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.

Nintendo’s line of 2D Mario platformers has gone through three distinct eras since 1985 – the original game revived the video ...

Screenbound taps into the real magic of childhood: staring at a little Game Boy instead of paying attention to the world around you. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Silksong, Shinobi, and Ninja Gaiden are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to 2025's bounty of 2D platformers.

The studio behind Blasphemous has been tasked with bringing the classic back to life. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The first ...

What are the best 2D Mario games? We rank every side-scrolling platformer in the Nintendo mascot's history.Super Mario’s 40-year history is a testament to all the different ways you can make a little ...

Taking inspiration from popular Indian folklore, and one of India's greatest epics, Kapih is an upcoming 2D platformer that is set to release soon. It is developed by 88 Games, and is also their debut ...

Nullstar: Solus is a 2D Platformer where you are a corporate scavenger drone, sent to rip through the decaying corpse of a dying world to salvage its nullstar. Activate Nullstar Protocol! Nullstar: ...

Developer Brain-dead Rabbit Games and eastasiasoft this week released their 2D action platforming title ‘Damikira’ onto the Nintendo Switch (US/EU/JPN), PlayStation, and Xbox consoles. What do you get ...