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HAL Laboratory's Kirby and the World Beyond was announced at Nintendo's September 9 Direct for Nintendo Switch 2 in spring 2027. It is the first open-world game in the series, its reveal trailer ends with Kirby absorbing a giant crystal sword and cutting open the sky, and Nintendo confirmed the franchise turns 35 next year.
Capcom gave the twelfth mainline classic Mega Man its first gameplay trailer at Gamescom Opening Night Live. Proto Man joins as a playable companion, Custom Chips and a limited-time Override system take over from the Double Gear, and the game is still dated 2027 across Switch 2, Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC.
Weird Beluga's clockpunk action-platformer launches August 13 on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2 at $29.99. Five regions, a 15-to-20-hour campaign, and a Steam demo sitting around 91% positive that also earned the game its Switch 2 version.
THQ Nordic Mobile (formerly HandyGames) and Snapshot Games are bringing the 2024 Epic Mickey remake to phones on September 16 as a one-time $15.99 purchase, paint-and-thinner systems intact.
The acclaimed 2018 hand-drawn action-platformer Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom arrives on iPhone, iPad and Mac (Apple Silicon) on June 18 as a $24.99 premium release with no ads or IAP. Game Atelier and FDG Entertainment's Wonder Boy successor brings 120Hz support, full controller compatibility and iCloud saves.
A new Spyro the Dragon game, Spyro: A Realm Beyond, was revealed with a cinematic announcement trailer at the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, showing off new flight-based gameplay and targeting a spring 2027 launch.
Ubisoft officially revealed Rayman Legends Retold at State of Play: a $40 Snowdrop-engine 3D reimagining of the 2013 platformer hitting PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 and PC on October 1, 2026 with a new villain corrupting the Glade of Dreams, a brand-new realm, dragon riding, fully voiced cutscenes, upgraded Kung Foot and a Deluxe Edition that bundles Rayman Origins: Enhanced Edition.
The cult VR platformer-shooter series jumps to PlayStation VR2. System Critical 3's launch trailer shows off AltLab VR's solo-made, Mega Man-inspired run-and-gun action - arm cannon gunplay, gravity-defying jumps and tightly designed levels - following the Steam and Meta Quest releases of earlier entries.
Atari and Fabraz ship Bubsy 4D worldwide on May 22 across PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, Switch 2 and Switch. The Fabraz-developed 3D platformer leans on speedrun-friendly movement and a Pawsome Edition tie-in, and the reviews are genuinely split for the first time in the bobcat's 30-year history.
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book lands exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2 on May 21 for $59.99 digital / $69.99 physical, with three trailers shipped in two weeks and a hands-on preview consensus that calls it deceptively challenging and the system's most eye-catching 2D platformer.
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book arrives May 21 as one of the Switch 2’s first true exclusives, bringing a hand-drawn platformer built around curiosity, creature interactions, and a storybook art style.
REPLACED, the long-delayed cyberpunk 2.5D platformer from Sad Cat Studios, has finally launched on PC and Xbox Series X|S with stunning pixel art and fluid combat, though auto-save issues and minor technical bugs keep it from reaching its full potential.
Sad Cat Studios' long-awaited cyberpunk 2.5D platformer Replaced launches April 14 on Xbox and PC with day-one Game Pass availability, bringing over 850,000 wishlists worth of hype to its pixel-art vision of an alternate 1980s America.
Sad Cat Studios' long-awaited cyberpunk platformer REPLACED finally arrives April 14 on PC, Xbox, and Game Pass, delivering stunning pixel art and counter-driven combat set in a nuclear-scarred alternate 1980s America.
After a 2021 announcement and multiple delays, Sad Cat Studios' stunning cyberpunk platformer REPLACED has launched on PC and Xbox, and early impressions are glowing.