Based in Rome, Diana loves all kinds of stories, even though she’s too lazy for most things that aren’t games. She's a freelance writer with a degree in Art History, contributing to GameRant while she ...

Dark Souls. Bloodborne. Sekiro. What do all of these ridiculously difficult throw-your-controller-at-the TV-screen games have in common? They’ve got NOTHING on old-school platformers. Were they video ...

The best platformer games are those that manage to challenge the player while still telling a compelling story. Platformers of this quality can be found in all sorts of interesting niches and ...

Nintendo, and the NES especially, without the iconic platformers they're associated with.

In the early days of video games, platformers were renowned for being some of the best single-player games around. However, in the modern day, platformers have evolved to provide some of the most fun ...

Games have been making a staple point for the genres they have been cast into, and as of May 2025, the platformer genre continues to captivate players with innovative gameplay, nostalgic elements, and ...

Of all the video game genres out there, platformers are probably the most important. While not the first genre, the early 1980s platformer boom helped establish the home console video game industry ...

Josh Speer has been writing about games for more than a decade, and has been a fan his entire life, since getting his NES. Sign in to your DualShockers account Since I'm not really a sports person, I ...

Indie game developer and publisher 2DevsOnly (which is made up of exactly two developers) has revealed their brand-new game on the way, as they unveiled the first details of Starbump. This is an ...

The late 1990s were a defining era for platform games. Some of the greatest games in the genre were released during this time. Developers were experimenting with 3D spaces, new control schemes, and ...