In the last decade and change, 2D platformers have made a truly miraculous comeback. Where once every single 2D game needed to be switched over to 3D to keep with the times, we now have proof positive ...

As Dodo the Duck, you spent most of your life on a placid farm—surrounded by friendly chickens and sheltered from danger. That changes when, one day, you wake up to aliens abducting all of your ...

Screenbound taps into the real magic of childhood: staring at a little Game Boy instead of paying attention to the world around you. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Games have been making a staple point for the genres they have been cast into, and as of May 2025, the platformer genre continues to captivate players with innovative gameplay, nostalgic elements, and ...

Chris Birsner is a writer and journalist who most recently worked as an editor at Anton Media Group on Long Island. He is a 2018 graduate of Hofstra University. He enjoys playing Nintendo Switch, ...

Despite being one of the most popular genres across all the home console generations, it isn’t often platformers are mentioned on lists of the best PC games. Normally, the conversation centers around ...

These five 2D platformers didn't blow the doors off of fans at the time, but deserved much more love than they got.

Anthony is a writer who's worked in the games industry for four years. He's a competitive gamer with a soft spot for retro titles. Anthony enjoys speedrunning a few titles, but Simpson's Hit & Run is ...

Daniel has been playing games for entirely too many years, with his Steam library currently numbering nearly 750 games and counting. When he's not working or watching anime, he's either playing or ...