Lost Girl Platformer

Shapefarm and Kepler Interactive's retro-anime-styled co-op adventure takes the Hazelight style of two-player game to a new level

The classic zen-platformer is back for its 20th anniversary thanks to the devs behind Chasm

Mario will forever be the preeminent face of the platformer genre, but for as much as I've loved the series, there's no doubt about what one platformer I'd pick to be stuck with on a desert island: N++. The definitive 2015 version of the long-running N series was a true accomplishment; it's staggering both in terms of the quality and depth of its platforming action, and the sheer scope of the game itself, featuring thousands of hand-crafted levels, plus a level creator.  When I first heard that a new N game was in development, I was genuinely confused as to how Metanet Software could do a

1996 was when 3D platformers truly took off, and Mario 64 led the charge. Its first level was the pilot for an entire genre and it remains as brilliant now as it did 30 years ago.