3D platformers were a hallmark of a specific era of gaming, with many all-time classics stemming from that time. There are plenty of indie games inspired by that same era, but brought into modern ...

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.

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 ...