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120 Notable Platformers of 2018

I’ve just created a new compilation video which shows 120 Notable Platformers that were released in 2018. It features a wide variety of platformer subgenres thus you will see traditional platformers, hardcore platformers, platform shooters, platform fighters, puzzle platformers, action adventure platformers, and more…


A YouTube playlist with trailers for all 120 games can be found here. 


Note: Some platformers were originally released in 2017 or earlier and then re-released in 2018 (Switch release. Special Edition etc.). In those cases the original release dates are shown in brackets in the lower right corner.


Below is a list with all shown games (plus links to the related twitter accounts)

Source: platformerpower

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Howdy from Texas again, ya’ll!

We’ve got a smorgasbord of new goodies to show off this time around, from new maps, brand-new mapping features that show off the capabilities of the BITE Engine, a new challenger with distant relation to our dearest trash-panda, Poncho, and much more!

Let’s dive right in:

A New Challenger Approaches

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BITE Feature Expansion - Cutscene Editor

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