With the original Super Mario Bros. game turning 40 this year, it’s time to look back on which games nail those core tenants and which struggle to make it past the first goomba. Here’s every 2D Super ...

2D platformers offer a diverse range of experiences for every type of gamer, from casual to challenging. Games like Inside prove 2D platformers can have gripping, mysterious stories without colorful ...

Super Mario’s 40 year history is a testament to all the different ways you can make a little guy run from left to right across a screen. Nintendo’s line of 2D Mario platformers has gone through three ...

October Panic offers a retro 2D platforming game perfect for Halloween lovers. Players can enjoy a free demo during Steam Next Fest before the game's release on October 22. The game features pixel ...

Rayman Legends is one of the greatest 2D platform games ever released, and an essential Steam sale pick-up if you've never played one of Ubisoft's best. It's been free on and off over the years, but ...

FoE: Remains is a 2D platformer shooter with Very Positive reviews on Steam that players can grab for free. Although it was added to Steam recently in August, the title might be familiar to many ...

The coming of the Red Star heralds a new age. Emerging from its cocoon, the Simulacrum is driven to collect Ichor, the blood of the gods, from the monstrosities who hoard it. Voidwrought is a ...

GoogleDeepMind has an 'open endedness team' and we've just found out what they've been up to in recent times - namely facilitating AI to generate 2D platformer worlds based on simple image prompts.

"Braid" may look like a basic 2D platformer, but it's a pivotal game in the ever-evolving history of the video game medium. When it launched in 2008, it was one of the first major indie games to blow ...