Best Platformer Games
1,190 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
Released: Apr 1, 1993
Critic rating: 81.1 / 100 • 74 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.
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!
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Released: Sep 13, 2014
Critic rating: 86.1 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Platform
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Super Smash Bros.
Valfaris
Released: Oct 9, 2019
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell.
Disney's Aladdin
Released: Nov 21, 1993
Critic rating: 80.9 / 100 • 195 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Game Boy Advance, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
Disney's Aladdin is a 1993 video game developed by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Released: Dec 20, 2016
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure!
Risk of Rain
Released: Nov 8, 2013
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements.
Super Mario Bros. 3
Released: Jul 14, 1993
Critic rating: 80.9 / 100 • 40 votes
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A remaster of the original Super Mario Bros.
Catherine: Full Body
Released: Feb 14, 2019
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Catherine: Full Body is an enhanced remaster of the adult-oriented puzzle-platformer Catherine.
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Released: Oct 29, 1993
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100 • 109 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, PlayStation Portable, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
Game modes: Single player
In Castlevania X: Rondo of Blood, the player takes control of Richter, the ultimate Vampire Killer, guiding him through a total of nine stages filled with treacherous traps and hidden secrets.
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Released: Sep 23, 2002
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus is a stealth-platformer developed by Sucker Punch Productions and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.
Rogue Legacy
Released: Jun 27, 2013
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
You control a family of characters one at a time, and when your character dies, you choose who his or her successor is, whether it is a barbarian son of yours who has OCD, your daughter who became a ninja even though she can't see well, an assassin who is fighting for the gays, or a miner who wants to collect gold!
Trine 2
Released: Dec 7, 2011
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Three Heroes survive in countless dangers in a fairy-tale world, with physics-based jigsaw puzzles, beautiful scenery, and cooperative online mode.
Super Fancy Pants Adventure
Released: Sep 20, 2017
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100 • 24 votes
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Super Fancy Pants Adventure is a wild free-running adventure with buttery smooth platforming and a slick fountain pen!
Neon Abyss
Released: Jul 13, 2020
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelike action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss as part of the Hades formed ‘Grim Squad’.
Prehistorik 2
Released: Jan 1, 1993
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100 • 32 votes
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amstrad CPC
Game modes: Single player
Prehistorik 2 takes up the story of its predecessor, for another caveman-era platform game.
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
Released: Nov 30, 2004
Critic rating: 79.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is a video game and sequel to Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse
Released: Oct 28, 1994
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100 • 37 votes
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
Mickey Mouse gets a chance to go down memory lane and walk through the timeless adventures he has lived.
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
Released: Dec 11, 1997
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Legacy Mobile Device
Game modes: Single player
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile is a side-scrolling platform game viewed from a "2.5D" perspective.
Trine
Released: Jul 3, 2009
Critic rating: 85.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Trine is a physics-based action game where three characters allow clever solutions to challenges created by hazardous puzzles and threatening enemies.
Prince of Persia
Released: Dec 2, 2008
Critic rating: 84.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Prince of Persia is an action-adventure and platforming video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft.
Lode Runner
Released: Jul 31, 1984
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100 • 25 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
This updated take on the original Lode Runner is essentially an entirely new game, but it keeps the core of Douglas Smith's original ideas intact.
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Released: Dec 1, 1988
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100 • 75 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Sharp X68000, Atari ST/STE, Amiga
Game modes: Single player
The gameplay for Ghouls 'n Ghosts is similar to that of Ghosts 'n Goblins.
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Released: Aug 18, 2023
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Sport, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, an indie action-adventure platformer, features 1 second per second of highly advanced funkstyle.