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Developed By: HAL Laboratory Published By: Nintendo Categories: Platformer Release Date: 03.24.22 HAL Labs has finally done it. They’ve made a mainline Kirby game that has impressed me. The first time in over twenty years, since Crystal Shards on the…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Ratalaika Games Published By: ININ Games Categories: Platformer, Retro, Compilation Release Date: 06.03.22 Over the past few years, I’ve gone from really having no strong opinions or ambivalence to the work of Ratalaika Games to loving the work…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Pippin Games Published By: Eastasiasoft Categories: Adventure, Platformer Release Date: 03.16.22 Now they’ve gone and done it. They’ve taken away your husband Fernando! And you’re gonna stand for that! Go track down all of those sexy, alluring monstergirls…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Shady Corner Published By: Eastasiasoft Categories: Platformer, Rolling Release Date: 04.28.22 I don’t know what I expected, really. You have a game called Marble Maid and it’s published by Eastasiasoft. Of course it’s going to be a lewd…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Fat Panda Games Published By: Ratalaika Games Categories: Platformer Release Date: 04.01.22 The menaces…they’ve changed this Flat Kingdom…they’re making it pop out and 3D! You need to stop them! You’ll need to make sure the six magical jewels…
Continue readingRobo Wars is a perfectly functional platforming 2D fighter, but unfortunately doesn’t offer much else.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Nighthouse Games Published By: Versus Evil Categories: Platformer Release Date: 04.14.22 Sockventure perhaps has one of the weakest first impressions I can think of in quite some time. But luckily, it’s not the impression you’ll be getting after…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Berzerk Studio Published By: The Arcade Crew Categories: Platformer, Adventure Release Date: 02.14.22 Another retro inspired Metroidvania on Switch? Wait, this one is really cool. Infernax actually has a lot to stand out. Getting the big one out…
Continue readingDeveloper: Forust Studio Publisher: Leoful Genre: Action, Adventure, Platformer Released: 21st January 2022 Hardly working hard at work.
Continue readingDeveloper: Nuke Nine Publisher: Blitworks Genre: Action, Adventure, Platformer, Multiplayer Released: 27th January 2022 You really aren’t prepared to die, at all.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Rigg’d Games, Mega Cat Studios Published By: Nami Tendou Categories: Retro, Platformer Release Date: 02.02.22 If I haven’t made it obvious before, I am fascinated by the world of lost media. The mystic of something out of reach,…
Continue readingDeveloped By: maJAJa Published By: Chorus Worldwide Categories: Platformer, Action Release Date: 12.15.21 If Dungeon Munchies has taught me one thing, it’s that cooking is sort of a form of necromancy, giving new life and using the dead to your…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Buddy System Published By: RedDeerGames Categories: Platformer Release Date: 11.26.21 Nyah is on her way home from school, it’s getting a bit late. She finds this dead cat, and her imagination goes wild. She can fly up in…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Chemical Pudding Published By: Phoenixx Categories: Puzzle, Platformer Release Date: 12.15.21 I like puzzle platformers. The ones that really make you think. Maybe even overthink a simple solution. Filmechanism is one of those games. And would you know…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Kyle Thompson Published By: Top Hat Studios Categories: Platformer, Metroidvania Release Date: 10.20.21 Sheepo is the kind of game I was drawn to by the key art and a single screenshot. It looked nice, it looked sleek and…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Kenny Sun Published By: RedDeerGames Categories: Platformer Release Date: 11.08.21 Circa Infinity has one goal. Get to the center. Just go deeper and deeper and not die. Style is overflowing in Circa Infinity. While…everything about the same is…
Continue readingDeveloped By: WhyKev Published By: Aurora Punks Categories: Platformer Release Date: 11.12.21 Hoplegs is…interesting. It’s another take of those physics based platformers/get to the goal types. That is to say an incredibly awkward, but fun experience. One that also be…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Westone (original), Ratalaika Games (re-release) Published By: Strictly Limited Games (Physical), ININ Games (Digital) Categories: Arcade, Retro, Platformer Release Date: 12.14.21 A Little History It’s finally here. Clockwork Aquario was to be an arcade game developed by Westone,…
Continue readingDeveloped By: M2 Published By: Konami Categories: Retro, Compilation, Adventure, RPG, Platformer Release Date: 09.23.21 Konami and M2 do it again! In 2019, with assistance from Hamster and M2, Konami released three excellent collections for classic Castlevania, Contra, and some…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Orange Pixel Published By: Apogee Categories: Survival, Adventure, Platformer Release Date: 09.09.21 I’m on the fence on whether or not I like survival games or not. The loop of gathering materials, food, and making sure not to die….
Continue readingDeveloped By: Demagog Studio Published By: Ultold Tales Categories: Golf, Platformer? Release Date: 09.03.21 So golf is supposed to be a calm, relaxing sport, isn’t it? Despite this, I find a lot of golf games (perhaps un-intentionally) difficult and frustrating….
Continue readingDeveloped By: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Published By: Sega Categories: Ball Roller, Platformer? Release Date: 10.05.21 To majority of the fans of the series, the first two Super Monkey Ball games were the peak of the series. I wouldn’t say…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Cafundo Estudio Criativo Published By: Buka Entertainment Categories: Platformer, Puzzle Release Date: 08.12.21 I’m always open to different kinds of puzzle games, especially puzzle platformers. To me at least, Tetragon is a different kind of puzzle game. Tetragon’s…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Respect Studios Published By: ROKiT Games Limited Categories: Platformer Release Date: 08.19.21 What would you accurately describe as a game for children? Is it a game that’s targeted to them, or perhaps a game that is accessible to…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Ametist Studio Published By: Ratalaika Games Categories: Platformer, Action Release Date: 07.16.21 I came in with the entirely wrong mindset for Within the Blade. I expected something like Ninja Gaiden, pure action. And while the game really can…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Cascadia Games, Chilodog Interactive (porting) Published By: Chilidog Interactive Categories: Retro, Shooter, Platformer Release Date: 06.28.21 Mighty Aphid is what I like to call jank Mega Man. This isn’t exactly a bad thing, but there’s a neverending feeling…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Jankenteam Published By: Merge Games, Signature Edition Categories: Retro, Platformer, JAN KEN PON Release Date: 06.22.21 Alex Kidd has always been one of those series that Sega seems to only remember for crossovers or nostalgia. It had it’s…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Blazing Stick Published By: Graffiti Games Categories: First Person Platformer Release Date: 06.24.21 Ok so. Imagine Bionic Commando, but even more 80’s like. Now put it in first person and make it super fast. That’s Cyberhook. Get to…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Tozai Games Published By: ININ Games (Digital), Strictly Limited Games (Physical) Categories: Platformer, Kusoge, Retro Release Date: 08.06.21 Spelunker. The King of Kusoge. Kusogame in a literal translation from Japanese means “Shit Game”. This isn’t to say Spelunker…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Astral Pixel Published By: Team17 Categories: Platformer Release Date: 06.22.21 You understand how magnets work, right? Red is attracted to Blue. But when Red going to Red, it repels. Great, now that we have that out of the…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Games From Earth Published By: Bonus Stage Limited Categories: Puzzle Platformer Release Date: 06.03.21 A challenging puzzle/precision platformer with a cute protagonist and a side character that throws endless dad jokes? Sunblaze sure sounds up my alley! In…
Continue readingDeveloped By: 2ndBoss Published By: QUByte Categories: Shooter, Platformer, Retro Release Date: 04.15.21 In the year 2021, I have managed to play two games that have the same premise, an endless Halloween, with your choice of character’s duty to stop…
Continue readingDeveloped By: MONKEYCRAFT Published By: G-Choice (digital), ININ Games, Strictly Limited Games (physical) Categories: Adventure, Platformer, Retro Release Date: 05.28.21 Lets get this out of the way. I am a huge fan of the Wonder Boy/Monster World series. You can…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Sketchbook Games, Fourth State Published By: Modus Games Categories: Narrative, Adventure, Platformer Release Date: 04.06.21 How do you deal with grief? In Lost Words: Beyond the Page, the main character; Izzy writes. Well, she doesn’t write her story…
Continue readingDeveloped By: NeoBird Published By: BUMBLE3EE Categories: Puzzle, Platformer Release Date: 04.21.21 World Splitter is the kind of game that leaves me really conflicted about how I feel about it. There’s an amazing premise for the game, but that’s blanketed…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Polytron Corporation, Blitworks (Switch port) Published By: Polytron Corporation Categories: Platformer, Puzzle, Indie Release Date: 04.14.21 Fez on the surface is definitely the kind of game I’m sure people will think of when you think of early 2010’s…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Wayforward Technologies (original), Limited Run Games (port) Published By: Wayforward Technologies (digital), Limited Run Games (physical) Categories: Adventure, Platformer, Retro Release Date: 04.22.21 You can play every Shantae game outside of the Apple Watch game on the Switch….
Continue readingDeveloped By: Toys for Bob Published By: Activision Categories: Platformer Release Date: 03.11.21 The long awaited Crash 4: It’s About Time came out last year on PS4 and Xbox Series X to both fan and critical praise. In a wild…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Imaginary Monsters / Peter Lazarski Published By: Chuhai Labs Categories: Retro, Platformer Release Date: 02.12.21 I really like holiday themed games. They’re really not common anymore, so it’s always a shock to see them. Here we have Halloween…
Continue readingDeveloped By: ROBI Studios Published By: Graffiti Games Categories: Platformer, Adventure Release Date: 02.04.21 3D Metroidvania seems like the best way to describe Blue Fire. Go on an adventure in a somewhat open path, going area to area. Getting upgrades…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Tarsier Studios Published By: Bandai Namco Entertainment Categories: Platformer, Puzzle, Horror Release Date: 02.11.21 Following up to critically acclaimed games, especially the surprise new IPs that come from smaller developers can be hard. Little Nightmares was one of…
Continue readingDeveloped By: StoryBird Games Published By: No Gravity Games (Digital) VGNYsoft (Physical) Categories: Platformer Release Date: 01.28.21 Beautiful spritework, high replayability, good platforming an action. Golden Force checks off all of the requisites for being one of my favorite games…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Mechanical Head Studios/Aarne Hunziker Published By: Yacht Club Games Composer: pentadrangle/Enrique Martin Categories: Retro, Platformer Release Date: 01.26.21 Sounding like a broken record at this point, but there’s no length that I couldn’t go on about how much…
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: Bolverk Games Categories: Platformer, Roller Release Date: 02.01.21 Do you like those games where you roll around as a ball and there’s some physics involved, because I do. Glyph is like that, but you’re more in…
Continue readingPlay as Reaper collecting weapons and gear, while learning spells and explore multiple realms while you hunt Death.
Continue readingI’ve made no secret of my love for games that marry a gorgeous, retro, pixel art aesthetic to smooth, modern gameplay. Today’s game, Olija for the Nintendo Switch, feeds that obsession marvelously.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Wonderboy Bobi Published By: No Gravity Games (Digital) Pixelheart (Physical) Categories: Platformer, Retro Release Date: 12.10.20 NES Nostalgia this, Genesis Nostalgia that. Where’s the Master System nostalgia? Well, with Tanuki Justice, it’s here. I’ve seen comparisons to late…
Continue readingAlwa’s Legacy – Nintendo SwitchDeveloped By: Elden PixelsPublished By: Elden PixelsCategory: Adventure, Platforming, MetroidvaniaRelease Date: September 29, 2020 The Alwa franchise is in its infancy but is moving fast. It has taken an almost generational leap in only a few…
Continue readingI had some personal problems with today’s game, Unto the End, from a gameplay perspective, but its biggest issue is that it just doesn’t take advantage of one of the Switch’s biggest strengths. It ends up being a good example of the difference between a good game, and a good game for the Switch.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Bit Loom Games Published By: Coatsink Categories: 3D Platformer Release Date: 12.03.20 Imagine you have a game like Noby Noby Boy. Then turn it into a 3D platformer. Still with me? Now add dogs. Dogs stuck together. Recipe…
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