Tag: Platformer

Games where the main gameplay elements are about movement and precision to navigate a game world.

  • BOKURA

    BOKURA

    Do you ever sometimes wonder if the way you see the world is different from everyone else, because there may be a hint of truth to that thought, and in Bokura, there definitely is. Bokura is a 2 Player puzzle platformer game where you and your partner see the world in very different ways. If…

  • Sephonie

    Sephonie

    A weird little parkour platformer game where you play as a team of three guys exploring an island and its vast cave systems and ecosystem with some puzzle minigames that borders on experimental.

  • The Elephant Collection

    The Elephant Collection

    So do you remember those flash elephant games from when the internet used to be good? This is them bringing that through to Steam in a playable form. Of course you could still just play the original versions on Flashpoint, but this collection has extra developer commentary, challenge achievements, and secrets.

  • Moonlight Pulse

    Moonlight Pulse

    Furry character switching metroidvania about fighting a virus invasion inside the body of a giant celestial world turtle? Sounds like a fun time.

  • Portal Revolution

    Portal Revolution

    Its Portal, but another one! I’ve not written about Portal yet, but there isn’t anything that I really need to say about it. It’s the defining 3D first person puzzle game. This mod however, is a nice little extra for people that want more Portal.

  • Ato

    Ato

    Ninja cat metroidvania where you just want to find your kidnapped child and wife. With a whole story told without a single word in a large connected world of stunningly beautiful pixel art, this is definitely up there on the list of very good metroidvanias.

  • Islets

    Islets

    A super cute metroidvania with a modest level of diffficulty. Explore through 5 disconnected maps with the goal of trying to reconnect them by activating the island’s cores, then explore new areas of each island through the new connections that are made by bringing the islands together again.

  • Viewfinder

    Viewfinder

    So this game released very recently, aaaand it’s fantastic. Very simple gimmick, find a photo, place a photo, explore the space inside the photo as it gets embedded in the world. And they take this one simple mechanic and absolutely run with it. It’s like exploring all the interactions with the Portal Gun, and even…

  • Ori And The Blind Forest

    Ori And The Blind Forest

    Ori is an interersting one, unlike most other games in the genre, it’s a metroidvania that isn’t focused on combat, but rather a lot of tricky platforming through difficult terrain and spiked tunnels. There are some enemies that get in your way, but in general the way to tackle them is to just dodge their…

  • Wandersong

    Wandersong

    A cute little game about a bard trying to save the world. Explore many fantastic locales and sing to solve puzzles. Recover the parts of the Earthsong to try and save the world!

  • Spirit of the North

    Spirit of the North

    Spirit of the North is a fox game in its purest form. You play as a fox, like, an actual fox, who can yip and wag their tail. Eventually you meet a friendly spirit fox who will help guide you on your adventure and try to explain to you what’s going on.

  • Crash Bandicoot Trilogy

    Crash Bandicoot Trilogy

    Got this game for the nostalgia, and now I actually like Crash 1. I recomend this for everyone who like oldschool platformers, but I especially recommend this game to the people that, like me, played and liked Crash Bandicoot 2&3 as a kid but didn’t really like Crash 1, as this version of crash 1…