Best Platformer Games
1,170 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
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.
South of Midnight
Released: Apr 8, 2025
Critic rating: 85.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
South of Midnight is a new action-adventure from Compulsion Games.
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.
Puppeteer
Released: Sep 5, 2013
Critic rating: 79.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
One dark moonlit night, a young boy named Kutaro was carried away by the maleficent Moon Bear King to a black castle where the unlucky lad was transformed into a puppet.
Disney's Aladdin
Released: Nov 21, 1993
Critic rating: 80.9 / 100 • 194 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.
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.
Super Mario Bros. 3
Released: Jul 14, 1993
Critic rating: 80.9 / 100 • 39 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 • 107 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.
Jusant
Released: Oct 31, 2023
Critic rating: 86.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Enjoy meditative vibes in Jusant, an action-puzzle climbing game.
Super Fancy Pants Adventure
Released: Sep 20, 2017
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100 • 23 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!
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.
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 • 31 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.
Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse
Released: Oct 1, 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.
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!
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.
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.
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Released: Dec 4, 2025
Critic rating: 83.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Deadly sharpshooter Sylux has finally caught up with renowned bounty hunter Samus Aran!