Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is the best game I played at Summer Game Fest. This is a confident hybrid of Metroidvania and traditional 2D action games that looks incredible and controls even better, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Jagneaux is a writer and analyst, covering MMOs and retro games. Shinobi: Art of Vengeance released last week and you can ...

Fond of weirdly obscure titles since childhood, Ivanir has been captivated by many Japanese games over the years. Some of his most passionate topics are the Dept. Heaven series, Summon Night ...

Publisher Astrolabe Games and developer 91Act will release a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of 2D action roguelite game BlazBlue: Entropy Effect X on August 13 alongside a free major content update for ...

Take a look at the Zaheer Reveal Trailer for Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game, an upcoming 2D anime action fighting game ...

Imagine stepping into a time machine and heading back to fix some of history’s biggest messes. That’s the core idea behind Back In Time, a new 2D action-adventure game from Omnaya Studios. This game’s ...

Onikura is a 2D platforming boss-rush action game built around lightning-fast slashes and surgically precise parry actions. Every clash is a battle for survival—attack, parry, heal, and consume souls ...

Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. Dormant for more than a decade, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance ($30) does everything right ...

From the team behind the heartbreaking yet beautiful Spiritfarer comes At Fate's End, an gorgeous new story-driven, 2D action game. Lauren Bergin News Editor Lauren spends most of her time dead in ...

Back in 1988, ninjas were all the craze. The teenage mutant turtle variety had taken over Saturday morning TV and waves of shoddy martials arts flicks filled the shelves at video stores. They had ...

The latest in the long-running Maker series of game development toolkits, Action Game Maker brings 2D action game development to those of all skill levels! Built using Godot Engine, "Action Game Maker ...