Best Platformer Games
1,190 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Kirby's Dream Land 3
Released: Nov 27, 1997
Critic rating: 82.2 / 100 • 69 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
That mean old King Dedede is at it again!
The Great Giana Sisters
Released: May 6, 1987
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari ST/STE, Amiga, MSX2, Amstrad CPC
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Great Giana Sisters is a side-scrolling platform game originally released in 1987 for various home computers.
Splatoon 2
Released: Jul 21, 2017
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Splatoon 2 is a multiplayer third-person shooter in which players control characters known as Inklings and use colored ink to attack opponents and clear goals.
Blaster Master
Released: Jun 17, 1988
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
You've fallen down a hidden manhole into a world of creatures so terrifying they'd scare the rats away.
Trials Evolution
Released: Apr 18, 2012
Critic rating: 86.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Racing
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Trials Evolution is a downloadable 2.5D platform racing game developed by RedLynx and published by Microsoft Studios.
Splatoon 3
Released: Sep 9, 2022
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Enter the Splatlands, a sun-scorched desert inhabited by battle-hardened Inklings and Octolings.
Little Nightmares II
Released: Feb 10, 2021
Critic rating: 82.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Little Nightmares II is a puzzle-platformer and survival horror game in which players control Mono, a young boy navigating a nightmarish world warped by the transmission of a distant Signal Tower.
Tails of Iron
Released: Sep 16, 2021
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Tails of Iron is an Adventure RPG-lite game set in a charming and brutal world.
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
Released: Nov 1, 1998
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: OnLive Game System, PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Abe’s peaceful retirement was shattered when visited by a vision from the Three Weirdos.
Ratchet & Clank
Released: Apr 12, 2016
Critic rating: 84.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Ratchet & Clank is a single-player third-person shooter with platforming elements, and a reimagining of the series' first game.
Metal Slug 3
Released: Jan 23, 2000
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Web browser, Neo Geo MVS, Wii, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
“METAL SLUG 3”, the masterpiece in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game series, still continues to fascinate millions of fans worldwide to this day for its intricate dot-pixel graphics, and simple and intuitive game controls!
Antichamber
Released: Jan 31, 2013
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Antichamber is a single-player first-person puzzle-platform video game.
Metal Slug 2
Released: Jan 2, 1998
Critic rating: 81.7 / 100 • 179 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Neo Geo AES, PlayStation 3, Neo Geo MVS, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, Neo Geo CD
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
“METAL SLUG 2”, the 2nd entry in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game returns to the battlefield on the Steam gaming platform!
Banjo-Kazooie
Released: Jun 29, 1998
Critic rating: 78.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Quiz/Trivia, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 64
Game modes: Single player
Trouble brews when Gruntilda the witch captures the unbearably beautiful cub, Tooty.
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Released: Jul 7, 1985
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Ghosts 'n Goblins is a platform game where the player controls a knight, named Sir Arthur, who must defeat zombies, ogres, demons, cyclops, dragons and other monsters in order to rescue Princess Prin Prin, who has been kidnapped by Satan, king of Demon World.
Guacamelee!
Released: Apr 9, 2013
Critic rating: 84.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
"Guacamelee!
Terraria
Released: May 16, 2011
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Terraria is a 2D sandbox action-adventure game with platforming and role-playing elements.
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Released: Mar 5, 2001
Critic rating: 81.6 / 100 • 151 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 64
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Humorous action-platformer that does away with the tedious item collection found in most games in the genre.
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Released: Nov 12, 2020
Critic rating: 85.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Iconic PlayStation hero, Sackboy returns in an all-new 3D adventure with a deeply immersive and expressive control scheme.
Sonic X Shadow Generations
Released: Oct 25, 2024
Critic rating: 83.1 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Shadow the Hedgehog is back with Classic and Modern Sonic in Sonic X Shadow Generations, an all-new collection featuring two unique experiences!
Prince of Persia
Released: Sep 1, 1990
Critic rating: 81.6 / 100 • 32 votes
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: DOS
Game modes: Single player
The DOS port of Prince of Persia.
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection
Released: Feb 10, 2009
Critic rating: 77.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The compilation features 48 Sega games (49 counting two versions of Altered Beast) which were previously released for the Mega Drive/Genesis (including most of the Sonic the Hedgehog titles released for the system), arcade and Sega Master System.
Jazz Jackrabbit
Released: Jul 3, 1994
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: DOS
Game modes: Single player
Devan Shell, the leader of the turtle terrorists, has kidnapped the beloved rabbit princess, Eva Earlong, and has inhabited the galaxy with his looting goons!
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Released: Nov 12, 2009
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
New Super Mario Bros.
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
Released: Jan 25, 2005
Critic rating: 78.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Ouya, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath is set in the fictional Oddworld universe, differing in many ways from the preceding installment.