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Platformer

A collection of 25 posts

Review

Animal Well: Not Your Average Metroidvania

Down the well you go

Review

Princess Peach Showtime! A Bright, if Flickering, Spotlight

The Princess does the saving this time

Indie Monthly

Indie Monthly: March 2024

Indies for everyone

Review

The Cub Review: Post-Apocalyptic Jungle Book

Listening to the radio

Review

Have a Nice Death is a Great Cure for College Burnout

How a game that makes fun of office monotony also symbolizes the college grind

Retrospective

No Small Wonder: The Enduring Legacy of Wonder Boy

Journey through the legacy of a classic series

Review

D.I.G. Makes Spelunky Look Easy

Join the Resistance and find out every galaxy biome hates you

Review

Boti: Byteland Overclocked Review

3D platformer with a cute futuristic style falls short of the mark

Review

Rooftop Renegade: A Speedrunner's Dream Come True

A game that satisfies players' need for speed

Review

Gravity Circuit: The Scarlet Slugger Review

Putting the mega in modern Mega Man clones

Hidden Gems

Hidden Gems of Game Design: Volume 13

Uncovering precious gems with Alwa's Awakening, Stratosphere, and Rise of the Argonauts

Review

Tiny Thor: Pint-Sized Ragnarok

The God of tiny hammers

Review

Bat Boy: Platforming Home Run Hero

Bring back the past with this retro-styled platformer

Review

The Library of Babel Review

Robotic existentialism and seeking the truth at the end of time

Opinion

Sir Daniel Fortesque: Living Up to the Lie

Tracing the footsteps of the archetypal Hero's Journey through the hack-and-slash action-adventure game MediEvil

Interview

How They Make the Guac: An Interview With DrinkBox Studios

Studio co-founder Ryan MacLean gives us insight into the creation of hits like Guacamelee and Severed

Review

Joon Shining Review

The ultimate golfing-platformer challenge

Review

Clive 'N' Wrench: Platforming How It Used to Be

How old do you like your old-school platformers?

Review

SpongeBob’s Cosmic Shake is in Need of a Shakeup

SpongeBob's latest is a fun adventure but is missing the polish a new game needs to shine

Preview

Daily Dadish: Retro-Veggie Platformer Experiment

Da Dish of the Day

Review

Whalien - Unexpected Guests: An Enjoyable, Playful Puzzle Platformer

Unexpcted-ly fun, adorable adventure

Opinion

A Spelunky Obsession Defeated

After many hours of 'spelunking' into caves, treasure troves, and traps, I finally got to the end

Review

Triple Take Review

Rock-solid platforming with a disappointing narrative

Opinion

How Retro Games Have Taken on a New Life

The joys of kaizo and beyond

Review

Sephonie’s Strong Story Elevates Its Gameplay

Feeling the pandemic's influence on video game storytelling