In the past few years, a succession of developers have proved that it can.
The fox can jump further, run faster, and scurry up to hard-to-reach platforms.
And that design and atmosphere really is top-notch.
What at first looks like a repetitive hinterland of ice and snow gradually reveals itself as somewhere magical.
There are underground caves full of strange, diminutive beings.
There are friendly tree spirits who creak and groan as they form a path through a frozen forest.
A beautiful, shimmering aurora borealis is revealed to contain emerald-coloured demons who shimmy through the sky.
Never Alonekeeps inventing, even as it adheres to all the challenges youd expect from a platformer.
It has to be said at this point thatNever Alonecontains two quite intimidating antagonists.
Both are superbly animated.
Over on Develop, theres an article about how Upper One Games came into being.
Through the game, that story can potentially find a global audience who might otherwise have never heard it.
Never Aloneis available to download now for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
