Fragile Fighter is an 'unforgiving' dark and emotional story-based platformer now on Linux
With a female protagonist and a dark emotional story, Fragile Fighter definitely has captured my interest.
Category: Platformer
Something Ate My Alien has a curious mixture of action, digging and puzzle platforming - demo up
Something Ate My Alien is now confirmed to be launching in June, although there's no exact date they at least have a release window now for their intriguing gameplay mix of action, platforming, puzzles and digging. There's also now a demo.
Quirky metroidvania platformer 'SHEEPO' has you steal eggs and gain transformation powers
SHEEPO, a new upcoming 'quirky' metroidvania platformer recently appeared on Steam, and it instantly pulled in my attention due to the beautiful style.
Tough highly-rated platformer 'LOVE' is now available on Linux with a massive update
Developer Fred Wood already had 'LOVE 2: kuso' available on Linux, however the original wasn't. That changed last week, as LOVE got a huge upgrade and Linux support came with it.
Unique competitive platformer 'Jumpala' adds new stages and it's a huge amount of fun
Jumpala is a very unique competitive platform covered here on GOL recently and I've fallen a little in love with the idea. It's challenging and a lot of fun to play with others.
Primal Light is an action-platformer that has some seriously good art - releasing on July 9
Primal Light, built with the free and open source Godot Engine, is an action-platformer with pixel artwork that looks divine like some of the classics on Amiga and it's releasing on July 9.
Ridiculously fun party-platformer 'Ultimate Chicken Horse' has a big update and sale on now
Ultimate Chicken Horse, an amusing name and a very funny game to play with others locally and online. A big update and sale just went live for this party-platformer where you build the level as you play.
Lazr, the cyberpunk platformer with a love of cloth physics sim has a massive demo update
Lazr is a cyberpunk platform that's quickly shaping up to be like nothing else, where parts of the level and enemies are made from simulated cloth and a massive demo update is out.
Jumpala could be the next generation of competitive platformers and it's fun already
Indie developers never cease to amaze me on what they can do with simple settings and Jumpala is another surprise that I've been enjoying.
Dandara gets a big free update with the Trials of Fear Edition
Dandara was quite a surprise, a metroidvania platformer with a gravity-defying movement mechanic that entirely changed you how play and it just got a big update with the Trials of Fear Edition.
Lair of the Clockwork God blends an adventure game with a platformer - now out on Linux
After a brief Beta test, Lair of the Clockwork God which blends gameplay between a point and click adventure with a platform from Size Five Games is now officially available on Linux.
Lair of the Clockwork God gains an unofficial Linux build for testing
Size Five Games (The Swindle, Ben There, Dan That!) recently released Lair of the Clockwork God, a very good looking mix of a point and click adventure with a platformer and they've got a Linux build up.
With clever cloth simulation the cyberpunk platformer 'Lazr' is funded
With a campaign that had quite a dicey ending, Lazr, an action platformer with some really fun use of cloth physics/simulation has now been funded on Kickstarter.
Children are indestructible weapons in 'Dad Quest' - Linux Beta out now
Possibly one of the quirkiest platformers I've ever come across, Dad Quest is now officially in Beta for Linux on Steam.
Skul: The Hero Slayer has you swap your skull to gain new powers - now in Early Access
Skul: The Hero Slayer is an action-packed rogue-lite platformer, where you play as the anti-hero Skul who sets off on a quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his demon King from captivity.
Get ready to eat your enemies in Bite the Bullet - releasing on March 27
We have it confirmed now that the crazy action-platformer RPG 'Bite the Bullet' where you quite literally eat your enemies is releasing in March.
Mixing 2D and 3D gameplay together - the platformer Neko Ghost, Jump! has a demo up
Platformers have come a very long way since the days of the Amiga and the Sega Mega Drive and while I still love them, I'm always keen to see how developers can tweak the basic idea. Neko Ghost, Jump! seems like it hits the sweet spot for this.
Something Ate My Alien combines digging, puzzle solving and a little platforming - out in April
Rokabium Games recently announced that Something Ate My Alien will be releasing this April, with Linux support.
Retro-styled colourful non-linear adventure platformer Alwa's Legacy now has a Steam page
After a successful crowdfunding campaign in December last year, Elden Pixels explain that progress is going well on their very colourful non-linear adventure platformer Alwa's Legacy.
The Bad Seed DLC releases for Dead Cells on February 11
One of my absolute favourite action platformers, the "RogueVania" game Dead Cells is getting a first DLC with The Bad Seed and it now has a release date of February 11.
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