Shovel Knight is one of the best-looking games that tries to emulate the NES, and its sequel/spinoff, Shovel Knight Dig, ...

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 ...

All this running and jumping stuff isn't half bad. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. We all have our blind spots, and mine is 2D ...

TL;DR: Project Shadowglass by Starhelm Studios innovates with real-time 3D pixel art graphics, blending retro 16-bit aesthetics and early 3D visuals. Using a modified Godot engine, it offers immersive ...

Super Mario Bros. 2 is seen as the black sheep of Mario games series. Released in 1988 for the NES and in 1992 for Japan, some players were sure they had played it before. They’d be correct, as the ...

What are the best 2D Mario games? We rank every side-scrolling platformer in the Nintendo mascot's history. Super Mario’s 40-year history is a testament to all the different ways you can make a little ...

Though the genre has since exploded, 2D platforming arguably owes its start to Super Mario. And even though it’s been 40 years since the first game came out, few 2D platformers have risen to the level ...

Pixel United veterans are launching a new venture in Plan A Games, looking to provide funding to mobile games in casual, midcore and social casino. The company is also interested in supporting and ...

Super Mario Bros. Wonder was dumped at the end of the Nintendo Switch’s life cycle. In 2023, when it first came out, everyone knew the Switch was on its way out. Even though it took almost two years, ...

One of the more notable emulation stories in the last couple of years has been the rise of apps that let you play PC games on your Android phone or tablet. No, we aren’t talking about streaming, ...

When I first booted up the free Nintendo Switch 2 demo of The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales shortly after its reveal in the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, I wasn't expecting to love it ...

Welcome to our latest recap of what's going on in the indie game space. A bunch of new games dropped this week that are more than worthy of your attention, including a modern take on an old-school ...