Projection: First Light follows the adventures of Greta, a girl living in a mythological shadow puppet world, as she embarks on a journey of self-enlightenment with the assistance of legendary heroes from each culture she explores. Accompanied by atmospheric visuals and an ethereal soundtrack made with antique instruments used for shadow puppet performances, Projection: First Light takes players on an inclusive voyage through the history of shadow puppets as it evolves through Indonesia, China, Turkey, Greece, and 19th century England. Early in her expedition, Greta takes control of a source of light and learns of her ability to manipulate it. Shadows become platforms and walls, other elegant and imaginative solutions irradiate puzzles, and enemies can be dispersed – as Projection: First Light explores themes of worldliness, respect and understanding.

Distant future… Brutal gladiatorial battles is a top-rated show, extremely popular all over the Universe. You’ve been sent to the abandoned planet as one of the participants of the show. Your goal is to survive as long as possible, fighting back deadly creatures in the focus of billions of viewers.

The king has gone away for a while, making the kingdom ripe for attack by theforces from the dark underworld. Princess Kitty and her subjects are now in danger! Can you save the day!? Control one of the four brave knights, face hundreds of evil creatures and protect the princess at all costs! Jet Set Knights is an old-school arcade action platformer inspired by classics from the golden age! Experience a new take on the classic with unique tower defense and RPG elements!

In a distant galaxy there is an alien totally obsessed with blow up balloons. Having extinguished all that is on your planet now you have to travel to other worlds to look for more. Tamiku is an action and platform game in which you have to burst all the balloons of a level without being killed. To do this you will face different dangers, jump, run and quickly inflate the red balloons!

An unidentified alien parasitic entity has been caught by scientists and enclosed in a specially created virtual simulator in order to study its capabilities. Take control of the parasite and infect different mechanical objects, overcome countless obstacles, and fight powerful bosses. In this retro, hardcore 2D arcade game, you will defy gravity by moving in any direction to take control over objects and gain their abilities. Each managed object is unique and gives its own gaming experience in a world where every minute the gameplay changes.

Active Neurons 2 is a game that trains the player in spatial logical thinking. Your main task in the game is to collect enough energy to discover the 12 greatest inventions of mankind.

Look for the right way to energy charges using obstacles in the level.
Avoid dangerous obstacles, they are destructive!
Teleport from one space to another to get closer to your goal.
Solve tasks on memory and orientation in space to get to the blocked areas.
Destroy, move and combine objects on the levels to get to energy sources.

What goes up must come down… and what comes down must be bounced! Send momentum from one block to another to shoot them around the map. Cleverly conserve momentum to navigate around the map and flick all the switches but be careful; once you’re down there’s no way back up; this platformer has no jump button.

Explore, leap and shoot to save your family from the insect invasion! Leap with the agility of a tamarin as you journey into the Northern wilderness, in a world full of exploration, 3D-platforming and bug-splattering action!

Spin and smash through the colorful, chaotic worlds of Tin & Kuna. Explore levels filled with puzzles and peril. As Kuna collects power crystals, he obtains special abilities; jumping higher, catching fire, and attaching to magnetic objects to rescue Tin. Use all your skills and abilities to bring the world into balance and defeat Chaos!


Golf Zero is a crazy mix of golf and platforming. Jump, bounce and slide your way around the levels trying everything you can to get the ball in the hole. There is nothing quite like a nice round of Golf. The freshly cut grass, the birds singing, the razor sharp saw blades, the mid-air bullet time shot as you dodge a bone crushing boulder. Work your way through the 40 normal levels or compete against the rest of the world in the speed run levels.

Okunoka is a 2d “masocore” platform game, featuring a top-level art design, instant play sections based on immediacy, in an enjoyable casual approach that provides an ever-increasing challenge for all kind of players.

In this game, you are a mercenary who was assigned to find a missing person. One of the Archmages of the Academy broke the communication when he was conducting his research in the depths of the Infected Territory. At one time this area had been exposed to the monstrous amount of magic, and it is filled now with creatures of the Abyss. Go on the trail of the missing Archmage and plunge into the atmosphere of an adventure full of magic and dangers!

Welcome to Gleamlight – a 2D action game that will take you through an adventure traversing a beautiful, transient world.Immerse yourself amid the beautiful stained glass artistry as you navigate without the reliance of any standard game UI, while tracing the world’s mysterious unspoken story.
What will you, as Gleam, sense and feel through your travels across this beautiful, yet fearsome world of glass?

A lowly power plant technician for Whiteforge City, Aliph, finds her world turned upside-down after a routine maintenance trip goes awry. Now, working directly with Mayor Biggs to face an unknown menace, Aliph must navigate her newfound power and influence to save the city. Aliph's identities, environmental issues and the world’s fate all hang in the balance of Light and Dark energies.

Rusty gun - a two-dimensional platformer with a side view in which we have to repel an extraterrestrial attack and restore order to the world. The sea of ​​enemies, obstacles and spent ammunition will not be frightened off by the brave, old farmer who wants to eliminate the impending threat, because for such cases he has a dusty, rusty gun in the pantry. With the help of your weapon you will have to clean the area from the threat. Overcome obstacles, discover new types of ammunition for weapons, look for secrets and do not forget that you still need to save the whole planet.

You're trapped, alone and cold on a distant planet. Pursued by a droid with only one purpose: killing everything. You must find an escape. Explore the hostile environment, find secret upgrades and new weapons, and finally make your escape from this dark, hostile planet...

Prehistoric Dude is a mini metroidvania game during the stone age which tells the story of Dude, a friendly caveman who loves ham! Explore 3 different scenarios while looking for Dude’s delicious lunch! Face enemies, master obstacles, learn new skills and make Dude even stronger!
Go on an adventure to help him to take back his lunch, which was stolen by a giant dinosaur! He will need to face many dangerous enemies while traveling through caves and forests, getting some tools and power ups to assist him during this journey.

Manipulate time to your will at any moment to solve challenges, avoid deadly traps and make it to the end of this strange journey. Tyd wag vir Niemand is an indie abstract adventure filled with mystical environments that will put your abilities to the test and engage you in a world of mystery and wonder.

EXTREME! multitasking RUN and GUN with a colorful twist! Team up with pixelBOT, shoot up everything in your way and master an unique color-based destruction! Show what you've got and help the BOT breaking out of the Forbidden Factory!

Test your skills, take control of the environment, and guide Naught through a dark underground world full of mystery. A platform videogame with a unique control that will immerse you in deep labyrinths in search of the light.

SPITLINGS is a modern take on a hardcore Arcade Classic for 1 - 4 players. Fight through 80+ stages in the story mode to unlock over 60 characters and visual themes to play with! And once you get really good at the game, try to beat the best times of your friends (or the dev times) to unlock even harder B-sides and measure yourself with the world's fastest players on the online leaderboards. Once you spit, you never quit...

In a future where Earth has become uninhabitable and food is so scarce that most of humanity has perished, take the role of a seed that could restore hope! Make your way through the last labs constructed to cultivate a plant species capable of surviving any environment. Solve puzzles, avoid traps, grow plants and find an exit in this casual yet challenging pixel art platformer.

You will need all your endurance and dexterity to escape an old fort lost in the sea by passing all its obstacles and beating the trial. Team up with your friends or family, gather all the clues and keys to solve the final riddle. Be careful! If you don’t make it out on time, you will be imprisoned! PECIAL FEATURES
- Personalize your gaming experience by customizing your character and team.
- Challenging reflection trials like the Maze or the Mummy will put your brain cells to a hard test.
- You will need to use your dexterity to triumph over intense skill mini-games like Rodeo Dino and Car Wars.
- Strength trials like Excalibur and the Punching-Ball will ask you to surpass yourself.
- Playing with friends and family has never been so easy and fun!
- Split screen is available on various mini-games for an enhanced multiplayer experience.

STONE THE CROWS! Are you ready to explore the wilds of the Australian Outback in this remastered version of the classic game, TY the Tasmanian Tiger? Join TY on a RIPPER of an adventure to free his family from the DREAMING and stop the nefarious evil genius BOSS CASS from removing mammals from the top of the food chain.

The story take place in an old castle that has become a summer school.  But the castle hide a lot of secrets.  A legendary old book that has the power to open portals between dimensions and times lies there.  This book is imbued with the power of the dark matter and has been hidden for millennia.  But now Someone has unleashed its power.  The portals has been opened and our world has been invaded by hordes of strange, fun and chaotic enemies. And YES, Max Racoon is our only true hope.

Best PS4 Platformer Games

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Projection: First Light

Pixel Gladiator

Jet Set Knights

Tamiku

Exp Parasite

Active Neurons 2

Deleveled

Tamarin

Tin & Kuna

Golf Zero

OkunoKA Madness

Mask of Mists

Gleamlight

Even the Ocean

Rusty gun

Escape From Tethys

Prehistoric Dude

Tyd wag vir Niemand (Time waits for Nobody)

pixelBOT EXTREME!

Naught

SPITLINGS

112th Seed

Escape Game Fort Boyard

TY the Tasmanian Tiger HD

Max and the book of chaos

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