Nintendo’s line of 2D Mario platformers has gone through three distinct eras since 1985 – the original game revived the video ...

Silksong is great and all, but it's a shame that one other indie game isn't getting the same amount of attention as it has.

In the previous two posts in this series (part 1 and part 2), we’ve seen how to create a basic 2D platformer using Unity. So far we have a character who responds to keyboard input and touch controls, ...

In part one of how to create a simple 2D platformer for Android in Unity, we went over the basics of creating a 2D platformer in Unity for Android. In doing so, we created a very basic little ‘game’ ...

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.

"Noita" is one of the most creative — and fiendishly difficult — action platforming games in recent memory. “Noita” is a video game about death. You’ll die in the usual ways — swarmed by monsters, ...

Super Mario Land takes only 1 hour to beat, making it a great game to play during short commutes or waiting times. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins added an overworld and non-linear paths, making it ...

Silksong, Shinobi, and Ninja Gaiden are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to 2025's bounty of 2D platformers.

Bonk's Adventure is a short and easy platformer, and while it still holds up pretty well, it's difficult to recommend in earnest. History has been unkind to the TurboGrafx-16. As the third system in a ...

Publisher Bohemia Interactive and developer Airo Games have announced Knights of the Fall for PC (Steam). A release date was not announced.