Daniel is a News Writer from the United Kingdom. Relatively new to the industry with almost three years of experience, he has focused on establishing himself in the gaming space. While he focuses on ...

Here are five 2D platformers everyone forgot. 5) Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? Developer Nippon Ichi’s platformer is a comedic take on the genre, but don’t let that fool you. It’s devilishly ...

Need to redo this with an improved object manager, to handle all game object types correctly (need to circumvent the current casts to subclasses of VisibleGameObject). Could improve collision and ...

Ethan Krieger (He/Him) is an editor at DualShockers that got started in the writing industry by covering professional basketball for a sports network. Despite being a diehard sports fan (mainly ...

Minecraft 2D is a Python recreation of the Scratch project Paper Minecraft by Griffpatch. It's a 2D Minecraft clone—you can mine and place blocks, move around, but survival mode and inventory are ...

There have been 24 Mario and/or Luigi platformers and remakes thus far, starting with the original Super Mario Bros in 1985. Virtually all are considered excellent games, if not classics - but which ...

The classic platformer series made a return as a metroidvania, and the results are stellar. This new Prince of Persia revolves around Sargon, the youngest member of a specialized Persian royal guard ...

Platforming games often have a mix of fast and thoughtful play. It speeds up moving from point A to B, adding obstacles and enemies you have to quickly react to. But over the years, the genre has ...

Platforming games have been around nearly as long as video games themselves. One of the most popular genres, there have been hundreds – if not thousands – of excellent platformer games in the last 30 ...

Searching for the best platforming games on Android and iOS? There are hundreds out there, but only a few are truly worth your time. Some games bring tight controls and fast action, others mix in ...

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