Taylor Bauer

For any platformer today, like Astro Bot on the PlayStation 5 or 2026’s Well Dweller,a rich history of game mechanics underpins it. In particular, 3D platformers had a moment in the 90s and early 2000s. With the rise of Super Mario 64 and Rare’s Banjo-Kazooie, many sought to follow in the footsteps of massive global hits. The Croc franchise sits below that upper echelon, but it still sustains a strong cult following.

With two months left in 2026, I’m going to take some time to focus on games that need a little extra attention ahead of Game of the Year season. Few titles released this year are as complex and intriguing as Titanium Court. Developed by AP Thomson and published by Fellow Traveller, this game was easy to miss in a jam-packed spring release calendar. As gamers and critics work to rank their favorite games of the year, I think it’s well worth spending time checking this title out.

LAIKA Studios is an award-winning feature film animation studio known for films like Coraline and Kubo and the Two Strings. released its new project two weeks ago. The stop-motion dark fantasy film Wildwood took 16 years to complete, from concept development to release. As you can imagine, the studio hoped for a massive swell of support, given that movies like You Can See Everything are seeing success thanks to word of mouth.