Category: Platformer

We've seen a huge influx of platformers, some in 2.5D and some with pixelated 8-bit style, so it's obvious that some of us have already gotten tired of them and actively prefer other genres over platformers, me included. But Glare was something that I actually like for multiple reasons.

The Dream King is a unique blend of multiple genres into one Side Scrolling Action Role Playing Game! It is intended to capture the magic of the childhood classics of the early 80's and 90's gaming era!

While included in the recent Humble Bundle, Worms Reloaded was not actually downloable and playable on Steam, well it now is!

Dark Matter is a 2.5D side-scrolling survival horror game, set in a derelict spaceship besieged by a sinister alien presence, and infested with deadly parasites. As the Ensign, you must explore fetid hallways and abandoned facilities, scavenging for parts and blueprints, expanding your arsenal to up to four deadly weapons and freely...

Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you.

Immerse yourself in a unique and challenging underground adventure! Knytt Underground is the latest iteration in the critically acclaimed Knytt series. It takes place in the same universe as Knytt Stories, the renowned indie game from Nicklas Nygren, a.k.a. 'Nifflas'.

Glare a visually beautiful platformer that we showed you a few times has now been officially released on Steam!

So catching up on all the news while I didn't actually have stable internet, it seems Steam has a bunch of new Linux games for you to sink your teeth into!

KAG is a 2D cooperative war game played with up to 32 players. Play as Knight, Archer or Builder in a large medieval world with physics allowing the construction (and destruction!) of medieval fortresses. They plan to release on Steam shortly!

An interesting looking platformer from the developers of Nuclear Dawn (which is also coming to Linux) will come to Linux via Steam soon. It will hit Steam mid-october so not long to wait for this one.

So Hot Tin Roof has been funded on Kickstarter and is in need of a big push on greenlight to get onto Steam.

Descend into a dark world where action platforming meets traditional adventure gaming to create something new for you to explore.

I saw that this game had a HUGE discount on Steam and decided to show some footage about it in case you were wondering whether to buy it or not. Queue the low gravity environments and let's start jumping!

The OpenMW team is proud to announce the release of version 0.26.0! This is the most violent release of OpenMW to date, with the implementation of Melee combat, Lyncanthropy, and Drowning. See below for the full changelog.

Curses! The evil old witch has done it this time... She’s gone and turned the Prince of the Magical Kingdom into a bright green frog and made off with his loved one.

Hopefully you still remember me after a week long break, but I am happy to tell you that I'm back with the videos! Today we will take a look at a game which combines shooting, platforming and RPG elements in a nice 2.5D package.

Build up speed inside a massive particle collider and generate high-energy collisions to discover strange new particles.

Full Bore a block puzzler with an exploratory twist is to release the first part of the game tomorrow the 10th of September for all pre-orders past, present and future, awesome news.

We announced Glare to you previously with some excellent looking screenshots and now the developers have sent in a video of the game in action, and it's looking good.

Life Goes On is a comically morbid puzzle platformer game, where you send a series of dauntless medieval knights through a trap-ridden gauntlet, sacrificing them one by one to make progress. Impale a knight on a spike to provide the safe platform needed to cross a pit. Catch another knight on a saw blade so their body falls on a button to solve a puzzle.