Screenbound lets you control a 2D handheld game and a character in a 3D world at the same time.

Mario will forever be the preeminent face of the platformer genre, but for as much as I’ve loved the series, there’s no doubt ...

The best platformer games are those that manage to challenge the player while still telling a compelling story. Platformers of this quality can be found in all sorts of interesting niches and ...

Dark Souls. Bloodborne. Sekiro. What do all of these ridiculously difficult throw-your-controller-at-the TV-screen games have in common? They’ve got NOTHING on old-school platformers. Were they video ...

A new platformer on Steam is going to be perfect for Lies of P fans, as it essentially crosses the popular soulslike with a metroidvania.

Platforming has been a staple of video games for almost as long as video games have been around. The genre really took off ...

Games have been making a staple point for the genres they have been cast into, and as of May 2025, the platformer genre continues to captivate players with innovative gameplay, nostalgic elements, and ...

David Heath is a List Writer from the UK specializing in video games, movies, TV shows, and the occasional anime. Platform games are perhaps the most iconic video game genre, as they’ve produced a ...

Platformers have been around for a long time, going back to the earliest days of home video game consoles. As each new console generation came and went, developers produced some exceptional games, ...

Jo Craig (they/them) is a Feature Writer from Scotland and has been in the industry for nearly a decade and finds dissecting Marvel trailers for hours standard practice and still finds time to review, ...