These five 2D platformers didn't blow the doors off of fans at the time, but deserved much more love than they got.

When it comes to 2D action platformers, I don’t necessarily need them to be revolutionary. But I do expect a superb execution of the fundamentals – speed, control, and challenge – all of which the ...

You can smash through Terminator 2D: No Fate's story mode in less that the runtime of the movie, but that doesn't stop this ...

Lucid is a 2D action/platformer set in a crystal-punk world torn apart by dissonance. Platform through a crystalline world torn apart by calamity, absorb powerful abilities that expand movement and ...

Shadow Labyrinth is a 2D action platformer and a genre-twisting alternate take on the iconic Pac-Man. As Swordsman No. 8, awoken by a floating yellow orb, PUCK, on a mysterious planet where relics ...

Shadow Of The Orient is a 2D pixel-art action platformer where players embark on an epic quest to rescue kidnapped children of the orient and face off against a powerful dark lord. In the role of ...

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Daniel has been playing games for entirely too many years, with his Steam library currently numbering nearly 750 games and counting. When he's not working or watching anime, he's either playing or ...

While hobby pilots will be busy with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, which is now available via Xbox Game Pass, fans of other genres have a second wave of additions to the service’s library to look ...

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Publisher Bandai Namco and developer Bandai Namco Studios have announced action platformer, Shadow Labyrinth, for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. It will launch ...