Construct is a beautiful looking first person platformer with puzzle elements, in which you attempt to escape after becoming trapped inside a computer system.

In Construct you explore the game’s beautiful cyber world, discover ‘ability orbs’ and unlock new abilities as you hunt down the sixteen ‘system core power orbs’ required to escape.  It’s primarily a platformer, but there are some puzzle elements too as … Read More

DYE is a gorgeous looking Super Meat Boy-esque pixel art precision platformer in which you control a little puff-ball called Hue, who’s attempting to rescue pigments and restore color to his world.

The DYE Alpha Demo features six levels that span two different worlds, with normal and hard modes for each one.  It’s a fun game, with tight controls, great audio, beautiful pixel art … Read More

Sinner’s Sorrow is a very stylish and atmospheric 2D action adventure game in which you play as a sinner fighting for redemption against your character’s inner demons.

Sinner’s Sorrow combines dynamic combat action, platforming, puzzle solving and metroidvania elements as you explore it’s beautiful black and white world.  It’s a perilous place, but you’re armed with a sword, a shield and a selection of cool … Read More

Temple of Light is a challenging Unreal Engine 4-powered first person puzzle adventure game in which you use beams of light and platforming skills to help you solve the mysteries of a lost civilization and escape an ancient pyramid.

The three puzzles available in the prototype are based around three elements, and will test your platforming ability as well as your grey matter. All the … Read More

vridniX is a quirky infinite-runner and platforming game where you play as a strange and grumpy creature named vridniX determined to prove his worth to the world — even if he has to destroy it in the process.

When the evil and terrible Trogogluxes attack vridniX’s home world and its inhabitants, vridniX takes it upon himself to find and activate the ultimate weapon to save … Read More

Rogue Singularity is a fast paced third person precision platformer in which you race a highly customizable robot across a deadly infinite obstacle course.

Rogue Singularity features impressive futuristic visuals, a catchy chiptune hybrid soundtrack, procedurally generated level design and tight precision platforming. As you play you’ll discover secrets, unlock new characters and equipment and even be able to take part in weekly challenges and … Read More

SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell is a hardcore, ultra-metal first-person platformer that challenges you to run a Super Meat Boy-style gauntlet, dodging whirring blades and bounding across wicked death pits. Survive all that pulse-pounding action and leap into the finish line portal to claim total, rockin’ glory.

The demo for SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell delivers just enough action to whet your appetite with ten introductory … Read More

prog.1 is a 2D adventure puzzle platformer with a nice pixel art style and an intriguing story. You play as an anthropomorphic computer virus that infects and destroys everything it touches (including the platforms you stand on).

The platforming is extremely challenging at the moment, partly due to the way that blocks tend to degrade and disappear if you stand on them for too long, … Read More

What if Adventure Time was a 3D Anime Game is a fabulous fan made third person action adventure that transports you into a 3D Anime-styled version of Finn and Jake’s wonder-filled world.

In the Beta Demo build you can explore Marceline’s home and surrounding area.  It’s still early in development, so is fairly short, but it’s great to be able to set foot in the … Read More

Dimension Shifter is a beautiful puzzle platformer that sees you utilising environmental blocks and the ability to shift dimensions to get to the end of each puzzling stage of platformy goodness.

In Dimension Shifter you play as a test subject with special abilities that help you manipulate certain objects to help you reach the ending goal of each level. As the game progresses and the … Read More

Clarent is a very cool new metroidvania adventure, full of big swords, excellent pixel art animation and challenging gameplay reminiscent of the Dark Souls series.

You control a mysterious lone warrior called Noir, who wakes up in a strange place, filled with deadly knights and ghouls that are all keen to put an end to your adventure. Clarent plays a lot like a classic Castlevania… Read More

Glitchrunners is a cartoony, asymmetric local multiplayer game that borrows from a variety of game types including platformers, beat-em-ups, and even table-top RPGs to deliver a thrilling, action-packed gaming experience.

In Glitchrunners, up to four players can join in on the mayhem as they race across a deadly obstacle course, jumping across platforms, destroying objects to rack up points, and dodging stupendous explosions. Of … Read More

Bad Pad, a game being created by MizGames (Avishay Mizrav), is a Super Meatboy-esque platformer, that offers up challenging gameplay and fun level design.

In Bad Pad you play as a hero who springs to life after a young man throws his controller at his television screen out of frustration. The tv shorts out but brings you, along with the love of your … Read More

The Box, a game created by Squeemish for the GDC Game Jam, is a simplistic, short and surprising, adventure of a very mysterious box of awesome.

The Box is one of those games that evolves the more you play it. Starting at as a stationary box that has just mysteriously fallen from the skies above, you must use your mouse to activate this mysterious … Read More

Toad In Fairy-Moon Kingdom, a game being created by Kyle Opatik, is a fantastically designed rotating 2D platformer in which you jump between little planetoids with a hope of breaking the curse that turned you into a toad.

You play as a little toad, wandering the vast planets of an unknown galaxy. Here you’re faced with a singular mission, make it to the end … Read More

3:LLIS – Protocol : Protect Plant Life is a post-apocalyptic 2D platforming adventure game built for Ludum Dare 34 where you play as a gardening robot trying to save the last plant on earth.

In the distant future, all organic life on Earth has been eradicated by a robot uprising. 3:LLIS, a simple, outdated gardening model, somehow missed the memo. You control 3:LLIS as it … Read More

2 Button Metroidvania is a brutally difficult, retro precision platformer built for Ludum Dare 34 that takes the game jam’s theme of “Two Button Controls” to its natural conclusion.

Essentially, 2 Button Metroidvania is exactly what it says on the tin. You have access to only two buttons: the ‘a’ key does mostly jumping-based actions and the ’s’ key performs mostly shooting-based actions. All of … Read More

Rewind is a time bending first person single-player puzzle adventure in which you have the ability to record copies of yourself then rewind time and work alongside your copies co-operatively.

Set inside a Portal-esque research center, you travel between areas that are self contained puzzles.  Most of these require more than one person to solve (as you’ll need to distract guards or activate touch-pads), … Read More

Run Far is a fun first person action game, that blends Mirrors Edge-style parkour with fast, colourful arcade gameplay inspired by Jet Set Radio and the Tony Hawk Pro Skater series.

You play Marina – a parkour enthusiast who needs to travel on the city’s transit system but don’t have enough money – but luckily there’s plenty of cash hidden around the level just … Read More

Dinocide is a side-scrolling platforming adventure game that pays homage to the NES classics Adventure Island I and II, complete with a caveman protagonist, ridable dinosaurs, and magic health-healing fruit.

Dinocide doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel with its gameplay, instead focusing on building a fun, retro gaming experience. If you’re looking for an old-school 2D action platformer with collectables galore, you’ll feel right … Read More

Beast Lords, a game being created by James Byrde, is a fun 8bit styled hack n slash Rogue-lite with RPG elements reminiscent of The Legend of Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link.

You play as the protagonist, a creature from a displaced nomadic tribe. You goal is to find wealth and a place to rebuild your home for future generations to come. With … Read More

Detuned, a game jam game created by Paul Lawitzki, Chrisoph Rasulis and Benjamin Ruldolph for Glitch Jam, is a stylish 3D platformer with light puzzle elements that sees you adjusting your tuning to materialise objects.

The game takes place in a strange, desolate land. No colour in sight, only hues of black and grey resonate from the lifeless architecture before you. The building itself … Read More

Forklift Man, a fun game created by Toco Games for the Ludum Dare 34, is a 3D Puzzle Platformer where you play as the most unlikely hero in the universe.

You take on the role Forklift Man, and must use your ability to navigate the puzzles in each room. You have the ability to stretch your arms and legs to impossible lengths to reach … Read More

Cloudbase Prime is an odd, little first-person shooter/platformer we’ve covered before on Alpha Beta Gamer, but the dev (Tyrus Peace) has just released a new build with some significant additions and upgrades.

In Cloudbase Prime, you play as a hapless, robo-suited miner just trying to survive your first work shift on an unstable gas giant. To complete each level, you’ll need to alternate between … Read More

Cally’s Caves 3, a game being created by VDO Games, is a 2D Mega Man-esque run and gun platformer that finds you in search of your arch-enemy Herbert.

The game starts off with the main protagonist’s parents being kidnapped. You, as the protagonist, must work your way through multiple stages to rescue your parents from your Arch-Enemy Herbert. With your trust pistol equipped, … Read More

Invert, a game being created by Gkxd, is a 2D mind-bending puzzle platformer that will test your patience and puzzle skills to the extreme.

The game starts out simply, using the arrow keys to move left and right and the up key to jump will help you navigate the small platforming stages. However the further you get into the game the harder and more … Read More

Tenjiku, a game being created by Copper Pick Studios, is a 2D run, gun and slash platformer that brings out your inner ninjutsu skills to take revenge on those that have done you wrong.

You play the game as Shiro Takayama, a once peaceful man who’s had his life turned upside down. Wielding a gun and your most precious sword you must avoid the … Read More

Indivisible is a beautiful side scrolling 2D action adventure RPG from the developers of Skullgirls, with gorgeous artwork and gameplay inspired by classics like Valkyrie Profile and Super Metroid.

In Indivisible players will explore a vibrant world, full of diverse environments filled with lore inspired by real world cultures and mythologies.  You play Anja, a tomboy who sets out for revenge after warlords … Read More

Rising Islands is a fun dimension-flipping third person platformer that plays like a blend of Sonic and Mirrors Edge, with you using your parkour skills to collect energy shards and speed-run through levels as fast as possible.

Set in a mystical land that has been torn apart and split into two dimensions, you control Hairo, a young adventurer who has the power to jump … Read More

MegaSphere is a fast paced 2D sci-fi action platforming adventure game with roguelike elements, in which you play as a special ops combat unit in a ‘post-cyberpunk world’ that’s sent out to investigate why stars in a solar systems going dark.

MegaSphere impresses with its supercharged pixel art visuals, engaging atmosphere and its crazy combat.  There’s a great selection of upgradable weaponry that can be … Read More