Tag: Platformer
Games where the main gameplay elements are about movement and precision to navigate a game world.
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Tinertia
A nice mid-2010’s indie die-and-retry momentum-based precision platformer, except jumping is overrated when you have a rocket launcher for an arm.
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Ty The Tasmanian Tiger
The most stereotypically Australian collectathon you’ve probably ever seen on the PS2.
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Yes, I really am doing this. Yes, this is a PlayStation 2 Game. Yes I am recommending it.
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ANIMAL WELL
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/813230 £20.99 Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/ANIMAL-WELL-2371610.html £20.99
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…