Forty years on, Super Mario Bros. remains a gold standard in intuitive, joyful game design. From its iconic World 1-1 to its bold 3D leaps, Mario’s levels teach without tutorials, reward curiosity, ...

Platformer games have stood the test of time because they combine simple controls with endlessly creative level design. From Mario’s intuitive tutorials to Celeste’s evolving mechanics, great ...

Next week sees 29 new games and bundles heading to the PlayStation platform.

Firestone is a laid-back, casual idle game and hero collector where you build a team and progress automatically. Even while you’re doing something else. No pressure. Just progress, loot, and ...

While the philosophy behind the false god Okami was intriguing, its generative capabilities are not to be included in Kazuma Kaneko's Tsukuyomi.

Four years after its release, Valve’s Steam Deck is still the most popular handheld PC around and for good reason. The portable gaming device is easy to use, can play most 2D games you install on it ...

TL;DR: God of War: Sons of Sparta is a new 2D action platformer from Mega Cat Studios and Santa Monica Studio, exploring Kratos' youth with pixel art, combat, and exploration. Available now on PS5 for ...

Fighting games are hard, there's no way around it. But the edge of that difficulty can be smoothed a bit with a proper mindset, some universal tips that apply to almost every 2D fighting game, along ...

Forgive me, for I am an avowed Terminator sequels hater. Would that I were granted access to time displacement equipment, I would use it to time travel back to the late '90s and find a non-violent ...

The video game Valorant, a fast-paced team-based shooter, has recently become a testing ground for a promising new direction in artificial intelligence research. The game’s developers at Riot Games (a ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. There are dozens of video game books in Amazon's Black Friday and B2G1 Free sale, so to help you navigate the discounts, we've rounded up the best ...