The best 2D platformers: from Sonic Mania to Celeste, here's what to play - It’s not just Mario: there’s a surprising variety ...

Nintendo's legacy started with 2D platformers and continues to thrive on the Switch. The Nintendo Switch's versatile platforming catalog offers casual experiences, like Gris, and more challenging ...

Whether it’s 2D sidescrollers or 3D sandboxes, the platformer is a foundational video game genre. Run, don’t walk, to play the best games about jumping as skillfully as possible.

Originally made by the folks at Retro Studios and now remastered by prolific Switch publisher and porting house Forever Entertainment, this challenging 2D platformer is itself an attempt to ...

One of the very best 2D Nintendo platformers gets a much-appreciated HD upgrade, ready to charm all over again despite the lack of extra bells and whistles. Honestly, the best thing Donkey Kong ...

Jumping is such a foundational verb that elements of the platformer can be found just about anywhere, from 2D sidescrollers to 3D action adventures to today’s open-world sandboxes. Pure ...