Loot Level Chill

3 days ago | lootlevelchill.com | Lyle Pendle

When it comes to my platformers, I have practically no preference between two dimensions or three. I spent so much of my younger years playing every 2D mascot platformer I could get my tiny hands on, and as I grew and the third dimension suddenly appeared in my games I was happy to jump around new vast environments with glee. There are a few middle grounds to be found in the platforming dimensions as well, and one of my favourites of these is when a 3D platformer features flat 2D characters.

4 days ago | lootlevelchill.com | Lyle Pendle

As someone who is always looking for his next platforming fix, I’m always intrigued when a platformer comes along that’s more focused on telling an interesting story than jumping across chasms. Most of us are fairly familiar with jumping around 2D environments at this point, so it makes sense to use this as a backdrop for narrative I suppose. Quantum Witch is absolutely a 2D platformer that focuses more on story than anything else, and it’s also fabulously queer so is perfect for Pride month.

5 days ago | lootlevelchill.com | Lyle Pendle

For years my husband and I have been huge fans of Phasmophobia, and it’s for good reason. This ghost hunting game took the world by storm when it first arrived in early access back in 2020, and across dozens of updates has evolved into a genre defining multiplayer experience. It’s fun to watch people play or to play it on your own, but nothing beats gathering a squad of ghost hunters to identify a dangerous demon or spooky spirit.

5 days ago | lootlevelchill.com | Chris White

Death Stranding was a story about being alone in a fractured world where making friends and rebuilding gave us hope. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is about journeying with the connections we made to overcome everything, whether that’s from a threat from an ever-present danger or a hole that lives within us caused by overbearing grief. Hideo Kojima has written something deeply personal that is relatable and moving.

1 week ago | lootlevelchill.com | Adam Cook

A new narrative driven action third-person shooter adventure game has been announced by Forge Ahead Games, Chains of Lukomorye, and you can wishlist it already. The team says that: “This haunting third-person shooter explores love, grief, and the thin line between fate and free will. Play solo or in online co-op as you descend into an alternate post-WWI world where Allied experiments shattered reality itself.