Dark Souls. Bloodborne. Sekiro. What do all of these ridiculously difficult throw-your-controller-at-the TV-screen games have in common? They’ve got NOTHING on old-school platformers. Were they video ...

The "Super Mario" series has become a flagship franchise for Nintendo for a good reason, epitomizing the joys and accessibility of platform gaming. Helping Nintendo become a household name in the '80s ...

The best platformer games are those that manage to challenge the player while still telling a compelling story. Platformers of this quality can be found in all sorts of interesting niches and ...

Hollow Knight: Silksong is quite the beautiful game, its music is equally gorgeous, and it tells a riveting story of a tragic kingdom corrupted by power. However, none of that would make it one of the ...

When it comes to video games, the Mario franchise is the undisputed king of... well, pretty much everything. It wouldn't be wrong to say that Mario himself is the most recognizable video game ...

Joshua Speer is a Staff Writer at DualShockers who has been covering games professionally since 2013, with a focus on indie games, retro games, platformers, deckbuilders, roguelikes, and Nintendo ...

Hop, blast, and grind your way through these PS5 platformers that are so good and addictive that they've earned the title of masterpiece. From typical mascot platformers like Astro Bot to more ...

I am an HR advisor with a borderline addiction to gaming who loves everything from first-person shooters to tactical roguelikes. I have always been drawn to games that really test me, so soulslikes ...

Joshua Speer is a Staff Writer at DualShockers who has been covering games professionally since 2013, with a focus on indie games, retro games, platformers, deckbuilders, roguelikes, and Nintendo ...