Best Platformer Games
1,170 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Lurkers
Released: Apr 19, 2019
Critic rating: 97.3 / 100 • 36 votes
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Battle Royale
Lurkers is a chaotic 2D multiplayer sandbox where you can build, battle, and survive!
Super Metroid
Released: Mar 19, 1994
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
The Space Pirates, merciless agents of the evil Mother Brain, have stolen the last Metroid from a research station, and once again Mother Brain threatens the safety of the galaxy!
Super Mario World
Released: Nov 21, 1990
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Arcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A 2D platformer and first entry on the SNES in the Super Mario franchise, Super Mario World follows Mario as he attempts to defeat Bowser's underlings and rescue Princess Peach from his clutches.
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Released: Nov 21, 2001
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Platform
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
A crossover platform fighting game featuring characters from Nintendo franchises including Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox, Pokémon, and Fire Emblem.
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World
Released: Dec 1, 1994
Critic rating: 93.9 / 100 • 35 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Put quite simply, this is the amalgamation of the previously released Super Mario All-Stars compilation with Super Mario World added.
Super Mario Galaxy
Released: Nov 1, 2007
Critic rating: 98.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
A 3D platformer and first Wii entry in the Super Mario franchise, Super Mario Galaxy sees Mario jump across planets and galaxies with varying items, enemies, geographies and gravity mechanics in order to reach his enemy Bowser, who has attacked the Mushroom Kingdom and hijacked Princess Peach's castle with her inside.
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Released: Aug 5, 1995
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Satellaview, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is a platform video game acting as a prequel to 1990's Super Mario World.
Jungles of Maxtheria
Released: Oct 14, 2020
Critic rating: 93.5 / 100 • 21 votes
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Play as either "Hot Spot" Harvey, his cousin Roxy Roks, Junior or Missy searching for the lost treasure of the infamous "Jaxton Max".
Metroid Prime
Released: Nov 17, 2002
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player
A 3D exploration-focused metroidvania with first-person shooting mechanics and the first 3D entry in the Metroid series, Metroid Prime follows Samus Aran after the events of Metroid (1986) as she boards a Space Pirate frigate, then chases her escaping archrival Ridley into the intricately structured Tallon IV, a planet full of deadly wildlife and former home to the advanced and ancient Chozo race.
Superfighters Deluxe
Released: Nov 30, 2018
Critic rating: 93.0 / 100 • 84 votes
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Platform, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Superfighters Deluxe is a multiplayer 2D action game where little flat-headed men fight to the death in small and highly destructible arenas.
Super Mario Odyssey
Released: Oct 27, 2017
Critic rating: 96.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Explore incredible places far from the Mushroom Kingdom as you join Mario and his new ally Cappy on a massive, globe-trotting 3D adventure.
Castlevania Advance Collection
Released: Sep 23, 2021
Critic rating: 94.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Castlevania Advance Collection includes three legendary Castlevania games that were first released in the early 2000s: Circle of the Moon, Aria of Sorrow, and Harmony of Dissonance.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Released: May 23, 2010
Critic rating: 96.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Super Mario Galaxy 2 is the sequel to Super Mario Galaxy and the fourth 3D platformer entry in the Mario franchise.
Astro Bot
Released: Sep 6, 2024
Critic rating: 94.1 / 100
Mpopovich16's rating: 9.4
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Buckle up for some epic PlayStation camaraderie, join forces with your favourite PlayStation icons and show the universe that small is mighty in this fresh new Astro adventure, exclusive to PS5 consoles!
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Released: Mar 20, 1997
Critic rating: 92.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Having been awoken from his eternal slumber by the reappearance of Castlevania, Alucard must once again face the evil minions of darkness.
The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection
Released: Sep 22, 2011
Critic rating: 95.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player
The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection is a video game bundle that contains high-definition remasters of two older PlayStation 2 games for the PlayStation 3, and was developed by Bluepoint Games and released alongside Ico as The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection in September 2011.
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Released: Oct 13, 2009
Critic rating: 95.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In the sequel to Drake's Fortune, Nathan Drake comes across a map that showcases the location of Marco Polo's missing ships.
Donkey Kong Bananza
Released: Jul 17, 2025
Critic rating: 90.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Donkey Kong Bananza is exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2!
Portal 2
Released: Apr 18, 2011
Critic rating: 92.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Sequel to the acclaimed Portal (2007), Portal 2 pits the protagonist of the original game, Chell, and her new robot friend, Wheatley, against more puzzles conceived by GLaDOS, an A.I.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
Released: Oct 31, 2003
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
The evil Plankton has set in motion his most diabolical plot ever!
Metroid Prime: Trilogy
Released: Aug 24, 2009
Critic rating: 88.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In this compilation that bundles all three landmark Metroid Prime games, experience the danger and high-intense action of facing space alone as you play skilled bounty hunter, Samus Aran.
Shovel Knight: King of Cards
Released: Dec 10, 2019
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
This game is the final free campaign included in the main game, Shovel Knight, and its updated title, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove.
Hollow Knight
Released: Feb 24, 2017
Critic rating: 91.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A 2D metroidvania with an emphasis on close combat and exploration in which the player enters the once-prosperous now-bleak insect kingdom of Hallownest, travels through its various districts, meets friendly inhabitants, fights hostile ones and uncovers the kingdom's history while improving their combat abilities and movement arsenal by fighting bosses and accessing out-of-the-way areas.
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Released: Sep 18, 1997
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: OnLive Game System, PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee is the first game set in the fictional Oddworld universe.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Released: Oct 20, 2023
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
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