Semblance is a frequently delightful, innovative platformer that's all about breaking the rules. When it’s at its best, it’s devilishly clever, but it has a curiously stilted pacing and flow. Its subversive take on mouldable platforming is fun to play, but ultimately its underutilised core concepts will leave you wanting more.

What if the world around you was able to be shaped and shifted to what you needed it to be? Semblance is a platformer that plays around with these ideas, and it's out later this month.

Semblance is a yet-to-be-released puzzle platformer made by a bunch of genuinely nice folks from South Africa. It's coming to PC and Switch this year, and it continues to look lovely.

The Big N’s new hardware has been a breath of fresh air this year, knocking out winner after consecutive winner in 2017 and showing no signs of slowing down. Not too bothered with Nintendo’s higher-profiled releases this year? Well you might want to cast your gaze at the upcoming Nindies, Nintendo’s answer to smaller games that rock certain genres and still have plenty of appeal. Heck, you might even spot a certain home-brewed adventure in the trailer inside.

Semblance is a locally made game that's helping to shape the indie gaming world, and looking damn good while doing it.