The First Hour: Clustertruck
In Landfall Games’ Clustertruck, players must move from one end of a space to another by leaping between the backs of semi trucks. A robust physics engine can send...
The First Hour: Dandara
Dandara dos Palmares was a freedom fighter who mastered the art of capoeira to combat slavery in colonial Brazil. Dandara, released Tuesday on the Switch by developers Long Hat...
The First Hour: Celeste
A portmanteau of “masochist” and “hardcore,” the so-called “masocore” genre includes modern platforming classics like I Wanna Be The Guy and Super Meat Boy. But these videogames have traditionally...
The First Hour: Super One More Jump
If you enjoy platformers but have grown weary of having to hold a direction to do so, then Premo’s Super One More Jump might be up your alley. After...
The First Hour: The Bridge
From the fantastically-named developers The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild comes The Bridge, a puzzle-platformer where players must guide a scientist through rotating labyrinths inspired by the works of surrealist ...
The First Hour: GoNNER
GoNNER is a roguelike platforming shooter where players guide a headless body through a gauntlet of enemies to help its giant whale friend. With no explanation provided of what...
The First Hour: Axiom Verge
The Switch has been enjoying a mini-genre of one-person-developer games this year, including Stardew Valley and Cave Story, and this month Axiom Verge joins that list. Already an established...
The First Hour: Battle Chef Brigade
Add one part brawler, one part platformer, one part match three puzzle game, and one part RPG, mix them all together into a pan and bring them to a...
The First Hour: The Mummy Demastered
Licensed videogames get a bad wrap, but the ones made by WayForward tend to be okay. The developer has something of a reputation of putting out competent, if uninspired...
The First Hour: SteamWorld Dig 2
Image & Form’s sequel to their Dig Dug-inspired platformer SteamWorld Dig launched on the Switch on Thursday. You can check out the first hour on our YouTube page below,...