platformers Latest news (3)

Jacob Blazewicz, 02 July 2020, 13:02

Motion Twin boasted of the sales of Dead Cells. This successful metroidvania has already reached millions of players, and today it received a great patch, called Update of Plenty, on Steam.

Adrian Werner, 25 June 2020, 11:39

Moon Game Studios reported that more than 2 million players played Ori and the Will of the Wisps and only 25% of them completed the main story. This result may seem low, but in fact the devs have no reason to be ashamed.

Adrian Werner, 19 June 2020, 10:39

During EA Play Live, It Takes Two was announced, a new co-op game from Hazelight, the studio known from A Way Out.

Bart Swiatek, 11 June 2020, 23:55

Oddworld Inhabitants presented a new gameplay trailer for the next installment of the arcade adventure game series Oddworld - Soulstorm.

Christian Pieniazek, 11 June 2020, 22:39

Sackboy, the protagonist of the LittleBigPlanet series, will be starring in a new game on PlayStation 5. Sackboy: And Big Adventure, as the project is called, appears to be a visually pleasing platformer with charming audio setting.

Bart Swiatek, 20 April 2020, 11:43

The developers responsible for the logic platform game Gris, Nomada Studio, boasted of the success of their work. It was reported that the title sold in over a million copies.

Peter Doron, 10 March 2020, 13:22

First reviews of the platform game Ori and the Will of the Wisps, debuting tomorrow on PC and Xbox One, appeared online. As you can easily guess, Moon Studios delivered, although the large number of bugs can be annoying. Day one patch is to remedy the situation.

Peter Doron, 27 February 2020, 11:47

A 20-minute gameplay from Ori and the Will of the Wisps was released online. The sequel to the acclaimed platform game Ori and the Blind Forest presents itself superbly, heralding the audiovisual feast that will begin on March 11 for PC and XONE users.

Konrad Serafinski, 08 February 2020, 20:30

Everything indicates that a new game from the Crash Bandicoot series is in development. Unfortunately, it will not be a continuation or remake/remaster of the classic version, but a mobile game from the devs of Candy Crush Saga.

Adrian Werner, 04 February 2020, 12:08

Playdigious announced that in the third quarter of this year Dead Cells, a hit game from Motion Twin, will be ported to Android.

Adrian Werner, 29 January 2020, 12:40

Moon Game Studios announced that the two-dimensional platformer Ori and the Will of the Wisps has gone gold. Thus, we can be sure that the release date set for March will be met.

Jacob Blazewicz, 13 December 2019, 04:36

A new trailer for Ori and the Will of the Wisps was shown at The Game Awards 2019. The video shows that the game will be released a little later than promised.

Michael Kulakowski, 04 December 2019, 23:47

Everyone interested can now download the latest spin-off of the Five Nights At Freddy's Five Nights series, entitled Freddy in Space 2, for free. The game is a 2D shooter created for the finished charity stream, during which the devs raised money to fight childhood cancer.

Bart Swiatek, 17 November 2019, 20:30

Microsoft is starting to inform which titles it will show during this year's The Game Awards gala on December 12 in Los Angeles. The first two confirmed games are Ori and the Will of The Wisps and Gears Tactics, but the list is expected to be larger.

Jacob Blazewicz, 07 October 2019, 21:29

Reviews of Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince started appearing on the web. Critics agree that Frozenbyte managed to return to good form and delivered a worthy continuation of the series.

Milosz Szubert, 30 September 2019, 21:46

Cuphead celebrates its second anniversary. On this occasion, the game from MDHR was discounted by 20% on all platforms. In addition, the creators once again boasted sales results of their hit.

Paul Wozniak, 12 September 2019, 23:09

In an interview for Only Single Player, one of Dead Cells developers, Steve Filby, said that the studio was considering developing a second installment or even a multiplayer version. Filby also expressed his opinion on the creation of an adaptation of the game as an anime or comic book.

Adrian Werner, 29 August 2019, 12:07

Yacht Club Games revealed Shovel Knight Dig, a spin-off of the popular 2D platform game. New trailers for Shovel Knight: Showdown and Shovel Knight: King of Cards were also released.

Adrian Werner, 28 August 2019, 15:08

Thanks to a leak from the GME Conference, we learned that remastered versions of Aladdin and The Lion King, two classic 16-bit 2D platformers, are in the pipeline.

Christian Pieniazek, 20 August 2019, 10:54

The team at Oddworld Inhabitants has announced that the PC version of Oddworld: Soulstorm will be an Epic Games Store exclusive. Magic: The Gathering Arena, as revealed by Wizard of the Coasts, will share the same fate.

Jacob Blazewicz, 19 August 2019, 20:56

During the opening of gamescom 2019, Bandai Namco revealed Little Nightmares 2. The continuation of Tarsier's atmospheric platform game will be released next year.

Christian Pieniazek, 08 August 2019, 21:50

Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince will launch in early October, as announced by Modus Games and Frozenbyte. The game will hit the store shelves accompanied by the Trine: Ultimate Collection compilation, containing all four installments of the series.

Frozen, 18 July 2019, 20:41

From today, Epic Games users can add Limbo, a two-dimensional platformerm game from PlayDead, to their library at no charge. The game will be available for free for a week.

Adrian Werner, 14 June 2019, 14:22

An 18-minute gameplay from Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince, the 2.5D platformer game from Frozenbyte, appeared on the web. It is a recording of the presentation from E3 2019.

Bart Swiatek, 14 June 2019, 14:12

During the E3 2019, IGN interviewed Lorne Lanning from the Oddworld Inhabitants studio. At the same time, the extensive, more than ten-minute gameplay from the game Oddworld: Soulstorm was presented.

Conrad Hazi, 08 June 2019, 19:47

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair has been officially announced and will be available for sale later this year. The new PlayTonic Games production is a 2.5D platformer with full 3D gameplay.

Agnes Adamus, 03 June 2019, 23:22

Martin Sahlin, Creative Director of Coldwood Interactive, responsible for creating the Unravel series, revealed that the series is not expected to be continued in the near future. Instead, he plans to focus on new projects that are not related to Yarny.

Agnes Adamus, 13 May 2019, 21:24

Oddworld Inhabitants has released the latest trailer containing elements of its latest production - Oddworld: Soulstorm. The game is expected to debut in 2020.

Adrian Werner, 11 April 2019, 13:37

New gameplay from the platform game Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince has appeared on the web. The footage shows an alpha build of the game, which nevertheless looks impressive.

Adrian Werner, 06 April 2019, 23:51

Team Meat announced that Super Meat Boy Forever will not be released this month. The game will be delayed, but the devs say that it will not be long.

Jacob Blazewicz, 04 March 2019, 21:26

Frozenbyte and Modus Games have revealed the first trailer of Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince. On the same occasion, the developers published the release date and hardware requirements of the fourth installment of this renowned platform game series.

Milosz Szubert, 19 February 2019, 16:42

Today's collection of short news: the last two expansions for Shovel Knight, as well as the SIGIL mega mod from Johna Romero are delayed, Steam info corner gets a new layout.

Adrian Werner, 14 February 2019, 16:44

Team Cherry studio has announced the Hollow Knight: Silksong, a continuation of the excellent two-dimensional platformer from 2017.

Adrian Werner, 13 January 2019, 12:23

Matt Makes Games studio has announced that the release of the free DLC for Celeste platformer has been delayed. However, some new details about this add-on have been revealed.

Konrad Serafinski, 07 January 2019, 15:16

The fan character Bowsette won't be making an appearance in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.

Konrad Serafinski, 31 December 2018, 11:24

We have some bad news from the creators of Celeste. The authors of great indie hit of 2018 decided to delete the project they worked on for many years.

Adrian Werner, 23 December 2018, 20:05

The end of the year for Nomada Studio and Devolver Digital turned out to be very successful. Profits have surpassed production costs after 7 days of sales.

Adrian Werner, 23 December 2018, 19:34

Matt Makes Games studio has announced that the sale of the old-school platformer Celeste has exceeded half a million copies.

luckie, 27 June 2017, 10:23

If you have been disappointed that SteamWorld Dig 2 was coming only to Nintendo Switch, you will be happy to hear that the game has also been confirmed for PC and PlayStation 4.

luckie, 18 January 2017, 12:20

You can now pre-order Little Nightmares, a creepy mixture of Unravel's mechanics and Limbo's mood, in either digital or physical edition. The latter is limited and offers a package of physical goodies apart from the game itself.

Mathias Zulpo, 25 August 2016, 11:00

Owlboy, a D-Pad Studio 8-bit platformer that’s been in the works since 2008, is to be released on Steam this fall. To celebrate, the developer has released a new trailer.

luckie, 19 August 2016, 14:00

Ready to revisit your childhood fears? Meet Little Nightmares, a combination of Unravel-like mechanics and creepy story resembling Limbo.

Mathias Zulpo, 18 August 2016, 21:28

Bruce is an upcoming Sin City-inspired noir game developed by Logic Artists. Set in a “dark city of future,” it will tell a story of a man who will have to sacrifice everything to save his beloved woman.

Meehow, 23 June 2016, 11:35

Specter Knight will make a return in the third free campaign for Shovel Knight, an arcade platformer game by Yacht Club Games.

Meehow, 03 June 2016, 16:17

Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap, a remake of the classic platformer game from 1986, has been announced for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

luckie, 18 May 2016, 11:29

UUnravel is going to get a sequel, Game Informer got a confirmation from Electronic Arts. EA have also announced they will be the ones to publish Coldwood Interactive's next game.

luckie, 31 March 2016, 14:08

PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One players can try out Unravel for free. Electronic Arts has just released a demo of the original puzzle-arcade platformer – as for the PC version, you can find it on Origin.