Best Platformer Games
1,170 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
Released: Sep 14, 2004
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Sly 2: Band of Thieves is a stealth-action platformer developed by Sucker Punch Productions and released for PlayStation 2 in 2004.
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.
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
Released: Apr 1, 1993
Critic rating: 81.4 / 100 • 72 votes
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative, Split screen
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs is a side-scrolling, beat 'em up arcade game based on the comic book series Xenozoic Tales.
TowerFall Ascension
Released: Mar 11, 2014
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Ouya, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Enter the land of TowerFall with your friends and engage in the noble and brutal tradition of bow-and-arrow combat.
Mega Man Zero
Released: Apr 26, 2002
Critic rating: 81.4 / 100 • 91 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player
It's your mission to help the exiled scientist Ciel discover the source of a new reploid energy!
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
Released: Oct 27, 2009
Critic rating: 82.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time (known as Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time in most PAL countries) is a platform game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3 video game console.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Released: Nov 13, 2014
Critic rating: 82.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy
Platforms: Wii U
Game modes: Single player
The intrepid Captain Toad sets off on his own adventure for the very first time through a wide variety of tricky, enemy-infested, maze-like stages to find hidden gems and nab elusive gold stars.
Moss
Released: Feb 27, 2018
Critic rating: 83.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, PlayStation VR2, Windows Mixed Reality, PlayStation VR, SteamVR, Meta Quest 3, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
In Moss, players can reach out, touch, and interact with the environment while guiding Quill through her journey.
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles
Released: Oct 23, 2007
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles is an entirely new take at the best Castlevania game to never be released in the US, "Castlevania: Rondo of Blood".
Worms 2
Released: Dec 31, 1997
Critic rating: 81.4 / 100 • 96 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Worms 2 is a turn-based strategy game, with each team moving in a randomly determined sequence across two-dimensional terrain.
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
Released: Oct 5, 2010
Critic rating: 82.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Follow a gripping, surprise-filled journey as two dissimilar characters form an uneasy partnership in order to survive through a perilous, post-apocalyptic America.
Infamous
Released: May 26, 2009
Critic rating: 86.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player
Infamous is a single player open-world action/adventure game that places you in the role of Cole McGrath, a once regular guy who in the aftermath of a horrific catastrophe finds himself not only alive, but developing a fantastic array of superpowers.
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Released: Oct 22, 2014
Critic rating: 82.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Embark on a brand new adventure with Shantae, the hair-whipping belly dancing genie.
Mega Man Zero 2
Released: May 2, 2003
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100 • 60 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Mega Man Zero 2, known in Japan as Rockman Zero 2, is the second game in the Mega Man Zero series for the Game Boy Advance, developed by Inti Creates and published by Capcom in 2003.
Tearaway: Unfolded
Released: Sep 9, 2015
Critic rating: 86.4 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Game modes: Single player
Journey through a vibrant, living papery world, with a plucky messenger who has a unique message to deliver - to you!
Mega Man 10
Released: Mar 1, 2010
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The 8-bit old-schoolers of the world have spoken.
Touhou Luna Nights
Released: Feb 25, 2019
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Touhou Luna Night's is a 2D search action (Metroidvania) video game.
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Released: Jun 30, 2017
Critic rating: 81.2 / 100 • 67 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A remake of Crash Bandicoot: Warped found in the Crash Bandicoot N.
Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X
Released: Dec 15, 2005
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Mega Man Maverick Hunter X, known as Irregular Hunter X in Japan, is an enhanced remake of the original Mega Man X game released for the PlayStation Portable in 2005-2006.
The Plucky Squire
Released: Sep 17, 2024
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Storybook characters discover a three-dimensional world outside the pages of their book and must jump between 2D & 3D realms to save their friends in this charming action-adventure.
Ultrakill
Released: Sep 3, 2020
Critic rating: 81.1 / 100 • 90 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Ultrakill is a fast-paced ultraviolent retro FPS combining the skill-based scoring from character action games with unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the 90's.
Gris
Released: Dec 13, 2018
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Gris is a 2D platformer developed by Nomada Studio and published by Devolver Digital.
Splatoon
Released: May 28, 2015
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Splatoon is primarily a team-based third-person shooter which is playable by up to eight players in 4-vs-4 matches, although the game also features a single-player campaign.
A Hat in Time
Released: Oct 5, 2017
Critic rating: 79.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
A Hat in Time is a cute-as-heck 3D platformer featuring a little girl who stitches hats for wicked powers!
Islets
Released: Aug 24, 2022
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
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
Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania!