Cleanliness. In a sense, every game ever made has revolved around that theme. Picking up misplaced coins or legendary weapons; cleaning the mess caused by an evil sorcerer or crazed terrorist; or saving some-high profile princess from a sticky situation — video games are all about cleaning things up. Indie dev Hitbox Team has taken that idea and boiled it down to its most basic form in their new platformer, Dustforce.

The premise of Dustforce is simple: you take control of one of four acrobatic janitors cleaning up dust, leaves, and trash as you run, jump, dash, and sweep through complex platforming levels. [Read more...]