Back in 2015, developer 1 Button SARL—known more recently for tricky cat-bouncer Nekosan and clever rock-paper-scissors color puzzler Trilogic—released the extremely difficult auto-running platformer Mr. Jump. While it was easy to initially compare the game’s frustration-inducing level of challenge to …
Remember Bubble Bobble? Arguably, one of the finest platformers out there, it still remains one of my all time favorites. It was an immensely simple concept, merely requiring you to survive a single screen full of enemies and platforms, but …
Drop Wizard Tower is a challenging but highly enjoyable puzzle platformer game from Nitrome. Channeling the likes of Bubble Bobble and Rainbow Islands, it harks back to the 1980s level of difficulty, meaning you’re going to have to be quick …
Previously quite the hit on PC and console, Kalimba deserves to be just as big a hit on iOS. The game is a puzzle platformer that you can play alone or with another (if you’re on an iPad). It’ll cause …
On the surface, Super Nano Jumpers seems like a pretty good hardcore platformer. In the vein of Super Meat Boy and so many others of that ilk, it’s simple to learn yet incredibly difficult to master. That all sounds pretty …
Will we ever get tired of pixel art games? Yeah Bunny! from solo indie developer Adrian Zarzycki proves that the well-loved, well-represented genre can still evoke warm fuzzy feelings. Yeah Bunny! offers one-tap platformer gameplay with a charming little auto-running bunny who speeds …
Cubie Adventure is a fast-paced platformer that combines precision jumping, speedrunning, and a touch of rhythm gaming into an engrossing package designed for short one-minute sessions that will inevitably suck you in for much longer. Its world is an adorably …
It’s rare that a platformer on the App Store will take you by surprise. They usually follow a simple pattern – a couple of buttons, a decent level of challenge, and levels that are designed to test your reactions rather …