Risk of Rain is a rogue-like 2D indie platformer that ran the risk of being yet another game I bought and added to my Steam library and never played due to lack of time. Thankfully that was not the case! I bought a couple of copies for my friends and we…
Shank is a 2D side-scrolling brawler and platformer which reminds me of the 2D incarnations of: Double Dragon Prince of Persia Metal Slug Ninja Gaiden all jumbled up together in a very awesome way. The story is quite cliche: you are a mercenary, Shank, who has lost everything and you want…
Vessel Vessel is a 2D puzzle platformer where the protagonist (you) gets to make use of a number of devices in order to progress. Each of these so-called devices are essentially puzzles which the game teaches you to use as you go along. The cool thing about Vessel, much like…
LIMBO is what every platformer should strive to be. Great story, eerie atmosphere, awesome animations and, above-all, mindboggling puzzles which when finally solved give you a great sense of achievement. My only grievance relates to a certain type of puzzles (not going to mention which so as not to spoil…