Easily one of the most charming and wholesome 2D platformers is the Nintendo Wii exclusive Kirby's Epic Yarn. If the name alone doesn't give it away, this fresh outing in the voracious pink blob's ...

Legendary 2D and 3D Platformer games worth playing again in the month of September (Images via Ubisoft and Purple Lamp Studios) The popularity of 2D platform games has increased with time.

Plus, it's a dimension-switching, 2D platformer/brawler. What's not to like? Well, it's headed to Steam next week and, if you buy it in the first week, it comes bundled with Mutant Blobs Attack.

Games; Puzzle; Surreal platformer Screenbound has you platforming in 2D and 3D simultaneously with the help of a magical little Game Boy you're constantly holding up to your face like the world's ...

At times, Nine Sols plays like a linear 2D action-platformer; at others, it is more free-form, letting you loose in larger spaces. These contrasting approaches lead to occasional confusion.

The platformer genre is as popular as ever despite facing stiff competition from dozens of other games. From 2D sidescrollers to 3D exploration extravaganzas, both kinds have their own niche.