Atari was once a well-known name in gaming, but at this point, the company is coasting on name recognition alone, floating ideas like hotels and cryptocurrency as new money-making schemes for the brand. Still, games are what people expect from Atari, and it would appear a new title is in the works, co-developer by Atari, and it actually looks pretty good. The game is called Kombinera, and it's a puzzle platformer with simple graphics that indeed looks like a proper Atari game.

The 32-second announcement trailer above offers a quick glimpse of Kombinera in action. As you can see, the game is a puzzle platformer where you'll navigate multiple balls in unison across the game's 300 stages. The trick is you'll combine these balls in a certain hierarchy to avoid the game's many obstacles, which is how you'll solve each puzzle. What's really nice is the game's website goes into detail about this mechanic, perfectly illustrated in the gif below.

Kombinera is set to launch on April 7th on Android, iOS, Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and the Epic Games Store on PC, along with the Atari VCS system. So far there is no way to pre-register, as the Play Store listing isn't live yet. So I'd expect more news over the next month in the buildup to the scheduled launch in April, so until then, enjoy the fresh trailer and website.

UPDATE: 2022/04/07 13:13 EST BY MATTHEW SHOLTZ

Kombinera comes to Android, courtesy of Atari

As promised, Kombinera has launched on Android, bringing its mind-bending puzzle platform gameplay to mobile. This is a fresh release from Atari, and it's a premium game. You can pick it up for $7.99, and there are zero advertisements or in-app purchases. However, there are 300 levels to explore, each increasingly more challenging than the last, which should keep players busy for a good long while. The goal, color each ball in the correct order to make your way through each puzzle-filled stage. It's a simple setup that works well.

So if you'd like to check out the latest release from Atari, enjoy puzzle games, or simply love premium titles, then Kombinera should be on your radar. The simple gameplay suits mobile very well, and the challenge ensures things won't grow stale. If that sounds good, you can navigate to the Play Store listing through the widget below.