2D platformers offer a diverse range of experiences for every type of gamer, from casual to challenging. Games like Inside ...

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 ...

Whether it’s 2D sidescrollers or 3D sandboxes, the platformer is a foundational video game genre. Run, don’t walk, to play the best games about jumping as skillfully as possible. My PCMag career began ...

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 ...

Sometimes you need a game in which the execution feels both simple and familiar. As a 2D platformer, Flynn: Son of Crimson is exactly that. From the start, the game is linear and direct with what ...

GoogleDeepMind has an 'open endedness team' and we've just found out what they've been up to in recent times - namely facilitating AI to generate 2D platformer worlds based on simple image prompts.

A decade later, Shovel Knight is one of the best modern interpretations of old-school game design I've ever seen. The 2D platformer is vibrant, a joy to control, and stuffed with so many free updates ...

An avid gamer from a young age, Shane's first experience with interactive entertainment was with the N64 back in 1998. After picking up one of those absurdly shaped controllers, and taking control of ...