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Always In Mind

Inevitable Studios Has You Always In Mind With Their Meaningful Debut

It’s inevitable that someone, somewhere, would make an emotional action platformer built around family connections and that someone is Inevitable Studios with their debut game Always in Mind. Ticking all the above and then some, the studio was ‘born out of a desire to create meaningful games with talented

Review

The Cub Review - Breathe With The Wild

So you've finished a round of golf - now what? Search for any signs of life perhaps? What on Earth is The Cub? A platform game out on the PS5 from the 19th January 2024, that's what.

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Chasing The Unseen And Pushing Gravity To Its Limits In This Steam Demo

Chasing the Unseen is very dreamlike. That’s the plan as you play a Last Airbender wannabee running through a lucid, ever-evolving landscape of beauty, serenity, and the unknown. Then, that level of calm is disrupted by gravity, friction, and some other applied sciences. A third-person platformer from solo developer

Demagog Studio

The Cub Demo: When There's No Golf, The Martians Get Violent

If The Cub’s art style and setting look familiar, it’s because it’s by Demagog Studio and Untold Tales, who created the excellent Golf Club: Wasteland. When humanity’s days are numbered, the rich leave Earth to build a colony on Mars, later returning to play an exclusive

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The Prisoning: Fletcher's Quest Is Not A Game For Anyone With A Peanut Allergy

The Prisoning: Fletcher’s Quest is immediately complex: escape the prison of your mind by playing a game about escaping the prison of your mind. Wait, are Elden Pixels (Alwa’s Legacy) attached? Count me in. Based on a true story, loosely, you play an anxiety-fueled 43-year-old. Ha! I’m

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Guardians Assemble! Raccoo Venture Is Out Today On PC And Consoles

One for 3D platform fans and those not scared to go up against a Tattooed Armadillo will be pleased to hear that Raccoo Venture is out today on PC and consoles. QUByte Interactive and Diego Ras claim this is a spiritual successor to the classic 3D platform genre and features

A Highland Song

A Highland Song Switch Review - The Highs, Not Lows, Of Highlands Parkour

A Highland Song is a splendid Scottish adventure that encompasses all the good things about shared stories, nature, and exploration.

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Timberman: The Big Adventure Save The Forest With A Last Minute Launch Discount

Better late than never if you want a 15% discount until the end of the day – Timberman: The Big Adventure, a retro 2D platformer available for PC and consoles, is up for grabs. Developed by Digital Melody Games and Storm Trident S.A., and published by Forever Entertainment S.A.

Always In Mind

New Studio Debuts Lucid Adventure Always In Mind For Steam

The debut game of Inevitable Studios has been announced: Always In Mind is a narrative adventure about a young boy trapped in his subconscious, and it’s coming to Steam. After being trapped in a coma at the age of 12, Teddy has an AI implant known as Proxy that

Review

Rogue Glitch Ultra Review - The Switch Has A Rogue-Like Platforming Glitch

There's no time for shooting when yer glitchin' take a jump or two in Rogue Glitch Ultra for the Switch.

A Highland Song

Enchanting Folk Adventure A Highland Song Switch Release Date Confirmed

Available now to pre-order on the Nintendo eShop, A Highland Song Switch release date has been announced by Inkle, and it’ll be with us early next month [jumping into a time machine, here’s A Highland Song Switch review]. From the same team behind Heaven’s Vault, it is

Review

Kickback Slug: Cosmic Courier Switch Review: Born Slippy

Bugger - you've lost all your deliveries - time to find them, and you're on the clock. Kickback Slug: Cosmic Courier Switch review.

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No, This Isn't An Error - Rogue Glitch Ultra Is Coming Next Month

You might have stumbled upon Rogue Glitch already, but have you heard of Rogue Glitch Ultra? Honestly, I never heard of either, but it does look… familiar. Nevertheless, the key features and trailer have put this on the watchlist. From Lino Slahuschek and studio Rarebyte, this rogue-lite action platformer is

Review

Trading Places In This Swapshot PS5 Review

What's it like to trade places with a crate? Nothing psychological here, but swap physical states in pixel art platformer Swapshot on the PS5.

Boti: Byteland Overclocked

What The Hack? A Boti: Byteland Overclocked Review

Cute lil' robots feature in this vibrant 3D platformer for PC via Steam. Boti: Byteland Overclocked is recommended if you want another Astro's Playroom type game...

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They're Acting Like Savages! Barbarian Saga: The Beastmaster

How many times has SelectaPlay appeared in news posts these past few days?! A few. Another appearance then, this time it’s for Barbarian Saga: The Beastmaster. A game about barbarians…? Correct. A Metroidvania by Dormidin Studio, this is an action platformer developed by two friends who met at a

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Is It Any Wonder That You Suck At Parking?

What better way to exercise your ability to park when facing adversity.. erm... in the face? You Suck At Parking is your calling.

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Get You And Your Friends Back Home In Physics Puzzler Astromino

It’s common for a publisher to have a lot of titles in the bag, but for a developer such as Coatsink, they don’t seem to sleep as they’ve got another new game, this time Astronimo.  An advanced physics platform puzzler, your job is to work out how

Humble Games Unleashes Six New Titles For Gamescom

Conceding again with the Gamescom news, this time it’s because the round-up from Humble Games is too good to pass up. The publisher has six upcoming titles, so let’s take a quick look at what’s about. First up is Billie Bust Up, a 3D platformer where you

Boti: Byteland Overclocked

Bring A Friend To Robotic Platformer, Boti: Byteland Overclocked

Is it just me, or does Boti: Byteland Overclocked sound like a weird-sounding title when read aloud? Yes, probably just me. Don’t be fooled by a title, however, as this debut title from Purple Ray Studio looks ace. A 3D robotic platformer, we get to explore the land of

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It Just Got Real: Flashback 2 Release Date Confirmed

How real can games get?” was one of the questions my friends and I asked after first seeing Prince of Persia, Mortal Kombat, and of course, Flashback for the first time. Now 30 years after its release, the latter gets a sequel: Flashback 2. It just got real. In the

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Holy Furballs - Super Catboy Has Been Released On PC

If memory serves me correctly, Super Catboy was a fantastic-looking retro title but was equally super tricky to play. No, not the controls or potential furballs, but it was a challenging yet entertaining side-scroller (the demo that it is). Well, the good news is that it’s now available on

Review

Tad The Lost Explorer – Craziest and Madness Edition Switch Review

Indiana Jones? Pfft! Now's your time to shine as a modern day adventurer in Tad the Explorer - Craziest and Madness Edition for the Switch.

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I.Am Robolt - Fear My Triple Jump!

Fight your way through 16 stages of pixel art robotic mayhem, and jump your way to success in pixel art platformer, Robolt.

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Reaper Of Immortals Review: Let's Talk About Death, Baby

Reap a series of souls in the hope that it'll make sense of your past in pixel art platformer Reaper of Immortals - out now on PC.