Platformer games blend approachable gameplay with endless creative depth. From building your first Unity 2D adventure to crafting intricate hidden stages, the excitement comes from designing ...

From tight controls to rewarding progression, great platformers balance challenge, creativity, and immersion. By blending physics, level design, and feedback systems, they keep players hooked. Whether ...

Unity has announced that it is shutting down its IronSource advertising/user-acquisition network and planning to divest Supersonic, publisher of mobile games ...

Abstract: Navigating between platforms in the development of 2D platformer games is a significant challenge for developers. This complexity arises from determining the path of a character between ...

TL;DR: Unity's upgraded AI, launching in beta at GDC, enables developers to create full casual games using natural language prompts without coding. Leveraging advanced models from OpenAI and Meta, ...

Epic Games and Unity have just announced a surprising new partnership that's big news for game developers and Fortnite users. Despite it being one of the biggest rivals to Epic's Unreal Engine, games ...

To use some technical business parlance, Unity has had an absolutely shocking few years. After establishing itself as the near-de facto game engine for indie and mid-tier developers in the 2010s, it ...

Another Steam Next Fest is underway, and this one actually includes a free-to-play MMORPG. The 2D platformer, Soul’s Remnant is part of the Next Fest lineup, offering players a chance to play a demo ...

TL;DR: Unity has released a critical security patch addressing a high-level vulnerability in versions 2017.1 and earlier, affecting Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS games. Developers are urged to update ...

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 ...

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 ...