Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is a new 2D action platformer in Koei Tecmo’s traditional franchise that has been around since the 1980s. Trying to blend the traditional style of the 2D games in the series ...

For a long time, the 2D games in the Mario series were overshadowed by their third-dimensional counterparts. But Super Mario Bros. Wonder changes all that: a package full of charm and surprises. In ...

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 ...

Atari and Ilex Games have revealed the release date for Adventure of Samsara, a 2D Metroidvania set within the universe of the Atari 2600 classic. It'll be out in early September. I also learned that ...

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, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Upcoming 2D platformer Constance just got a brand new trailer at the Future Games Show, with new ...

Watch the Game Overview Trailer for Terminator 2D: No Fate, a 2D action retro platformer developed by Bitmap Bureau. Players can get an overview of what this classic arcade-style game has to offer ...

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 ...

Later today, developer WayForward will launch their 2D platforming title ‘Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution’ on PC via Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch consoles—with the Xbox version ...