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Piece by Piece is a sweet looking puzzle platformer where you literally connect pieces to progress

By Liam Dawe, 1 Dec 2025

This looks absolutely wonderful! A puzzle platformer that takes things quite literally with you running, jumping and building your path from puzzle pieces.

Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior shows off a new prototype trailer of the heavy metal platformer

By Liam Dawe, 25 Nov 2025

Chaosmonger Studio continue working on Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior a retro-styled heavy metal platformer in partnership with the band Voivod.

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Need a new local co-op game? Puzzle platformer Tentacle Tango looks great and challenging

By Liam Dawe, 20 Nov 2025

Starving for more local co-op games to play with a partner? Tentacle Tango could be what you need and it looks really fun.

A famous meme comes to life in This Is Fine: Maximum Cope with a demo out now

By Liam Dawe, 17 Oct 2025

Memes, you gotta love 'em right? Question Hound from This Is Fine is getting a metroidvania platformer video game with This Is Fine: Maximum Cope.

Croc Legend of the Gobbos remaster is coming to Steam with more upgrades

By Liam Dawe, 16 Oct 2025

Croc Legend of the Gobbos remaster originally launched as an exclusive to GOG, but that's not going to last with a newer edition announced and a Steam release.

Hollow Knight: Silksong Patch 4 has a Beta up with a major controller input change

By Liam Dawe, 16 Oct 2025

Team Cherry certainly are getting these patches out rapidly, they only just launched Patch 3 for Hollow Knight: Silksong and now Patch 4 has a Beta.

A Pinball Game That Makes You Mad is certainly an appropriate name for this game

By Liam Dawe, 13 Oct 2025

A Pinball Game That Makes You Mad is an upcoming release from Azimuth Studios, and you don't really need to guess what the game is about with that name.

Co-op puzzler PICO PARK: Classic Edition is now permanently free

By Liam Dawe, 8 Oct 2025

Thanks to a bit of a woops, PICO PARK:Classic Edition from TECOPARK is now staying free to play, permanently.

Dino society is about to fall apart in the pre-apocalyptic action adventure GNAW

By Liam Dawe, 6 Oct 2025

Dinosaurs were able to suppress their cannibalistic urges and build a society, where of course it all goes to hell in GNAW.

Speed is the name of the game in the Source Engine powered Momentum Mod

By Liam Dawe, 6 Oct 2025

Momentum Mod is an upcoming Source Engine game based on movement-oriented game modes from various games. Gotta go fast huh?

Cinematic puzzle-platforming adventure LIFTED gets a new trailer and demo

By Liam Dawe, 1 Oct 2025

From the mind of former Disney Imagineer Jeffrey Ashbrook and his company Adventure Works, LIFTED looks gorgeous and a lot of fun in the new footage and demo.

Terminator 2D: NO FATE delayed again and now releases in November

By Liam Dawe, 30 Sep 2025

For the second time the release date of Terminator 2D: NO FATE has been moved, and now it's going to arrive on November 26th.

Need more metroidvania action? Stardust Demon is an overlooked gem

By Liam Dawe, 22 Sep 2025

Finished Hollow Knight: Silksong? Didn't find it punishing enough? You should really take a look at Stardust Demon.

Hollow Knight: Silksong patch 2 is now officially live - here's what's changed

By Liam Dawe, 22 Sep 2025

Team Cherry have now officially released the second patch for Hollow Knight: Silksong, read on to find out everything that's changed and fixed.

Super Mario Bros Remastered open source fan project brings an impressive remake to PC

By Liam Dawe, 15 Sep 2025

Nintendo likely won't be happy about this one, so get it while it's hot, Super Mario Bros Remastered is out now and open source.

Nanuka: Secret of the Shattering Moon looks great in the new trailer

By Liam Dawe, 12 Sep 2025

Inspired by the style of 90s animation, Nanuka: Secret of the Shattering Moon really does look great with the blend of action-platforming and some huge enemies.

Use a mind-controlled spork in Psycutlery, a wild free platformer with lots of gimmicks

By Liam Dawe, 10 Sep 2025

Here's a free game that you should try out. It's called Psycutlery, an action-platformer where you bring down an abomination of evil with a piece of silverware.

The first Hollow Knight: Silksong patch arrives next week - here's what's in it

By Liam Dawe, 9 Sep 2025

Hollow Knight: Silksong is clearly a smash-hit, reaching an incredible player milestone quickly after release and Team Cherry are readying a first update.

Hollow Knight: Silksong is out now with Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe, 4 Sep 2025

After a long time for fans waiting on it, Hollow Knight: Silksong is now officially out and it arrives with Native Linux support and it's Steam Deck Verified.