Platformers make up some of the best video games ever made, and they continue to dominate the industry with every new console ...

1981's Donkey Kong is widely regarded as the first platformer in gaming history. Letting your playable character jump over obstacles seems commonplace today, but forty years ago, it was a ...

An HR advisor with a background in recruitment and HRIS functions, with a passion for video games and writing. Oliver grew up playing Call of Duty with his siblings and has garnered 1000s of hours ...

Among the many different games coming to the Switch 2 console, one indie platformer is already making waves, even outshining ...

Josh Speer has been writing about videogames for more than a decade now, but he's loved them since he was a small boy. He grew up with Mario and Mega Man, moved onto RPGs with Chrono Trigger and Final ...

Demon Tides' movement combos and approachable level design make this one of 2026's essential games.

Many modern action-platformers aspire to blend old-school ideas with new-school sensibilities, but few achieve the balance of Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. It retains the pick-up-and-play accessibility and ...

An HR advisor with a background in recruitment and HRIS functions, with a passion for video games and writing. Oliver grew up playing Call of Duty with his siblings and has garnered 1000s of hours ...

Hollow Knight: Silksong is quite the beautiful game, its music is equally gorgeous, and it tells a riveting story of a tragic kingdom corrupted by power. However, none of that would make it one of the ...

The Xbox One is home to a lot of excellent games, but some draw from genres that were popular in years gone by. Here are the ten best platformers on Xbox One. Cuphead was released in 2017 on Xbox One ...