A tiny game about a child looking out the car window and imagining a small person running alongside. In this case, a ninja 😎
Platforms: Windows
Release: December 27, 2019
Tag: platformer
Super Hiking League
“Who’s the best 2D platformer in the world? Find out in the League!
“An evil wizard is making the mountains disappear in a plan to make the world perfectly flat! As a member of the Super Hiking League you will not let this happen. Compete in climbing matches against other Hikers to collect all magic gems and stop his plans!”
Platforms: Windows
Release: February 18, 2020
LAZR – A Clothformer
“A skill-based, physics-enhanced cyberpunk platformer whose gameplay is emphasized sharply by its dynamic cloth simulations. The setting draws inspiration from such sources as Akira, Judge Dredd, Ghost in the Shell, and Bladerunner. You play as LAZR, a fusion-powered killer android, who finds themselves in a new, dangerous future metropolis called Alpha City One. “
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PS Vita
Release: 2020
Evan’s Remains
“A mystery-thriller puzzle adventure about finding a missing boy: Evan. The game combines logic-based platform puzzles with narrative inspired by Japanese graphic adventure games.
“Evan, the genius boy, has been missing for years. One day, a letter signed by him is received, claiming he’s on an uninhabited island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Nobody knows why, but he asked specifically for a girl named “Dysis” to go and look for him. The player will take control of this girl, who we don’t know much about. As we follow Dysis’s adventure, questions will start to be answered little by little. All of the little puzzle pieces which seemed unrelated in the beginning will now begin to slowly fit together as the truth is slowly revealed.”
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Release: May 2020
ScourgeBringer
“A fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Set in a post-apocalyptic world where a mysterious entity wreaked havoc on all humanity, ScourgeBringer puts you in the shoes of the deadliest warrior of her clan: Kyhra. Help her to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.”
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux (consoles to come)
Release: February 6, 2020 (early access)
Untitled Cute Metroidvania
A metroidvania set in a quirky world full of colours and pulsating environments that are also chocked with various monsters. There isn’t much information on this at the moment other than it’s going to be a mix between Undertale and Hollow Knight.
You can follow the developer on twitter to keep up to date, but they also post some amazing daily art (shown below) if you want some extra eye candy.
Platforms: TBA
Release: TBA
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KUNAI
“A quirky, fast-paced action adventure / metroidvania. You play as Tabby, a tablet who joins the fight against a robot uprising. Use your kunai and ninja parkour skills to stop Lemonkus, the A.I.-gone-evil that almost wiped out all human life.
“Start out with nothing, progress and increase in strength by killing enemy robots to unlock abilities, weapons and kick-ass ninja tricks. Explore a world filled with secrets, hidden passages and mysterious characters. KUNAI is all about movement and agility. Use your ninja mobility to reach places where no normal robot could ever go.”
Platforms: Windows, Nintendo Switch
Release: February 6, 2020
Killer Chambers
“Help Brave Lord survive the Killer Chambers and defeat the bosses summoned by Lord Grave! Quick reflexes and good memory are the keys to success in this unforgiving action-platformer. Can you clear all 5 floors and get the King’s Crown?”
Platforms: Windows, Linux
Release: October 6, 2019
Project Grove
“Explore the Forest of Dacrima as legendary alchemist Edric Tate, armed with your plucky robot companion L-P1N and search for a cure to The Great Rot. Block, bridge and brew your way through this quintessentially British 3D puzzle-platformer.
“A tale of a treacherous expedition, inspired by Monty Python, which builds trust in two unlikely friends overcoming conflict and finding humour in the darkest of places.”
Platforms: Windows
Release: 2020
MindSeize
“A 2D Metroidvania game set in a Sci-Fi-universe. You must explore untamed planets, fight powerful enemies and defeat a mysterious organization that stole the mind of your daughter.”
“You play as the private investigator M.C. Fox, who is chasing a dangerous criminal organization ‘The Ascended’ across the universe. The first confrontation between M.C. and the leader of The Ascended severely injured M.C. and left him crippled. They also managed to seize the mind of his daughter Taryn. This left only one choice for our protagonist: hire a crew, connect his consciousness into a robotic body called MAG and continue the chase!”
Platforms: Windows, Nintendo Switch
Release: January 30, 2020