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Catherine – Full Body Nintendo Switch Developed By : Studio Zero Published By : SEGA Category : Action, Puzzle, Narrative Release Date : July 7, 2020 It’s been nearly a decade since the original version of Catherine was released, playable…
Continue readingLa-Mulana 1 & 2 Nintendo Switch Developed By : NIGORO Published By : NIS America Category : Metroidvania/ Action Adventure Release Date : Mar 17, 2020 There are many games that claim to be difficult, but not many of them…
Continue readingBubble Bobble 4 FriendsNintendo Switch Developed By: TaitoPublished By: ININ GamesCategory: Action, Arcade, Multiplayer, PartyRelease Date: 03.31.20 The Bubble Bobble series has a long and storied history on both arcades and home console, and I have never engaged with it…
Continue readingExit the Gungeon Nintendo Switch Developed By : Dodge Roll Published By : Devolver Digital Category : Roguelike, Platformer, Bullet-Hell Release Date : Mar 17, 2020 A few years ago, the world was introduced to an amazing top-down dungeon crawler,…
Continue readingibb & obbNintendo Switch Developed By: SparpweedPublished By: CodeglueCategory: Puzzle, Platformer, MultiplayerRelease Date: 03.05.20 ibb & obb for the Nintendo Switch is a collaborative effort between developers Sparpweed and Codeglue. It’s an inventive, colorful, and fun multiplayer puzzle-platformer that sees…
Continue readingAvoCuddle Nintendo Switch Developed By : Fistik Tech Published By : Ultimate Games Category : Platformer, Adventure Release Date : Mar 02, 2020 True love can be found just about anywhere, and by anybody. Could be in a dark corner…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Retroid InteractivePublished By: Retroid InteractiveCategory: Platformer, PuzzleRelease Date: 03.05.2020 2D platformers would be an easier genre to break into if there weren’t so many long-standing players in the game. Distinguishing yourself from the pack in one of the…
Continue readingUnderheroNintendo Switch Developed By: Paper Castle GamesPublished By: DigeratiCategory: Action, Adventure, Platformer, Role-Playing GameRelease Date: 02.13.20 In today’s world, selfless, intrepid heroes are a dime a dozen. Fate chooses all kinds of brave kids with scarves or capes and gives…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Static DreamsPublished By: No Gravity GamesCategory: Puzzel, PlatformerRelease Date: 02.21.2020 Since opening its doors to indie developers, Nintendo Switch has become an attractive home for mobile ports and similar titles. Although the market is a bit saturated, it’s…
Continue readingTop RunNintendo Switch Developed By: Katata GamesPublished By: Fantastico StudioCategory: Action, Arcade, Endless Runner, PlatformerRelease Date: 02.12.20 I love it when a game just sneaks up, grabs your attention, and won’t let go. I sometimes feel like there’s an endless…
Continue readingDeveloped By: TurtleBlazePublished By: The Arcade CrewCategory: Action, Adventure, Platformer, MetroidvaniaRelease Date: 02.06.2020 The art of getting lost, of studying a map, and navigating deadends is essential to any Medtroidvania. They’ve become a staple on the Switch, already a home to…
Continue readingSpeedrunnersNintendo Switch Developed By: DoubleDutch GamesPublished By: tinyBuild GamesCategory: Multiplayer, Party, Platformer, RacingRelease Date: 01.23.20 Do you like Mario Kart but wish it was a 2D side-scrolling platformer instead of a 3D arcade racer? You’re in luck, thanks to Speedrunners…
Continue readingNow the brave fox doesn’t have to fight alone! Play together with a friend to collect as many coins and cherries on the way to the final battle with the brothers Wolves. Explore new lands, defeat the enemies, bypass cunning traps and get acquainted with the new inhabitants of the colorful world inFoxy Land 2!
Ready to hit the road? Then go ahead! Toward adventure!
Technosphere ReloadNintendo Switch Developed By: Adaptive GamesPublished By: Ultimate GamesCategory: Adventure, PlatformerRelease Date: 01.10.20 Though I know it has its diehard fans, I never really found myself interested in Marble Madness. I know it was a big game for the…
Continue readingSkelittle: A Giant Party!Nintendo Switch Developed By: Bubble StudiosPublished By: Plug In DigitalCategory: Adventure, Multiplayer, Party, PlatformerRelease Date: 11.28.19 Call your friends and get that junk off your couch; the Skelittles are ready to party! Skelittle: A Giant Party! for…
Continue readingTamashii Developed By: Vikintor Published By: Digerati Category: Puzzle-platformerRelease Date: 12.25.2019 It can be no mere coincidence developer Vikintor would release the horror puzzle-platformer Tamashii on the day of Christ’s birth, one of the holiest of all days. And what…
Continue readingThe Adventures of Elena Temple: Definitive EditionNintendo Switch Developed By: GrimTalinPublished By: GrimTalinCategory: Action, Arcade, Platformer, PuzzleRelease Date: 12.24.19 The hardest part of retro gaming is often finding hardware that still works; old consoles don’t last forever, after all. Developer…
Continue reading140 Nintendo Switch Developed By : Carlsen Games Published By : Carlsen Games Category : Music, Platformer Release Date : Jan 09, 2020 When is a game name not a name? When it’s a number! As for the significance of…
Continue readingBlack Future ’88Nintendo Switch Developed By : SuperScarySnakesPublished By : Good Shepherd EntertainmentCategory : Platformer, Twin-Stick, RoguelikeRelease Date : Nov 21, 2019 As a gamer who got their start back in the glory 8-bit days, it’s been pretty fantastic getting…
Continue readingBlindy Nintendo Switch Developed By : Radoslaw Felich Published By : Ultimate Games Category : Platformer Release Date : Nov 08, 2019 Precision platformers like Super Meat Boy and Celeste manage to balance frustration and fun, offering up tough challenges…
Continue readingSydney Hunter and the Curse of the MayanNintendo Switch Developed By: CollectorVision GamesPublished By: CollectorVision GamesCategory: Action, Adventure, PlatformerRelease Date: 09.12.19 Indiana Jones, Metroidvania, and the NES. Have I got your attention? Good, because those are the three primary ingredients…
Continue readingDisney Classic Games Aladdin & The Lion King Nintendo Switch Developed By : Digital Eclipse Published By : Disney Interactive Category : Arcade, Platformer, Re-Release Release Date : Oct 29, 2019 If you’re my age, and either you yourself or…
Continue readingSpirit Roots – Nintendo SwitchDeveloped By: Fireart GamesPublished By: Drageus Games S.A.Category: 2D PlatformerRelease Date: November 01, 2019 The 2D platformer has evolved a lot over the years. Since the quintessential Super Mario Bros provided the blueprint for 2D platformers…
Continue readingKiller Queen Black Developed By: Liquid Bit and BumbleBear Games Published By: Liquid Bit and Nighthawk Interactive Category: Multiplayer Arcade / Action-Platformer Release Date: 10.11.2019 Killer Queen Black is a high-flying multiplayer arcade port with action-platformer gameplay and real-time strategy…
Continue readingGhost Parade Nintendo Switch Developed By : Lentera Studio Published By : Aksys Games Category : Platformer / Metroidvania Release Date : Oct 31, 2019 It’s not often that ghosts are counted as allies instead of enemies, so Ghost Parade’s…
Continue readingHAUNTED: Halloween ’86 Developed and Published By: Retrotainment Games Category: Side-Scrolling Beat ‘Em Up Release Date: 10.24.2019 HAUNTED: Halloween ’86 is a side-scrolling beat ‘em up from Retrotainment Games. Not only does this title grace the Nintendo Switch, but also…
Continue readingPolyroll Developed By: Spicy Gyro Games and Shiny Dolphin Games Published By: HOF Studios Category: Platformer Release Date: 10.29.2019 Polyroll is a high-speed, rip-rolling platformer that draws a ton of inspiration from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Along with a…
Continue readingA Hat In Time Nintendo Switch Developed By: Gears For Breakfast Published By: Humble Bundle Category: Platformer, Adventure, Puzzle Release Date: 10/18/19 The 3D Platformer revival is upon us! Over the years this genre of colourful, action packed, jump, double jump,…
Continue readingReventure Developed and Published By: Pixelatto Category: Action-Adventure / Platformer Release Date: 10.08.2019 Reventure is an action-adventure / platformer in which you are attempting to discover the 100 different ways in which the protagonist can meet his untimely end. Games…
Continue readingIce Age : Scrat’s Nutty Adventure Nintendo Switch Developed By : Just Add Water Published By : Outright Games Category : Platformer, Puzzle, Adventure Release Date : Oct 18, 2019 When I first saw that this game would be coming…
Continue readingYuri Developed By: Ange and Aurélien Potier Published By: Fingerlab Category: Art Piece / Platformer Release Date: 10.31.2019 Yuri is a momentum-based platformer in which you are riding on your skateboard bed through a mystical forest filled with ferns and…
Continue readingMable and The Wood Nintendo Switch Developed by: Triple Vision Games Published by: Graffiti Games Category: Action, Arcade, Platform Release Date: 10/10/19 Metroidvania, a genre of game that more recently has been, dare I say it overused and lacking in originality….
Continue readingDark Devotion Developed By: Hibernian Workshop Published By: The Arcade Crew Category: Action-Adventure (Souls-like) Release Date: 10.24.2019 The Souls-like category has rapidly expanded due to the amazing success of the Dark Souls series. It turns out people really like being…
Continue readingGames like Contra that relied on being brutally hard to keep kids pumping quarters into them have fallen by the wayside. There are still difficult games, certainly, but those arcade quarter gobblers have sort of disappeared. Valfaris upgrades that classic formula but makes it modern for today’s sensibilities.
Continue readingOri and the Blind Forest Developed By: Moon StudiosPublished By: Microsoft StudiosCategory: PlatformerRelease Date: 09.27.2019 Striking the perfect balance between aesthetic and function is one of the most difficult tasks of any designer. This is no less true for a…
Continue readingTrine 4 : The Nightmare Prince Nintendo Switch Developed By : Frozenbyte Published By : Modus Games Category : Puzzle, Platformer, Multiplayer Release Date : Oct 8, 2019 Puzzle platformers are probably one of my favorite genres of games to…
Continue readingBlasphemous Nintendo Switch Developed By : The Game Kitchen Published By : Team17 Digital Category : Action, Platformer, RPG Release Date : Sep 10, 2019 Have you ever wanted to question your love for gaming? Do you ever feel like…
Continue readingJet Kave Adventure Developed and Published By: 7Levels Category: Action-Platformer Release Date: 09.17.2019 Jet Kave Adventure is a thematic mashup of so many ideas that it hurts my head just thinking through everything I have to get on paper here….
Continue readingMekaboltNintendo Switch Developed By: SomepxPublished By: Ratalaika GamesCategory: Puzzle, PlatformerRelease Date: 08/23/2019 A futuristic theme park has lost control of its main attractions and they must be stopped before they hurt someone. No, I’m not talking about Jurassic Park. I’m referring to Mekabolt, made…
Continue readingHoggy 2 Developed By : Raptisoft Published By : Ratalaika Games Category : 2D, Puzzles, Platformer Release Date : July 26, 2019 I don’t know what those two slimy pink-ish things are, but they are adorable. Hoggy 2 is a…
Continue readingHeave Ho Developed By: Le Cartel Studio Published By: Devolver Digital Category: Multiplayer Platformer Release Date: 08.29.2019 Heave Ho is a multiplayer or solo experience in which you will traverse differing areas of difficulty with the final goal to reach…
Continue readingSolSeraph Developed By: ACE TeamPublished By: SegaCategory: Action-Platformer/Tower DefenseRelease Date: 07.10.2019 The Nintendo Switch has had a pleasant renaissance of spiritual successors and series revivals with several old Nintendo properties, and beloved favorites from the platform making a series return…
Continue readingStandbyNintendo Switch Developed By : NoClipPublished By : Hypetrain DigitalCategory : Arcade, PlatformerRelease : Aug 01, 2019 I feel like over the past decade, the term “platformer” in gaming has become such a broad term, where it once was a…
Continue readingAnother Sight – Nintendo Switch Developed By : Lunar Great Wall StudiosPublished By : Toplitz ProductionsCategory : Adventure, Platformer, PuzzleRelease Date : June 28, 2019Reviewed by: Shaun Hughes The premise of Another Sight – the first in what promises to…
Continue readingEtherborn Developed By: Altered Matter Published By: Altered Matter Category: Artistic Puzzle-Platformer Release Date: 07.18.2019 Games that come out today that lean into an artistic style and approach to set themselves apart from the pack are becoming more common as…
Continue readingSongbird Symphony Developed By: Joysteak Studios Published By: PQube Category: Rhythm-Based Platformer Release Date: 07.25.2019 Songbird Symphony is one of those long-awaited indie titles that really shines and is one that I will never forget playing through. Do I have…
Continue readingLet’s Go Nuts Developed By: BeardedBrothers.GamesPublished By: DevJuiceCategory: PlatformerRelease Date: 07.17.2019 Sometimes when playing through games you find an experience that doesn’t look like it would be something you would enjoy, but then when you just buckle down and give…
Continue readingEagle Island Developed By: PixelNicks Published By: Screenwave Media Category: Roguelite Action/Platformer Release Date: 07.11.2019 Games that look as good as Eagle Island does are my guilty pleasure in gaming. Finding those indie titles that rock out the pixel graphics and…
Continue readingCybarian : The Time Traveling WarriorNintendo Switch Developed By : Ritual GamesPublished By : Ratalaika GamesCategory : Platformer, Beat-em-Up, ArcadeRelease Date : June 21, 2019 In today’s market, a lot of games that are floating around are throwbacks to things…
Continue readingBlazing ChromeNintendo Switch Developed By : JoyMasherPublished By : The Arcade CrewCategory : Platformer, Run’n’Gun, Arcade, MultiplayerRelease Date : July 11, 2019 Welcome to the future! If you’re reading this and you’re a human, well…things don’t look so good. Humanity…
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