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Somehow a movie that gave me nightmares as a kid has been turned into the delightful Metroidvania palate cleanser I…
The new Metroidvania game, Little Nemo: Guardians of Slumberland, offers a delightful and accessible experience reminiscent of classic platformers, contrasting with the darker themes of its animated movie inspiration. Despite a modest Kickstarter campaign, the game features a beautiful art style and joyful soundtrack, providing a refreshing change of pace from more punishing titles like Hollow Knight.
2D Metroidvania Little Nemo And The Guardians of Slumberland Is Now Available on Steam!
Little Nemo and The Guardians of Slumberland, a 2D Metroidvania developed by DIE SOFT and directed by Dave Mauro, has been released on Steam. The game features a hand-animated world inspired by Winsor McCay's comics and an original soundtrack by Peter Berkman of Anamanaguchi. A Nintendo Switch version is planned for later this year.
Super Meat Boy 3D Released
Super Meat Boy 3D has been released for PC and consoles, marking a transition to a new dimension for the platformer series developed by Team Meat and published by Headup. The Windows version is now available.
Wee Ninja - A great Mario style platformer for the Atari XL/XE and 5200 by Playsoft
Playsoft has released 'Wee Ninja', a new Mario-style platformer for the Atari 5200 and Atari XL/XE systems. The game features 32 levels across 8 worlds, with mechanics such as headbutting blocks, collecting power-ups, and throwing ninja projectiles. Various gameplay and graphical changes have been implemented since its demo version.
Fennec Fox is Hungry Review | TheXboxHub
Fennec Fox is Hungry is a platformer for Xbox and PC that suffers from numerous bugs, awkward interfaces, and inconsistent controls, including an involuntary leap that leads to accidental deaths. Despite its colorful presentation and forgiving difficulty, the game's lack of polish, stemming from issues present in previous entries of the series, significantly detracts from the experience.
Go! Go! Mister Chickums Review
Go! Go! Mister Chickums is a pixel-perfect arcade platformer inspired by 80s classics, featuring a simple goal of collecting eggs while avoiding enemies and one-hit kills. The game offers stellar platforming mechanics, unique world mechanics, and encourages replayability with online leaderboards. It features impressive pixel art and chiptune music.
‘Nelumbo’ Solves Platforming Puzzles With a Magical Water Lily
Nelumbo is a hand-drawn platformer featuring a small woodland creature navigating natural puzzles to find its way home. The game emphasizes gentle challenges, thoughtful environments, and wordless storytelling through visuals and character reactions. A demo was available at BIG Conf, and the game is currently free on itch.io.
Super Meat Boy 3D review: Three dimensions of platforming pain
Super Meat Boy Forever makes the transition to 3D platforming, but the article questions whether the addition of the Z-axis enhances the core gameplay experience. The review evaluates the impact of this dimensional shift on the series' signature challenging platforming.
Haunted Lands Review – Gamerhub UK
Haunted Lands is a platformer that may divide players due to its intentionally difficult design, reminiscent of older games like Ghosts 'n Goblins. While it functions as a competent platformer, the reviewer wished it leaned more into its shoot 'em up elements for a more action-focused experience. Its artificial challenges may lead to boredom for some players.
Round Up: First Super Meat Boy 3D Reviews Make It Sound as Brutal as Ever
Reviews for the brutal platformer Super Meat Boy Forever are now available, with the PC version currently holding a Metacritic score of 80. Critics praise its signature precision platforming and inventive level design, though some note that it doesn't quite reach the highs of the original and can occasionally feel frustrating due to messy controls or unfair deaths.
This Fun New Puzzle-Platformer Is Limbo, But Not Creepy | Darwin's Paradox Review | Gamespot
Darwin's Paradox is a short puzzle-platformer featuring a charming octopus protagonist. The game offers a memorable experience with its cartoonish art style.
Darwin's Paradox Review | Console Creatures
Darwin's Paradox is a cartoonishly fun platformer where players control an intelligent octopus spy. While the game features beautiful animation, a colorful world, and engaging puzzle elements, some finicky platforming sections and controls can hinder the experience. Despite these issues, it offers a short but exciting adventure with plenty to collect.
Super Meat Boy 3D Review - A Renewed Vigor
Super Meat Boy 3D successfully translates the series' signature precision platforming into a new dimension, delivering slick controls and inventive level design. While it doesn't quite reach the brutal highs of the original, its accessible difficulty curve and satisfying movement make it an engaging evolution that captures the core spirit of the franchise. The PC version offers nearly pristine performance, though boss battles are noted as underwhelming.
Breakthru
This review discusses Breakthru, an action game developed and published by Data East, originally released in arcades in 1986 and later ported to the NES. While acknowledging its competent mechanics and unique premise of retrieving a stolen fighter plane, the reviewer expresses a personal dislike for the game due to its frustrating design, short length, and awkward button mapping, ultimately deeming it a mediocre experience.
This week in PC games: an RTS inspired by Majesty, a flying city RPG from former Mass Effect writers, and one Metal Gear-affiliated octopus
This week's PC game releases include a variety of genres such as RPGs, real-time strategy, and horror. Notable titles include Aether & Iron, a narrative RPG from former Mass Effect writers, and Darwin's Paradox, a side-scroller featuring a Metal Gear Solid-affiliated octopus. Several games are launching in early access, including Endalor and Bloodletter.
Celeste - Rage inducing platformer for the Amiga by Paweł Juen Nowak
Developer Paweł Juen Nowak is porting the Pico-8 platformer Celeste to the Commodore Amiga, utilizing C2P techniques that require a higher-powered processor for smooth gameplay. The port runs well on a 50MHz 060 processor, but Nowak is seeking user feedback on various configurations to optimize performance, especially for a fast version that uses frame skipping.
Darwin's Paradox! Review
Konami's new platformer, Darwin's Paradox, offers enjoyable gameplay but faces occasional difficulty spikes. The game provides a fun experience despite some challenging moments.
The Best Xbox Game Pass Games In 2026
This guide highlights the best games available on Xbox Game Pass in 2026, covering a wide range of genres from roguelites to open-world adventures. It details different subscription tiers and provides brief descriptions of each recommended title, including recent additions and critically acclaimed games from previous years.
Chumps Chained – Beta Sign Up | Alpha Beta Gamer
Chumps Chained is a 2D couch co-op platformer where two permanently shackled scam artists must work together to undo a curse. Players control Walter or Jellybean, navigating surreal environments and solving puzzles that require constant communication and coordination due to their tethered state. Beta sign-ups are currently open.
Mr. Sleepy Man Review | Console Creatures
Mr. Sleepy Man is a uniquely absurd platformer developed by Devin Santi, offering players significant freedom in its "Bedtime Town" setting. The game features fun platforming mechanics and a presentation reminiscent of childhood cartoons, though the camera can occasionally be an issue. It draws inspiration from Majora's Mask with its time-loop mechanic.
