to wait for ports of Trine and Trine 2, but when our editor Cheeseness spoke to Frozenbyte it sounded like the Linux version would be out during Early Access.