The 3D platformer is quintessentially Nintendo. As famous as games like Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, and Astro Bot are, they all live in the shadow of (and often owe a debt of gratitude to) the big N.

From the moment 4-year-old Cameron first stepped out into Glimmer in Spyro 2, he knew video games were going to play a central role in the rest of his life. Though he never planned to make it the ...

Charming Holiday is a news article writer from the United States who has been working with GameRant since August 2023 and self-publishing since May 2025. He is a former cultural policy advisor who has ...

Shatter the shackles of time as you jump, swing, and slash through a fantastic world in this love letter to classic 3D action platformers. Zirian, accompanied by his mechanical Cuckoo, must save his ...

90s kids will remember just how formative the 3D mascot platformer was in our gamer upbringings. Sadly, as we've grown up, this genre has largely been left behind in the modern gaming landscape, ...

A brand-new video game called Duskfade is on the way! It’s a 3D action-platformer made by developer Weird Beluga and will be published by Fireshine Games. The game is coming in 2026 and will be ...