In response to a changing landscape, artists are reshaping themselves by reaching out into new media, creative sectors and learning new skills for a new year. 2026 will be a time of expansion, as ...

LB Beistad is a writer and musician based in Nashville, TN. Her love of gaming began with her cousin introducing her to Banjo Kazooie and Jak and Daxter. It was love at first play. Since then, she has ...

RPG 'A good idea, infinite drive, and lots of Diet Pepsi': How YouTube essayist Majuular's life changed course telling the story of Ultima across 2 years and more than 20 hours of documentaries Puzzle ...

Onikura is a 2D platforming boss-rush action game built around lightning-fast slashes and surgically precise parry actions. Every clash is a battle for survival—attack, parry, heal, and consume souls ...

In 2018, Square Enix released a new game called Octopath Traveler, which introduced a revolutionary new graphics format ...

Play as Sarah Connor and the T-800 through a variety of thrilling missions as they take on the T-1000 and try to put a stop to Skynet's plans before the human race is annihilated. Lead the Resistance ...

Ninja Gaiden has returned as a new 2D side-scrolling action platformer called Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. Revealed at The Game Awards 2024 with the trailer, below, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound sees new ...

Imagining a game as beautiful as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 getting even prettier is a tall task, but there’s one thing that does the job: turning it into HD-2D pixel art, the striking art style ...

There's something about the repetitive nature of tilling and planting a field. Witnessing the slow payoff of your crops growing makes you feel in tune with nature, even if you are still sitting in ...

Terminator 2D: No Fate is a wonderfully realised tribute to one of the single greatest movies ever made, punctuated with pitch-perfect music, exquisite pixel art, and brilliant Easter eggs. Play as ...

Even though platformers are seen as somewhat archaic, there are a lot of modern ones worth playing. This list features those, as well as some more classic examples of the genre.