Precision platformer
A demanding platformer where every jump needs exact timing; you die often, but respawn instantly and learn each room until you beat it.
Also known as: twitch platformer
This is a basic entry: it has the definition and the classification. Full entries add history, games and a demo.
History
- 2010
Super Meat Boy packs over 300 levels of fine control and split-second timing.
Super Meat Boy (Wikipedia)
Reference games
2010
Super Meat Boy
Over 300 short levels full of saw blades and crumbling blocks that demand fine control and split-second timing. You die a lot, but you respawn instantly, and at the end you watch all your attempts at once.
2021
Celeste Classic 2
A free follow-up to Celeste Classic, made for PICO-8 on Celeste's third anniversary. Instead of the air dash you use a grappling hook that pulls you sideways and that you can chain with jumps. Its authors published it playable in the browser.