Not exact matches
A classic NES
inspired old - school single - player
platformer in a prehistoric fantasy world.
Rad Rodgers tries to evoke the great
platformers of the 90s but it succeeds only
in part, failing to provide a compelling and challenging gameplay like the ones it's
inspired by, using a sometimes forced humour and and offering us a too short experience.
is a Metroid - vania style action -
platformer set
in a magical Mexican
inspired world.
Speaking of retro -
inspired games: Mega-hit
platformer Shovel Knight got a long - awaited local co-op mode for its original campaign, known as Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope,
in mid-2017.
Originally released back
in 2009 as a flash game, this classic run «n» gun
inspired platformer has been retouched, tweaked and cleaned up to provide the definitive experience for all your retro needs.
Smash heads
in Caveman Warriors, a cooperative
platformer that is
inspired by games like New Super Mario Bros., Joe & Mac, Metal Slug, Castle Crash...
The game's aesthetics and bestiary are equal parts
inspired by Slavic mythology (with some locations straight from famous, mystical locations
in Poland, the developers» home country) and the dark fantasy atmosphere of the best action
platformer titles from the golden age of the genre.
The game's aesthetics and bestiary are
in equal parts
inspired by Slavic mythology, with some environmental details derived straight from famous, mystical locations
in Poland, the developers» home country, and the dark fantasy atmosphere of the best action
platformer titles from the genre's golden age.
Raid vessels for your galactic debt collecting master
in pristine 16 - bit pixel perfection
in this classically
inspired 2D
platformer.
With the release of Team Ninja's exceptional Souls -
inspired game, Nioh earlier this year, and Mimimi's phenomenal strategy - RPG Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, the indie developers at Megafun Games tried at an Eastern - influenced title wrapped
in a 2.5 D action -
platformer.
Inspired by the teleportation gun
in Unreal Tournament, the team came up with the idea of a teleportation themed
platformer.
Shovel Knight, one of the best indie games to have made its way to release
in the last handful of years, is a beautiful retro -
inspired platformer.
The game sticks to the 2.5 D
platformer core mechanics, throwing
in some stealth and combat options
inspired by the full - fledged triple - A titles from the game series.
I still highly recommend it to anybody into
platformers and if you start with this one, I hope you go back to see what
inspired it cause this one is definitely a gem
in the Sonic franchise.
TL; DR: Fun old - school style
platformer that trades heavily
in nostalgia for the games that
inspired it.
Nicalis previously developed and published the Switch hit The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth +, a hugely popular Roguelike game, and has also announced plans to release several additional Switch games
in 2017, including the futuristic anti-gravity racing game Redout, the sword - and - sorcery platform adventure Tiny Barbarian DX and the retro -
inspired platformer 1001 Spikes.
Now that Axiom Verge has finally arrived — just
in time to grab a piece of the spotlight as part of Sony's Spring Fever indie promotion — my initial feelings have been confirmed: Fans of retro -
inspired platformers owe it to themselves to play this game.
When Derek Yu released Spelunky for free
in 2008, his roguelike -
inspired platformer took the indie game community by storm with its combination of classic platform mechanics, extreme difficulty, and random level generation.
Ooh, what if you made this 2D, Mega Man -
inspired action -
platformer where you're this mysterious, bad - ass she - warrior who wakes up with a missing arm, fights all of these monsters and bosses and uses their severed limbs to attach to your body, gaining new powers and leveling up your warrior
in the process, set to this thumping tribal soundtrack with these dark, Guacamelee!
Spheroids is a 2D side scroller that the Spanish developers say «Mixes mechanics from classic
platformers such as Super Mario Bros or Umihara Kawase with «combat» sections
inspired in Pang!
The goodies
in this latest version include a
platformer inspired by a certain classic, an arena shooter, a commercial RPG, plus games from IGF finalists cactus and the guys at Three Rings Design.
We are very excited to share the news with you guys that our indie label is growing and the first title
in a pipeline for Nintendo Switch is Tallowmere, a 2D indie action roguelike -
inspired platformer.
Kooler World is a 3D
Platformer made
in Unity3D, that is heavily
inspired by games
in the marble platforming genre such as: Marble Madness; Super Monkey Ball; Marble Blast Ultra; Polyball; Kula World; Glover; and others.
Inspired by
platformers and puzzle games old and new, A Pixel Story sees players trying to journey to the core of a giant computer system to save the world, making use of the games core mechanic, a unique magical hat that allows the player to place it
in any location and teleport back to it, with new layers being added on to increase the complexity throughout the experience.
Crossing Souls has been
in the works for over three years now and after a successful Kickstarter campaign it's time to see if this 80's
inspired platformer is more style or substance.
Other highlights include a puzzle game where solving levels require shifting bits of a level around, a Halloween - themed shooter with pumpkins, witches and ghosts, an adventure game about a boy
in St. Petersburg, Russia, and a 2D
platformer that is clearly
inspired by early Megaman games.
Inspired by classic collectathon
platformers like Super Mario 64, Banjo Kazooie and Donkey Kong 64 (among others), three different teams have funded new projects
in the style of the N64 games we all know and love.
Seeing Rayman move around
in this prototype reminds me of the forgotten SNES / Genesis action
platformer B.O.B.
in which a space robot traverses dark, tech -
inspired levels.
Players assume the role of Mae
in this 90s -
inspired 2D
platformer, but perhaps what Alec Holowka, Scott Benson, and Bethany Hockenberry have made could be best described as a narrative - driven experience.
A 3D
platformer with no jumping, Captain Toad was directly
inspired by Super Mario 64's «garden
in a box» design ethos, which emphasizes surprises and challenges
in a self - contained space.
A neat
platformer hit the PlayStation Store last month
in the form of Salt and Sanctuary, a 2D Metroidvania heavily
inspired by the Dark Souls series.
high for retro -
inspired 2D
platformers, but Specter of Torment stands out as something special
in its own right.
While the Southern California studio's designator seems to infer an output of bleeding - edge innovation,
in reality WayForward's greatest achievement is a collection of retro -
inspired, two - dimensional, action
platformers.
Late last month we learned that The Other Brothers, a pixely retro -
inspired platformer that's had something of a rocky road during its development the past year or so, finally had the finish line
in sight and was shooting for a
Some of the main competition finalists on at the IGF Pavilion will be Drinkbox Studios» action
platformer in a magical Mexican
inspired world Guacamelee, Asteroid Base's co-op micro-
platformer Lovers
in a Dangerous Spacetime, and Droqen & Ryan Roth's symphonic garden tending and secret - laden Starseed Pilgrim.
Motion Twin has announced that their Castlevania
inspired rogue - lite action
platformer, Dead Cells, will have a retail release for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4
in August 2018 through their partnership with Merge Games,
in addition to a digital release on consoles and a full...
Smash heads
in Caveman Warriors, a cooperative
platformer that is
inspired by games like New Super Mario Bros., Joe & Mac, Metal Slug, Castle Crash...
is an action -
platformer set
in a magical, Mexican -
inspired world.
For more cool upcoming indie games check out this developer's P.T.
inspired horror game Eleanor's Stairway, a crazy truck
platformer from tinyBuild
in our Clustertruck preview, and how Evodant Interactive are developing their own game engine
in our Gyre: Maelstrom preview.
In this atmospheric puzzle platformer, you will explore awe - inspiring environments, perform heroic deeds, and meet legendary characters from Iñupiaq stories — all narrated by a master storyteller in the spoken Iñupiaq languag
In this atmospheric puzzle
platformer, you will explore awe -
inspiring environments, perform heroic deeds, and meet legendary characters from Iñupiaq stories — all narrated by a master storyteller
in the spoken Iñupiaq languag
in the spoken Iñupiaq language.
TL; DR — giving SMB a unique story to build on
inspires new ideas
in game design and locales,
inspires a decent 2D
platformer that isn't cookie - cutter.
They could be wonderfully implemented
in a 2 - D
platformer, and it might
inspire newer game design concepts other than, uh, collection millions of coins.
Explore GunWorld to level up, collect new gear, and hunt down the Faction members
in this retro -
inspired action /
platformer / RPG hybrid.
A very slick 2D
platformer where you can choose between three individual characters (as
in, they play completely differently from one another) and play through some nifty slightly Chinese - culture -
inspired, but mainly sci - fi stages.
One
inspired evening the team sat down and wrote the base concepts for a
platformer set
in the history of this nation, more concretely on the city of Teslagrad.
This trailer roundup features a mystery MMO which is going to revolve around player discussion, an RTS, a multiplayer co-op run & gun, a $ 1 retro - style arcade game, a steampunk turn - based tactical game, a metroidvania
platformer that looks dark
in theme, and a 2 - 4 player co-op roguelike
inspired by the works of Jules Verne.