Here are three platformer games for today. Beacon is a fun platformer where you have to follow a beacon of light to get through a dark cave. Darkfate is an exploration platformer with no enemies but it does have unusual pixel graphics. Saut is a very difficult one button jump platformer.
Beacon
Depending on how good you are at overcoming difficult challenges, Beacon can be a rather lengthy platformer that will take some time to beat. Shadows are lurking in every corner waiting for our protagonist to make a wrong move, but as luck would have it a beacon of light appears out of nowhere to help him illuminate the way forward.The beacon will occasionally take a branching path that is out of your reach, and you would have to rely on the light from blue and red crystals just as often to progress. This Ludum Dare competition entry is for Windows only. (updated version with save feature)
Reference: http://www.indiegames.com/blog/2009/08/freeware_game_pick_beacon_chev.html
Download (3.4 MB):
http://properundead.com/2009/09/beacon-version-105-release.html
Darkfate
Made for the Gamebuilder 20 Event Competition.Darkfate is an adventure game.
The story begins in a total mess. Chris Freeman lands up surrounded by mountains, not knowing where he comes, or who he is. Worried by loneliness and unknowing, he is leaving the place at the pursuit of answers, and is on the way to solve the many mysteries which reign in this placeā¦
The discovery of this hero with no past is going to be no less than moving and enigmatic.Visit the darkfate page on http://kevinsoulas.fr/darkfate
Download (10 MB):
http://create-games.com/download.asp?id=8085
Saut
Saut is a one button platformer with unique movements made for the Minimal Contest. It's about a small guy unable to walk that instead jump and slide!Beat the game to access the leaderboards. Collect all coins while beating the game to access the VIP leaderboards.
Download (7 MB):
http://gamejolt.com/freeware/games/platformer/saut/1043/