Category: Platformer

According to the latest post on his development blog, developer J. Kyle Pittman has been working on some exciting new content for his Zelda II-esque platformer that will be included with a future relaunch of the game.

Trine 3 is looking to be amazing, and the developers have shown it off to IGN. We have the video here to feast your eyes on.

Freedom Planet is a rather quirky looking platformer with tons of action, motorcycles, cats, and lots of other random junk.

Lockdown Protocol is a score-oriented platformer/shooter game with multiplayer support and built-in level editor. The final version has been released, so the game is now feature complete and ready to have a blast with.

Warlocks vs Shadows is an action RPG/brawler game set in a fantasy world invaded by shadow monsters. I've followed it since Kickstarter, and it looks great!

Dreaming Sarah has been available in an open Linux beta on Steam since December, but got a proper release last week. The game was made available DRM free for Linux yesterday and is currently on sale at a reduced price on Steam and Itch.io.

I do love the style of both You Have To Win The Game and Super Win The Game, and it looks like Gunmetal Arcadia will follow in those footsteps.

The developers of Isbarah kindly sent in a testing key of their intriguing looking action platformer now it’s on Linux, so I took a look and gave it a run.

Well I never thought I would include "hip-hop" in a title here, but mission complete. Luckslinger is a fun looking platformer fused with sweet hip-hop vibes and a western theme.

The open-world puzzle platformer with the interesting mechanic of being able to move between parallax layers is slated for release later this year. This week a new trailer for the game was released, and the publisher for the game was announced.

Velocity 2X is a great looking shoot em up that was previously only on Sony consoles, and now FuturLab is teaming up with Sierra to bring it to other platforms, and that includes us too!

A little late on this, sorry. Outland is a beautiful looking action platformer where you use the powers of light and dark to save the world!

Rex Rocket comes from the mind of Castle Pixel, LLC. and the porting skills of Ethan Lee (flibitijibibo), and it’s available on Linux now. Inspired by the retro glory days of 8-bit games, Rex Rocket is a traditional 2D platformer brought into the 21st century.

We covered the crowd-funded platformer from Crescent Moon Games when it released in Early Access on Steam in December. The game had its full release last week and we've taken a look at it.

Weirdest setting for a game ever award goes to Bard to the Future, a new platformer now available on Linux. I take my usual look to tell you what to do with your wallets.

Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty is a revamp of one of the platformers I used to love, so how is it on Linux? Hint: It's good.

Commander Cool 2 is a frantic looking tribute to old platformers, and it looks good. We have a massive amount of platformers now, but it could still be what you’re looking for.

The crime solving adventure platformer featuring private investigator Emma Jones and her feline partner Franky was released on Friday. I've had a look at the game and will provide some initial thoughts on the experience.

Bleed is an indie bullet hell shootem-up platformer by Bootdisk Revolution. Originally released in 2013, the developer had stated low hopes of a native port release, but the wait for that day is now over! Initial thoughts are included.

A puzzle platformer with surreal imagery, Tulpa, was released late last month and almost flew completely under our radar. The game mixes highly contrasting colours, strange environments and moody music to an interesting effect.