If you're in the mood for some good ol' fashioned slicing and dicing through hordes of pixely enemies, you might want to keep an eye on the upcoming Cyber Shadow. To put it simply, Cyber Shadow is a Ninja Gaiden inspired retro action-platformer with plenty of challenging bosses and levels

After the surprisingly good 20XX, Batterystaple Games have now announced that they're giving the concept another try. Much like its predecessor, 30XX will be a roguelite action-platformer primarily inspired by the look and feel of

[Update]: Celeste's free Chapter 9 update has now arrived with over 100 new levels, and they're pretty good!

Back in 2018, the developers behind the

If you're a fan of challenging gameplay and action-platformers in general, you might be interested to hear that the Ghouls 'n Ghosts inspired Battle Princess Madelyn is set to arrive this December 6th for both PC and consoles. As you might imagine from that description alone, Battle Princess

If there is one positive thing you can say about Bubsy, it's that he doesn't give up. Despite his platformer series being widely regarded as some of the very worst, he has still attempted to make a return in October of 2017 with ...

After the incredible success of not only the HD remake of the original TY the Tasmanian Tiger but also its sequel ...

SteamWorld Dig 2 is a Metroidvania action-platformer with a bit of a twist. Instead of simply running around and beating down every single indigenous lifeform you encounter, in SteamWorld Dig 2 you are able to tunnel your way through certain portions of the world in order to create new

Light Fall is an upcoming 2D action-platformer that will have you create your very own path to victory. In order to do this you will be given a magical box you can summon at will, reposition whenever and however it suits you, use as a platform to bounce yourself high into the air or to block

As you're probably well aware by now Yooka-Laylee launched with some rather unfortunate issues. The camera was slow and inconsistent, most of the transformations completely impossible to control, the 'dialogue' assaulted your eardrums without the ability to skip it quickly, and the first boss

The developers behind Slain: Back from Hell have announced that their next game Valfaris will be a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer. Judging from the screenshots alone I would say that

As far as gameplay mechanics are concerned Pepper Grinder might just be one of the most unique action-platformers I've seen in quite a while. Instead of simply running around and slicing things up with a sword, in Pepper Grinder most of your movement will be done by tunneling straight through

Hive Jump is sci-fi action platformer where you get to face off against swarms of aliens in frantic close quarters combat across a variety of procedurally generated levels. But perhaps most importantly, you can do all of this in either solo mode, local co-op on one PC, or through online

If you're a fan of Ghosts n' Goblins, or any such action-platformer that prides itself on offering a real challenge, you might want to have a look at the upcoming Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX). Its an arcade