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2D grapple-hook-focused Metroidvania Rusted Moss, which came out for PC last year, will be out for consoles and Nintendo Switch this June 2024 according to publisher Playism and developer trio faxdoc, happysquared, and sunnydazed. In Rusted Moss, players embark on a perilous journey across desolate landscapes, where the once-thriving human c...
Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), Nintendo Switch Genre: 2D Platformer The new indie 2D sprite-based platformer Berserk Boy is about Kei and his quest to collect all the Berserk Orbs to stop some mad conqueror named Dr. Genos. He works with a group called the Resistance, is tasked with saving lost members of that group while finding the orbs,...
Sonic Superstars has added another brand-new free DLC costume. This latest one puts Sonic the Hedgehog in a Shadow costume, rather than transform him into the other character. It is available for all platforms and can be downloaded for free on both consoles and PC. Since its release in October 2023, Sonic Superstars has received ongoing support ...
Go Berserk with this upcoming new 2D platformer. Berserk Boy is an upcoming 2D action-packed platformer that blends classic and modern gaming styles, as well as a soundtrack from Sonic Mania/TMNT: Shredder's Revenge composer Tee Lopes. After much teasing and social media announcements/GIFs, the game has a release date and set platforms: 6th Marc...
Platform(s): PC Genre: 2D platformer channeling Wario Land series, but weirder Chef Peppino Spaghetti is a guy struggling to get his pizza shop in order, when all of a sudden some giant tower owned by an entity named Pizza Face looms over the store. The latter wants to destroy the shop with a giant laser machine, so off Peppino goes to deal wit...
2D grapple-hook-focused platformer Rusted Moss, which came out for PC this year, will be out for other gaming platforms next year. The major content update for the game will feature 8 hours of new content and more, like: Two new areas to explore Seven to eight hours of additional content Over 300 new rooms Boss Rush Mode Maya Mo...
Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), Xbox Series, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch Genre: 2D speed-based platformer but with multiplayer I don't know why it took Sega this long to add "same screen co-op multiplayer" for their long-running 2D Sonic games -momentum-heavy platforming with sprawling maps for exploring. After all, its competitor -...
Publisher and developer Hibernian Workshop and publisher Maple Whispering have announced their 2D roguelike platformer, Astral Ascent will be leaving Steam Early Access and launching the latest version on multiple platforms in mid-November. The game first entered Early Access on PC via Steam on 12 April 12 2022. The new version 1.0 release b...
SEGA has released an animated five-minute short for their game, Sonic Superstars which is scheduled to launch this October. The animation features Fang the Hunter, who first appeared in the classic Game Gear console title Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble in 1994. Based on the trailer, we can see Fang accompanying Dr. Eggman and his helper Trip i...
Publisher Flyhigh Works and Shinobo non-Grata developer Studio PICO have recently announced an upcoming side-scrolling 2D robot action game titled "The Scramble Vice." With a release date of 2024 for PC, the game takes place in the year 2048, when criminal acts have become rampant using robots. Set in a futuristic world, terrorism has risen ...
Publisher Selecta Play and developer Disaster Games have announced a new 2D action platformer that lets you be the God of Death and Darkness in Morkull Ragast's Rage. In this game, you'll experience a rollercoaster ride filled with action, platforming, and exploration. Players take control of the villain of the story, Morkull -- the God of Deat...
If you need to scratch that late 90s PlayStation 1 platformer itch, Limited Run has you covered with its upcoming new game. Publisher Limited Run Games and developer Rightstick Studios will be making an ode to old-school 2.5D platformers called DoubleShake for PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. An action-packed platformer i...
Platform(s): PC (version played), Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 Genre: 2D action platformer with time-rewind mechanics The rewinding mechanic in games -where you manually go back a few seconds of a playthrough in-game so you can do over a segment you messed up, or want to perfect- is a godsend for game des...
The Riot Forge initiative has been busy as of late, with bangers like Ruined King and Mageseeker in tow. Who would have thought that there's one more surprise from the side Riot Games publisher: a 2D platformer called Convergence? Convergence: A League of Legends Story stars everybody's time-hopper Ekko who is tasked with protecting the city of ...
Yes, the Trine series is still going on strong, with a fifth game oncoming. Trine is a platformer where players control three different characters with different skills to escape a puzzle-laden series of levels. Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy is the next entry for the series that started in 2009, and not much has changed. We're all the better f...
Developer Asylum Square and publisher Gameforge unveils a new gameplay trailer for the upcoming retro-style action platformer, Tiny Thor. Players assume the role of the son of Odin who has just been bestowed with the legendary Mjölnir hammer. It tells a "story of a boy taking responsibility" and must face almighty adversaries in becoming a true...
If you missed the Sega 2D platformer classics Castle of Illusion and World of Illusion, this new D23 Expo announcement will make you jump for joy. Disney and DLaLa Studios (Battletoads reboot) will be making a new 2D platformer named Disney's Illusion Island, which features co-op and four different playable Disney characters: Mickey Mouse, Goofy...
Rogue Legacy 2 is out of early access and is in its full version right now. The game still features the best 2D search action/metroidvania-style gameplay you've loved in the original, but just more improved and beefed up. Rogue Legacy 2 also introduces Heirlooms, which are artifacts that grant unique abilities that are required to access certain...
The upcoming Klonoa Phantasy Reverie series remaster collection will not be a Nintendo Switch exclusive. Bandai Namco US has announced that the game collection will be out for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, and PC on 8th July, the same time as a the Nintendo version. To recap, the remastered collection will come with many new gameplay elements...
Good video game sequels are hard to come by, at least in the past few generations. In films, you have a Godfather 2 to balance out the numerous Friday The 13th sequel churns that span more than a trilogy. In games, it's arguably rare to find a sequel that completely trumps over its predecessor. Back in the late 80s and 90s of 8-bit and 16-bit ga...
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