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It’s about time I say something about Tiny Thor, as it’s been sitting on my to-do list since, oh, I don’t know, half a year ago when the game’s artist Henk Nieborg started posting cool tutorials on Patreon.

A lot has happened since then, among others also that Henk isn’t on Patreon anymore as he’s busy with all the cool projects he’s working on, such as Xeno Crisis, remember? And, of course, Tiny Thor!


The young, Mjölnir-wielding God of Thunder is designed and coded by Jochen Heizmann, who brings a bit of fresh air to the platforming genre by giving Thor a hammer worthy of a Breakout game.


“What the hell are you talking about, Retro?” I hear you cry. Well, dear reader, see for yourself.

I might think indie platformers are as overabundant as snow in Scandinavia, but I can’t say the same for good brick breaking (thankfully we have Wizorb … also, as we wait for today’s IGF awards, let’s shed a nostalgic tear for Seumas McNally’s psychadelic art in DX-Ball). Anyway … Mentioning Breakout is one way to get me excited for a platformer (like Henk’s art wouldn’t be enough)!

Jochen recently started posting weekly to the game’s devblog, which I sincerely hope he keeps up with since his previous posts were full of useful information, such as how to handle camera movement.

That’s another way to sell a platformer to me: gamedev science!

If you’re sold as well, you can pre-order the game on Itch.io for $20, which includes access to (future) betas and a Steam key on release. Or just give Jochen a follow on Twitter to keep up with the updates.

Tiny Thor takes the Rainbow Bridge to Switch today

Trailer: It'll be Mjolnir to go, as Tiny Thor makes his way to Switch next month

Tiny Thor retro platformer game launches on Proton for Linux with Windows PC. Asylum Square has worked tirelessly to create an amazing experience, alongside testing to ensure everything is just right. Available on Steam, GOG, and Humble Store. Gameforge has teamed up with a small developer called Asylum Square to bring you Tiny Thor. It's a 16-bit pixel platformer, so it offers that old school look from the past with solid graphics and pixel art. In Tiny Thor, you get to play a character who is a young god with a mighty hammer, mini-Mjölnir. With this mighty hammer, you'll go on a magical adventure through 36 levels. Since each level has a different world that you have to explore, filled with enemies and puzzles to solve. To defeat the baddies and overcome obstacles, you'll need to use your hammer in clever ways. You can throw it at enemies and objects, and it will bounce back to you. It's like a boomerang. This comes in handy when you need to hit things that are far away or hidden behind walls. You'll have to aim true and figure out the best way to use your hammer's powers.

Tiny Thor - Release Trailer

¡Tiny Thor, el retro-rífico videojuego de plataformas con gráficos de píxeles, ha llegado a PC y promete emocionar a los jugadores con su encanto nostálgico! Desarrollado por Asylum Square y publicado por Gameforge bajo su marca IndieForge, este juego mágico y rebosante de inspiración retro ya está disponible en Steam, GOG y la Epic Games Store. Además, pronto estará disponible en Nintendo Switch…