Best Platformer Games
1,170 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Lode Runner
Released: Jul 31, 1984
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100 • 24 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.
Ratchet & Clank
Released: Nov 4, 2002
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Ratchet & Clank is a platform/adventure game in a similar vein to the 3D versions of the Rayman, Sonic, Mario, or other games.
Humanity
Released: May 15, 2023
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation VR2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), Meta Quest 3, PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
A unique blend of puzzle-solving and action-platforming.
Shadow of the Ninja
Released: Aug 10, 1990
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100 • 27 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Shadow of the Ninja, originally released in Japan as Yami no Shigotonin Kage, and later released in Europe as Blue Shadow, is a 1990 futuristic ninja-themed side-scrolling action game by Natsume for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Released: Oct 21, 1992
Critic rating: 80.6 / 100 • 207 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy
Game modes: Single player
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins is a platforming game for the Game Boy and the sequel to Super Mario Land.
Jet Set Radio Future
Released: Feb 22, 2002
Critic rating: 77.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Music, Platform, Racing, Sport
Platforms: Xbox
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Jet Set Radio Future is a video game developed by Smilebit and is the sequel to Jet Set Radio.
Alisia Dragoon
Released: Feb 19, 1992
Critic rating: 80.6 / 100 • 27 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Game modes: Single player
The pace is intense.
Ys Origin
Released: Dec 21, 2006
Critic rating: 80.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
700 years before the events of Ys I & II, the land of Ys was on the brink of destruction.
Super Scribblenauts
Released: Oct 12, 2010
Critic rating: 85.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
In this new game created and developed by 5TH Cell, players use the stylus and touch screen to help Maxwell, the game's hero, acquire the "Starite," the prize earned from solving the puzzle in even more robust challenges and redesigned levels.
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
Released: Nov 13, 2018
Critic rating: 80.5 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Spyro has been brought to the land of Avalar to defeat the evil sorcerer Ripto who has brought war to Avalar’s Homeworlds.
Sunset Overdrive
Released: Oct 28, 2014
Critic rating: 81.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The city’s overrun with mutants.
Castlevania: Dracula X
Released: Aug 7, 1995
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Satellaview, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
The Legend Returns...
Indivisible
Released: Oct 8, 2019
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Indivisible is a side-scrolling RPG in the vein of Valkyrie Profile, spanning a huge fantasy world inspired by our own world’s various cultures and mythologies.
Sound Shapes
Released: Aug 7, 2012
Critic rating: 86.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Platform, Puzzle, Strategy
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
Play, Compose and Share in a unique take on the classic side-scrolling platformer where your actions make the music.
Batman
Released: Dec 31, 1989
Critic rating: 80.4 / 100 • 43 votes
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Racing, Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, MSX
Game modes: Single player
The movie of the decade is now the game of the year!
Iconoclasts
Released: Jan 23, 2018
Critic rating: 85.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet.
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Released: Nov 2, 2004
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
A 3D platform video game and the third installment in the Ratchet & Clank series.
Unravel
Released: Feb 9, 2016
Critic rating: 81.2 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Unravel is a game about Yarny, a tiny character born from a single thread.
Demon's Crest
Released: Oct 21, 1994
Critic rating: 80.4 / 100 • 44 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
This is the third game featuring Firebrand from the Gargoyle's Quest series.
Disney's Aladdin
Released: Oct 19, 1993
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Linux, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga
Game modes: Single player
Disney's Aladdin is a platform video game developed by Virgin Interactive based on the 1992 motion picture of the same name.
Klonoa
Released: Dec 4, 2008
Critic rating: 73.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Wii
Game modes: Single player
Help Klonoa save Phantomile, a land formed by the dreams of its inhabitants, and recently besieged by an unknown evil.
Jet Force Gemini
Released: Oct 11, 1999
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100 • 56 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 64
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The insect invasion has begun.
Castlevania Anniversary Collection
Released: May 16, 2019
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Konami's Castlevania Anniversary Collection traces the origins of the historic vampire franchise.
Jak and Daxter Collection
Released: Feb 7, 2012
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Racing, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
The Jak and Daxter Collection is a compilation of the first three main instalments in the Jak and Daxter series (The Precursor Legacy, Jak II, and Jak 3) remastered in full 720p HD with support for 3D graphics and PlayStation Network trophies.
Tomb Raider II
Released: Nov 21, 1997
Critic rating: 80.2 / 100 • 327 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Tomb Raider II is the second game of the Tomb Raider games series.