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Build-your-own platformer Atmosphir, which has been developed by Minor Studios for the past couple of years, has now reached a beta stage, and you can sign up over at the main site. The co-op and competitive multiplayer platforming looks pretty cute, but it’s the capacity to easily generate and then share your own levels that looks like the big idea. Of course we’ve seen this particular idea before on other platforms, but it’s good to see a fresh take the same kind of principles for the PC. Illustrative video below.
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This is a rather interesting project from Minor Studios. Atmosphir: a build-your-own platform game, with a spiffy-lookin’ level editing system. The video trailer after the jump shows some very pretty game worlds, and lots of point-and-paint editing of the levels. Shame about the awkward-looking central character – it’ll be interesting to see whether you get to tweak the game physics as well as simply build the world. Atmosphir is currently undergoing closed beta, so you might want to try signing up for that if this kind of thing tickles your interest. Apparently set to be free, too.

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