We know we have a lot of fans of Sony's PS2-era platformers here on Push Square, so here's a game you might want to keep on your radar: Duskfade.
Coming to PS5 in 2026, it's a 3D action platformer adventure that looks like it studied in the school of noughties platformers like Ratchet & Clank and Jak & Daxter.
You play as Zirian, a young boy who, alongside his companion Cuckoo, is on a mission to rescue his sister from a clock tower that has mysteriously caused eternal night to descend on the world.
What ensues looks to be lots of running, jumping, rail grinding, grapple-hooking, and thwacking enemies with basic melee combat.
The game has a stylised, colourful look that recalls those older platformers too, so it really does seem to be shooting for that vibe in particular.
There's no firm date for this one yet, but if you're into those PS2 platformers, we reckon this will be worth a go. Are you interested in Duskfade? Let us know in the comments section below.
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This looks delightful!
Very interested in seeing more.
This looks great
I'm gonna need a priority wishlist for my wishlist at this rate.
This is great, first game I have seen in a long time that I will actually buy! Only game I bought in 2025 was E33
It's only a video, but if it delivers in how good it looks I'm in. Fingers crossed it plays well.
It's looks not bad, but probably wait on reviews, to see price/length, as a lot of games in the last year have only been 15-20 hours long and charge full price
Might sound harsh but the main character has this art style that I've come to associate with ads for mobile games.
Game looks impressive! Animation is lacking just that next step of polish that could really make it sing. Main character seems a pretty generic and the voice over makes me wonder about the script. But if it delivers in gameplay cool!
Everything looks shiny and colorful.
Will keep an eye on this one, but mimicking the look isn't the same as getting the gameplay right. I've played a lot of 3D platformer over the years trying to feed a proper sequel to Jak and Daxtor but so far they've all fallen short. Donkey Kong Bananza was pretty close. I'm hoping Nintendo can really pull it off with the Splatoon spinoff. Fingers crossed for this one too.🤞
Edit: Watched the trailer, mood seemed like Hat in Time, but I'm still digging it. Almost seemed more action adventure than platformer, thought I saw a Spyro boss fight in there, maybe a little Medieval as well. If they can execute a game from this trailer who knows, they could have a hit on their hands.
Just looking at the thumbnail alone leads me to believe I’m gonna love this!
It looks very derivative, every idea they show in the trailer looks like it's been done before. Not that this necessarily matters, what is important is if they can pull all those ideas together in a fun satisfying way and adding their own something to make it stand apart. Could still be good. Fingers crossed.
His weapon looks suspiciously like a Keyblade 😁
Hope this turns out well as I’m after something to scratch my sly cooper itch.
The game has that ps2 feel to it and I have no problem with that
No info about the devs?
Oh yeah this that Ratchet & Clank / Kingdom Hearts inspired game
Duskfade look good more games is always bell.word up son
Good for you for having a comments section. Well done
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