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Video Games Encyclopedia by Gamepressure.com
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Arcade 20 October 2023
A side-scrolling 2.5D platformer. Super Mario Bros. Wonder introduces the Wonder Flowers, power-ups that affect gameplay in various unpredictable ways.
Sonic Superstars
Arcade 17 October 2023
Sonic Superstars is a new installment in one of the world's most popular platforming series. Gameplay-wise, it's inspired by classic early 2D Sonic games, which it combines with appealing 3D visuals.
Laika: Aged Through Blood
Action 19 October 2023
A post-apocalyptic metroidvania. Laika: Aged Through Blood is set in an atmospheric world traversable on a motorcycle, as the player fights enemies, completes quests and overcomes obstacles.
Super Mario RPG
RPG 17 November 2023
The remake of an iconic game of the same name from 1996. Super Mario RPG features turn-based combat and exploration reminiscent of the mainline games. This time, Mario joins forces with Bowser to fight a greater evil.
Gargoyles Remastered
Action 19 October 2023
The remastered version of a 1995 action platformer. Gargoyles Remastered has us playing as Goliath, a gargoyle on a quest to destroy a corrupted amulet, the Eye of Odin. The game features refreshed visuals, audio and new functionality.
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
RPG 21 June 2021
Metroidvania game in the format of an action platform game with RPG elements. In Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights we find ourselves in a ruined kingdom, which we wander as a priestess using skills of defeated enemies in battle.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Action 18 January 2024
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is an action adventure 2.5D platformer. The player must explore different stages, solve puzzles, avoid traps and fight enemies. The time control mechanic is a big part of the game.
Tandem: A Tale of Shadows
Puzzle 21 October 2021
Interesting platform and puzzle game hybrid. In Tandem: A Tale of Shadows we control a girl named Emma and her teddy bear - Fenton. Protagonists explore a 19th century mansion, solving clever puzzles and facing dangers.
Flashback 2
Action 16 November 2023
The second part of the cult action platform games series, launched in 1992. In Flashback 2 we once again play the role of Conrad B. Hart, who must once again face the aliens called Morphs hiding under the form of humans.
The Last Faith
Action 15 November 2023
Metroidvania game, created in the form of a action platformer. In The Last Faith we play the role of Erica, who is walking through a dangerous gothic city, trying to discover the truth about the old prophecy and corruption digesting the metropolis.
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy
Arcade 31 August 2023
A new installment in a series of fantasy arcade games. Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy tasks Pontius the Knight, Amadeus the Wizard and Zoya the Thief with stopping a mechanical army from taking over their kingdom.
Blasphemous II
Action 24 August 2023
The sequel to a 2019 soulslike action platformer. Blasphemous II retains its predecessor's pixel art and enemy design inspired by medieval Christianity.
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Arcade 11 January 2019
New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe is a re-edition of the platform game available so far on the Wii U console. The Switch version contains additional content in the form of DLC New Super Luigi U and two additional heroes.
Dead Cells
Action 07 August 2018
An action game with roguelike and metroidvania elements by indie French studio Motion Twin. During the game, you explore a grim castle, whose elements (such as chambers, cloisters, and sewers) are procedurally generated. Given the permadeath system, it means that each new gameplay is a fresh experience, during which you can discover new parts of the fortress. An important aspect of Dead Cells is combat, which is very difficult.
Spiritfarer
Adventure 18 August 2020
A hybrid of adventure game, platform game and economic strategy, whose main theme is... dying. In Spiritfarer, the player takes on the role of a girl who, like a mythical Charon, takes the dead to the underworld on her boat. The production was developed by the Canadian independent studio Thunder Lotus Games.
Hollow Knight
Arcade 24 February 2017
Hollow Knight is a 2D metroidvania game developed by the indie studio Team Cherry. The game takes us to a fantasy underground world located bellow the city of Dirtmouth. The place attracts numerous adventurers, who disappear without a trace when they enter it. We play as an adventurer who decides to face the challenge and find riches, fame, and the answers he is looking for in that underground world. The game is presented from a side-scrolling perspective.
Terraria
Arcade 16 May 2011
A sandbox platform game by indie studio Re-Logic, sometimes called the 2D version of the popular Minecraft. There is no set goal; your task is basically to shape the randomly-generated world around you. At first you only have a few basic tools, which allow you to dig and find resources, chop wood, and create simple structures. As the game progresses, due to the extensive crafting system, you discover better tools, allowing you to create advanced materials and to fight monsters.
Little Nightmares
Arcade 28 April 2017
A platformer game by Tarsier Studios. The player assumes the role of Six, a heroine who was kidnapped by monsters and locked in an underwater complex called The Maw. Her task is to escape this terrifying place which is difficult because of dangers, inspired by childhood nightmares, that lurk behind every corner.
Rayman Legends
Arcade 29 August 2013
An action 2D platform game starring a sympathetic creature of a protagonist. The game was developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and is the fifth full-fledged installment in the series created by Michel Ancel. This time the titular protagonist and his friend Globox must face nightmares which have created amazing worlds during the 100 years they have spent in the Crossroads of Dreams. Rayman must also free the Teensies captured by the clone of the deceptive Magician.
Bramble: The Mountain King
Adventure 27 April 2023
An action adventure game, in which we play as a young boy traversing a disturbing land inhabited by monsters from Nordic legends, in order to rescue his sister abducted by a troll. The game was developed by an independent Dimfrost Studio.
Cuphead
Arcade 29 September 2017
A two-dimensional action game with designs resembling old cartoon movies, which is a debut production of StudioMDHR, an independent developer. In Cuphead, we assume the role of a gambling addict that loses his soul to the devil during one of his sessions. To retrieve it, he needs to work off its equivalent. When it comes to mechanics, the game is a 2D fighting game with a degree of platforming elements – we participate in continuous 1v1 fights, taking place on special 2D arenas.
Prince of Persia (1989)
Adventure 03 October 1989
A classic two-dimensional platformer game developed by Broderbund Software. The game set the direction for the genre, and many later platformers were trying to follow it. The player assumes the role of the eponymous Prince of Persia, whose task is to rescue a beautiful princess held by the evil vizier Jaffar who has kidnapped her in order to take over the kingdom ruled by her father. Unless the princess decides to marry Jaffar, she will die.
Inside
Arcade 29 June 2016
Inside is the second project of the independent Danish studio PlayDead, which became famous by creating the cult game Limbo. The game's development was partially funded by a grant from the Danish government. The story tells about a young boy who must stop the forces of evil that are trying to take over the world by experimenting on humans. The gameplay mechanics are similar to classic platformer games.
Rayman Legends Definitive Edition
Action 12 September 2017
The final edition of a popular 2013 platform game created by Ubisoft. In Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition, released exclusively on Nintendo Switch, the players get to follow the adventures of Rayman, who, accompanied by Globox and the Teensies, begins a long and dangerous journey through the unknown, once again taking the fate of the entire world on his shoulders.