Back in May, Six One Indie put on one of my all-time favorite game showcases ever, and the team returned today for another Six One Indie Showcase that was just as great. It featured 40 unique indie ...

After all of the betas, all of the testing, and all of the bugs, it's ready. Apple's iPadOS 26 is the closest thing to macOS ...

To mark Mario’s 40th anniversary, we’re ranking every 2D mainline Mario game, from Super Mario Bros. to Super Mario Wonder.

Nintendo’s line of 2D Mario platformers has gone through three distinct eras since 1985 – the original game revived the video ...

What are the best 2D Mario games? We rank every side-scrolling platformer in the Nintendo mascot's history.Super Mario’s 40-year history is a testament to all the different ways you can make a little ...

Something is enduring about pixel art that keeps drawing us back. A handful of coloured squares shouldn’t have much power, ...

New strategic options and a major art and UI overhaul bring the new Tiny Metal closer to the series that inspired it.

Dragon Quest Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake reminded me why I love turn-based battles, but after 40 minutes with the game, I'm desperate to know what "really big surprise" the devs are hiding Dragon ...

As players progress through Shinobi: Art of Vengeance's main campaign, they may start to notice that enemies will sometimes appear as shadowy figures moving in the background on certain stages. Not ...

Silksong players spotted a rogue mouse cursor in a late-game cutscene, and now I can't unsee it. I was alerted to this minor ...

Run and gun games were huge in the '80s and '90s. Most players have probably checked out a game or two within this genre, including the Contra and Metal Slug series. They are the gold standards or ...

JRPGs "A lot of RPGs have adopted more action gameplay elements," says Dragon Quest remake producer, making old-school turn-based JRPGs "actually rare nowadays" and "considered fresh again" Dragon ...