Wallet threat level: 3D pixel-perfect jumping

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I’ve been such a sucker for 3D platformers ever since 1996’s Super Mario 64. Unlike 2D platformers, 3D platformers have built-in leeway. Instead of relying on lightning reflexes and pixel-perfect jumps, 3D platformers are okay with you getting the jump timing just a little wrong. Probably because you’re also in charge of controlling the camera. So when I first saw Super Meat Boy 3D news, I thought, well, finally here’s a Super Meat Boy game for me! I probably don’t have to be perfect to get through this one. But it turns out there’s a fixed camera so you don’t have to futz with it, and can devote all your attention to timing pixel-perfect jumps. Only now in 3D.

Among the other interesting games coming out this week are some wonderful looking Metroidvanias, platformers, and roguelikes. Or how about a new super-fast paced FPS named Guns and Nuns? One genre that I’m particularly delighted to see explode is city builders. There’s just something about watching little people expand their city and go about their lives that I find so irresistible. This week we get All Will Fall, which looks like a city builderinspired by the movie Waterworld.

Monday (3/30/26):​

  • Stellar Tactics (PC) – “A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!”
  • Cinderia (PC Early Access) – “Cinderia is a fast-paced rogue-lite action game of pure exhilaration. Freely combine everything you can see—skills, combos, passives, and equipment—to create your own distinct fighting style. Darkness has swallowed the land, yet a faint glimmer still flickers among the ruins.”

Tuesday (3/31/26):​

  • Legacy of Kain: Ascendance (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, Switch, PC) – “Legacy of Kain: Ascendance is a fast, 2D action platformer built around vertical movement, fluid combat, and skill-driven play. Nosgoth’s dark fantasy world is brought to life through animated cut scenes and beautifully crafted pixel art gameplay.”
  • Grime II (PC, Xbox) – “Become a stealer of forms in Grime II, the sequel to 2021’s acclaimed action-adventure metroidvania. You are a Formless – an art mimic, absorbing creatures and summoning molds in their shape.”
  • Legends of the Round Table (PC) – “Lead the Knights of the Round Table through King Arthur’s legend in a unique RPG, full of honor, magic and romance. Plunge into a colorful world inspired by medieval art, tales and music. Undertake perilous quests and fiercely defend your kingdom to make the flower of chivalry blossom again.”
  • Raccoin (PC) – “A coin-pushing dopamine machine. Raccoin is a roguelike deckbuilder where you combine special coins with powerful items to trigger wildly satisfying combos. Stack shiny towers, spin the lucky wheel, and shake the machine until all the coins drop.”
  • Super Meat Boy 3D (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) – “Super Meat Boy 3D brings the old school difficulty of classic retro titles we all know and love and streamlines them down to the essential no bull straight forward twitch reflex platforming.”

Wednesday (4/01/26):​

  • Content Warning (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, Switch 2) – “Get famous or die trying! Content Warning is a co-op horror game where you film spooky stuff with your friends to try and go viral.”

Thursday (4/02/26):​

  • Darwin’s Paradox (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, PC) – “Embark on a grand adventure worthy of a true animated movie with Darwin, an octopus as charming as he is clever, ripped from the ocean and trapped in a massive and mysterious industrial complex.”
  • Clean Up Earth (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, PC) – “A relaxing co-op restoration game where you vacuum waste, rebuild ecosystems, and watch nature return in real time. Play solo, with friends, or in online multiplayer sessions with up to 25 players.”
  • Tlatoani: Aztec Cities (PC) – “Give rise to wonders of the Aztec Civilization as you build your own magnificent metropolis in this ancient city builder. From humble beginnings build, trade, manage and conquer to become Tlatoani (Emperor).”

Friday (4/03/26):​

  • All Will Fall (PC) – “Build massive ocean cities and lead your people to prosperity in this post-apocalyptic survival colony sim. Featuring a physics-based 3D construction system, complex resource management, exploration, difficult political decisions, supply chains, and a robust sandbox mode.”
  • Rogue Night (PC) – “Gather, build, explore, quest, and survive a zombie apocalypse that is set in a medieval fantasy world. Unlock permanent upgrades with the heads of zombies.”
  • Guns and Nuns: Storming Hell (PC) – “Demons are not the danger, you are the danger!!! play as Angelica Amadeus, a nun with the power of faith and guns. Slay demons at your heart’s content on bizarre stages with strange gravity fields. Get highscores to unlock more stages and weapons and teach those filthy demons their place.”
  • Owlen and the Whispering Woods (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch): “Begin a heartfelt journey through enchanted forests where magic lingers in every branch and shadow. As a small owl guided by gentle spirits, you soar above glowing marshes, whispering trees, and ancient groves.”
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