Remember Apogee, the old-school PC gaming software publisher known for many classics like the 2D Duke Nukem games and even Castle Wolfenstein? Well, they're still sticking around and have the subtitle "Entertainment" just for kicks, but still publish retro-style games. Their latest? An upcoming Metroidvania side-scr

Platform(s): PC, Xbox Series, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, Switch Genre: Golf-like (rogue-lite but with golf) The genre written above speaks for itself, but this isn't your average sports game. Described as a side-scrolling golf game that implements puzzles and other rogue-lite aspects, Cursed to Golf is a joint-venture bet

With the work it has done for the Bloodstained 2D pixel side games, Inti Creates would be a shoe-in to make a full-fledged 2D action game in the veins of the Castlevania series. Wouldn't you know it, that's what it's working on right now. The company that made the Mega Man Zero and Azure Striker Gunvolt series (and

Wahoo! Klonoa's back and remastered, and his cuddly 2 games are out right now for consoles & PC. Celebrating the 25th birthday of the franchise, Klonoa: Phantom Reverie Series is a remastered collection of Klonoa: Door to Phantomile originally for the Playstation and Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil for the Playstation 2.

Platform(s): PC (version played), PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch Genre: 80s license cartoon beat-em-up with 6-player co-op and lovely fan service The late 80s and 90s Konami licensed beat-em-ups, particular the ones with the iconic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series, rely on fast-paced offensive gameplay,

While the massive throwback RPG Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes will not be out so soon, fans and 2D action aficionados can instead turn their attention towards the upcoming spin-off instead to whet their tastebuds: Eiyuden Chronicle Rising. The game pits you as treasure hunter CJ as she teams up with giant sword-

Retro gaming fans: you're getting a new Cotton game. 2D shmup title Cotton Fantasy (or Cotton Rock 'n' Roll in Japan) will launch for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on 20th May according to publisher ININ Games. The upcoming English version will feature new playable characters with different mechanics and attacks

Missed classic ninja titles like Ninja Jaja Maru, Legend of Kage, and the Sega Shinobi series? Well, this new title from Studio PICO and Esquadra might pique your interest. Publisher Flyhigh Works and the aforementioned developers has announced a new PC side-scrolling title called Shinobi non Grata. It'll be out on

The Metroidvanias/search action game onslaught continues past 2022. Developer Aurogon Shanghai has announced a new hand-drawn 2D search action title called Afterimage. It's slated for the PS5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam) for late 2022. Here's an overview of the game (via the

505 Games has announced that after its recent commercial release, Terraria sold over 1 million units in China on mobile platforms and soared to the top of local charts on TapTap and the iOS App Store in both the premium and sandbox game categories in the country. Terraria, developed by Re-Logic, ported to mobile pla

Rooster Teeth and WayForward are teaming up to develop a video game adaptation of the Western-made "anime" series RWBY. The game is called RWBY: Arrowfell and will launch for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC in 2022. Published by Arc System Works, the title pits you as one of the four huntres

During the Limited Run Games live stream at E3 2021, Arc System Works and WayForward announced River City Girls 2 for PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam). Limited Run Games will produce a physical edition of the game. The next game in the Kunio-kun series slated to launch sometime in 2022.

PC Gaming Show 2021 features more PC games indie or otherwise, and also Sean "Day9" Plott's mug in-between. We'll skip the latter and just share more of the former since that's what we're here for: video games of the PC variety that are coming out either this year or the next. Project Warlock 2 https://www.youtube.co

The last Nintendo live stream took place in December 2020, but now we’ve finally received a new one. The presentation showcased a lot of exciting new indie games for Nintendo Switch owners to look forward to. You can check out our compilation footage of all the best games from the presentation in the video

Dotemu is bringing back the 90s style of beat-em-up again with a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game subtitled Shredder's Revenge. The game will be a 2D pixel-graphics beat-em-up featuring all four Ninja Turtles -Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michaelangelo- reminiscent of the 90s Konami titles like the Teenage

Older gamers will remember playing a lot of classic side-scrolling beat-em-ups and brawlers back in the day before the advent of better tech took the gaming world by storm and introduced us to fully-realized 3D worlds. Thanks to developers like WayForward, we can still get those same games albeit with modern trappings.

Platforms: Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC Genre: Another Konami travesty to outsuck Contra Returns It's honestly easy to pick on a company like Konami these days, what with their past questionable decisions and the way they're treating their game franchises as of late. Then again, they're making more money from their pachi

Have a hankering for the good old days when brawlers and side-scrolling beat-em-ups had simple-yet-fun non-linear level layouts and a simple RPG progression system? Wished that Technos came back from the dead and made a nicer-looking River City game? Well, we can't have the latter. But that's OK because developer WayF

Remember the Actraiser games back in the 90s for the SNES? The one that combines 2D action platforming with city-building simulation that makes for an enriching experience? And also the sequel that ditches said city-building for god-knows-what reason? Welp, the devs at ACE Team -renowned for Rock of Ages and Zeno Clas

Kinda Funny Games has announced a whopping 61 games during its E3 2019 showcase, featuring a diverse lineup of indie titles from a variety of developers. Check out the first half of all the 61 titles below. And if you've already seen all the games here, you can see part 2 here instead. 1. Bloodroots (PS4, Nintendo Swi