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 ...

Super Mario’s 40 year history is a testament to all the different ways you can make a little guy run from left to right across a screen. Nintendo’s line of 2D Mario platformers has gone through three ...

As a diehard enthusiast of video games, Ediz Guner has been attentively following the ebbs and flows of the gaming industry for a long period of time. This, coupled with his hobby of extensively ...

Mohsen Baqery is a Guide Staff Writer from Turkey. With a passion for gaming that borders on obsession, Mohsen thrives on guiding fellow gamers through the most challenging obstacles while exploring ...

Though the genre has since exploded, 2D platforming arguably owes its start to Super Mario. And even though it’s been 40 years since the first game came out, few 2D platformers have risen to the level ...

Super Mario Bros. Wonder was dumped at the end of the Nintendo Switch’s life cycle. In 2023, when it first came out, everyone knew the Switch was on its way out. Even though it took almost two years, ...

Atari has slated Adventure of Samsara for release across PC, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch on September 4. If you haven't heard of the game, it's an 2D platformer about exploring a ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Nothing beats the thrill of completing a challenging platformer, and while we've been spoiled for choice lately, you can put your skills to the test ...

LavaLoop is a 2D shooter / platformer in a hand-drawn steampunk universe. Play as three musician-fighters, shoot your way through hordes of beat-bots and jump from surprise to surprise in an explosive ...

A new 2D platformer, Bionic Bay, is having a Blue Prince moment today as it jumps to the top of 2025's best-reviewed games. The game launches tomorrow. Matt has been writing for Gamepressure since ...

Abstract: This research proposes a hybrid approach for a procedural level generation for our 2D platformer game. The method integrates manual level creation and procedural algorithm to generate a ...