Remembering Tecmo's Ninja Gaiden, and its pioneering wall jump
Later games refined it, but Tecmo’s action-platformer first popularised the physical freedom of the wall jump
Ryan Lambie
Stress and success: the Runner Duck story
Co-founders Dave Miller and Jon Wingrove share how they went from disillusionment to number one Steam success with Bomber Crew and Space Crew
Chasing scores in the upcoming 502's Arcade
Due out this year, a collection of score-chasing arcade games designed to test your brains and reflexes
Shattle: Finding shelter on the battlefield
Emil Sandberg talks us through his team’s upcoming survival shooter
Metroid Dread review - earning its title
Mighty Morph Ball Power Ranger
Sea of Shadows: looking ahead to Silt
How a fine artist and a former research scientist are making Silt: one of the most beautiful adventure games of 2022
The cosmic, cataclysmic wonder of Outer Wilds
Ryan belatedly catches up with Outer Wilds - an ambient mood piece about exploration and discovery
Yuzo Koshiro's Sonic
Best known as a composer, the eminent Yuzo Koshiro also oversaw Sonic the Hedgehog’s first 8-bit outing
East meets west in Octo-Ninja Hachimaru
Developer Aisosa Ugiagbe tells us about his 3D action-platformer demo, and his plans to turn it into a full release
Getting into the swing: Grapple Dog
Joseph Gribbin talks us through the two-and-a-half-year process of making his canine action-platformer
Out now! An arcade perfect Wireframe #57
There’s an exclusive update on OXENFREE II, coin-op classics, cowboys of colour, and lots more in this month’s feature-packed edition
Season preview - capturing the apocalypse
Writer Kevin Sullivan chats to us about his studio’s upcoming adventure