2.5D platformers offer a unique combination of 2D gameplay in a 3D space. Some of the best games in the genre incorporate the 2.5D perspective into gameplay, with hazards striking from the background.

Tom only noted that he’s been hearing a lot of rumors about this 2.5D Metroidvania game and that it will be much smaller in scale than initially thought. Yeah — Grubb (@JeffGrubb) June 3, 2025 ...

Legendary Entertainment announces three new games, one of which is Kong: Survivor Instinct, a 2.5D action-adventure title coming to PS5 in 2024.

The rumored God of War title is now reportedly a 2.5D/Metroidvania title, not the previously rumored spinoff game based in Greece.

This is what 2.5D advanced packaging (CoWoS) looks like, with ASE showing off an incredible model in Taiwan of how the components are bound together.

The 2.5D vision algorithmic method solves the problem of picking parts with different heights. Skye Automation’s team said the solution can be applied to any feeder system application.