Tag Archives: Platformer

Upcoming kitty game Stray wants players to act like a cat in exchange for trophies.  As revealed by the achievement tracker website Exophase (opens in new tab) (via Push Square (opens in new tab)), the Annapurna title will have 25 trophies, some of which require you to tap into your …

Sonic Frontiers has gotten a 2D makeover in this brilliant fan-made creation. Last month’s Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase gave us our latest look at Sonic Frontiers, which will bring the series’ traditional platforming to an open-world setting for the very first time. While the levels showcased certainly look like …

Crash 4 bosses break up the platforming action by throwing you into battle against various enemies, and you need to be ready for the fight as they all provide you with tough opposition. You’ll see a number of familiar names and faces as bosses return from past games for another …

The fan-made Simpsons Hit and Run game from last year is back and is getting an upgrade as the developer adds a series of new features.  Starting out as a week-long development challenge by YouTuber reubs (opens in new tab), the original video showed off the playable demo’s raytracing and …

A few minutes into my American Arcadia (opens in new tab) hands-on demo, it quickly becomes apparent something very strange is going on. Beginning with 2.5D side-scrolling, I play as Trevor Hills, a senior account manager at a corporation called Inac. I’m just about to begin another day at work …

We’ve been hearing about Tinykin for a while, the upcoming puzzle-platformer from TinyBuild about a shrunken hero leading a team of bugs, beetles, and assorted lil’ critters. And now the new trailer revealed at the Future Games Show Powered by Mana has given us even more to sink our mandibles …

A Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild player thinks they’ve figured out why enemies such as Bokoblins and Guardian Scouts have a HP of 13, and it’s linked to your weapon’s durability.  As shared in the Breath of the Wild subreddit (opens in new tab), there’s a theory that …

Golf games are undergoing something of a renaissance right now, just not in the way that you might expect. While the tight grip EA and Access Games once held over the digital incarnation of the sport has diminished somewhat, indie developers from around the world are flocking to fill the …

Kirby and the Forgotten Land’s PEGI rating has got fans wondering how scary the upcoming 3D platformer is.  As pointed out on Reddit (opens in new tab), the European rating system PEGI has rated Kirby and the Forgotten Land as “suitable for ages 7 and over” due to ‘violence’ and …

Car Kirby has made his way into Mario Kart 8 with the help of mods, because of course he has.  If you’re a Nintendo fan, or have just been active online over the last week, you’ll already be well aware of Car Kirby – also affectionately known as Carby – …