platformer

FROGUE is a rogue-like platformer from Brazilian-based Wired Dreams where you play as a sword-wielding frog as it clears room after room of enemies. The pixel-art visuals might suggest something a little generic, the usual indie fodder but this game genuinely brings something new to the genre. If you ever saw […]

FROGUE – PS5 Review

July 16, 2024 in PS5 tagged Frog / frogue / platformer / rogue-like / turn-based by Richie

Parasol Stars is a port of a 1991 platforming game that many younger readers will not have heard of. But, older readers may not have either. It was a sequel to a game in a beloved arcade series but it wasn’t an arcade game. Instead it was initially developed for […]

Parasol Stars – PS5 Review

July 5, 2024 in PS5 tagged Classic / parasol stars / platformer / port / retro / taito by Richie

Nuclear Blaze is a 2D fire-fighting puzzle-platformer that is notable for being the new project from Sébastien Bénard, the lead designer behind the critically-acclaimed Dead Cells and the game has an interesting history. In its earliest form, Nuclear Blaze was coded in just two days as part of a ‘game […]

Nuclear Blaze – PS5 Review

June 1, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2d / dead cells / fire fighting / nuclear blaze / platformer / retro by Richie

A Tale of Paper: Reloaded, as the name suggests is a re-release of October 2020’s A Tale of Paper, only rather than PS4 as the original was, it’s on PS5 this time. We didn’t review it the first time round, but it garnered reasonable reviews. To further complicate matters, the […]

A Tale of Paper: Refolded – PS5 Review

May 4, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged a tale of paper / origami / platformer by Ian

The Cub by Serbian developer Demagog Studio and published by Untold Tales is described by them as challenging platform parkour inspired by those nails hard 90s era Sega platformers like The Jungle Book and Aladdin. In the wake of the ‘Great Ecological Catastrophe’ AKA the world going to shit, you […]

The Cub – PS5 Review

January 17, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged demagog / jungle book / platformer / the cub by Ian

The Perplexing Orb: Bounce N’ Roll is a platforming game indie stuff TreeFall games. It shares a sub-genre with other rolling ball platformers like Trailblazer, Bouncer, Spindizzy and, if you want an example that isn’t from the ’80s, Super Monkey Ball. It’s the third entry in a series of Perplexing Orb games with […]

The Perplexing Orb: Bounce N’ Roll – PS5 Review

December 1, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged Ball / bounce n' roll / perplexing orb / platformer / treefall studios by Richie

I’ll be honest, the Trine series has largely passed me by. I knew of it but never really had the curiosity to give the games a look. That’s changed with Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy arriving on the Playstation 5. Frozenbyte have spent well over a decade polishing the cooperative […]

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy – PS5 Review

September 14, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2.5d / Fantasy / frozenbyte / knight / physics-based / platformer / puzzles / thief / trine 5 a clockwork conspiracy / wizard by Mike

Rogue Legacy 2 is a rogue-lite 2D platform/slasher from Canadian coders Cellar Door. It’s the follow-up to the beloved 2013 original and while it’s been around on Steam since 2020, it’s finally landed on PSN this month as a surprising PS Extra freebie. We’re not sure why it’s taken so long […]

Rogue Legacy 2 – PS5 Review

June 26, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2d / hack and slash / platformer / rogue legacy 2 / rogue-lite by Richie

Nuclear Blaze is a 2D fire-fighting puzzle-platformer that is notable for being the new project from Sébastien Bénard, the lead designer behind the critically-acclaimed Dead Cells and the game has an interesting history. In its earliest form, Nuclear Blaze was coded in just two days as part of a ‘game […]

Nuclear Blaze – PS4 Review

April 26, 2023 in PS4 / Reviews tagged dead cells / fire / firefighting / nuclear blaze / platformer / puzzle by Richie

It’ll be no surprise to you that Guns N’ Runs is a run and gun shooter/platformer and it comes to us from Brazilian coders Statera Studio following its initial PC release back in May 2021 that was seemingly missed by most gamers and reviewers out there. But it’s here on PSN […]

Guns N’ Runs – PS4 Review

March 27, 2023 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 16-bit / 2d / platformer / retro / run and gun / runs n' guns by Richie

Neon Abyss is a rogue-like plaformer-shooter from Chinese coding crew, Veewo Games. It actually released in 2020 but we’ve ended up with a review key for it and so let’s take a look at this already well-regarded game. In Neon Abyss you play as part of the Grim Squad, a team of […]

Neon Abyss – PS4 Review

September 1, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged neon abyss / platformer / rogue-lite / run and gun / twin stick by Richie

The developers of Hell Pie describe it as an obscene 3D platformer, so you can imagine the vibe they’re going for. It is a platformer with a heavy focus on collectibles, like the N64 games of the past rather than difficult platforming, combat or speed. It certainly has a unique […]

Hell Pie – PS5 Review

July 21, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 3d / collectathon / hell pie / humour / obscene / platformer by Gareth