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 ...

Second Stage Studio, a Netherlands-based developer founded by Speedrunners designer Casper van Est, has announced Sprint City, a “movement-first shared world competitive 2D platformer” due out in ...

FoE: Remains is a 2D platformer shooter with Very Positive reviews on Steam that players can grab for free. Although it was added to Steam recently in August, the title might be familiar to many ...

PEPPERED is a heavily narrative-driven 2D platforming game. It aims at subverting well-known gaming tropes to tell a story about the existential struggles of everyday life. Responsibility, ...

The best platformer games are those that manage to challenge the player while still telling a compelling story. Platformers of this quality can be found in all sorts of interesting niches and ...

Nullstar: Solus is a 2D Platformer where you are a corporate scavenger drone, sent to rip through the decaying corpse of a dying world to salvage its nullstar. Activate Nullstar Protocol! Nullstar: ...

Shadow Labyrinth is a 2D action platformer and a genre-twisting alternate take on the iconic Pac-Man. Shadow Labyrinth is a 2D action platformer and a genre-twisting alternate take on the iconic ...

Interactive cinema game Nazar has debuted as a 2D platformer on Steam with a blend of ancient Turkish history and science fiction. Set in a magical and fairy-like landscape of Cappadocia, the sci-fi ...

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