Best Platformer Games
1,190 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Sonic Advance 2
Released: Dec 19, 2002
Critic rating: 86.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Sonic returns for a second outing on the Game Boy Advance.
Midnight Resistance
Released: Dec 31, 1989
Critic rating: 79.4 / 100 • 24 votes
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE, Amiga, Amstrad CPC
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Midnight Resistance is a side-scrolling action shooting game produced by Data East for the arcades in 1989.
Kirby Super Star Ultra
Released: Sep 22, 2008
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Kirby Super Star Ultra for the Nintendo DS re-imagines one of the most beloved Kirby games of all time.
Sonic Mega Collection
Released: Nov 10, 2002
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Sonic Mega Collection is a video game compilation developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega in 2002 for the GameCube.
ActRaiser 2
Released: Oct 29, 1993
Critic rating: 79.4 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
ActRaiser 2 is a side-scrolling platform game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System developed by Quintet and published by Enix in 1993.
Edge
Released: Dec 1, 2008
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
In Edge players take direct control of the cube and roll their way around the game's dozens of levels.
Unravel Two
Released: Jun 9, 2018
Critic rating: 80.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Unravel Two is the sequel to the 2015 puzzle platforming game Unravel.
A Juggler's Tale
Released: Sep 28, 2021
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Lead Abby the string puppet through a bruised, but beautiful world in this poetic 3D adventure.
Disney's Darkwing Duck
Released: Jun 1, 1992
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100 • 67 votes
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Darkwing Duck is a platformer video game based on the Disney television series, Darkwing Duck.
Sundered
Released: Jul 28, 2017
Critic rating: 79.1 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Sundered is a horrifying fight for survival and sanity, a hand-drawn epic from the creators of Jotun.
Catherine Classic
Released: Jan 10, 2019
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
An enhanced version of the original 2011 game.
Bowser's Fury
Released: Feb 12, 2021
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100 • 57 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Team up with Bowser Jr.
Bubble Bobble
Released: Jun 16, 1986
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In the game, each player controls one of the two Bubble Dragons, Bub and Bob.
Little Nightmares
Released: Apr 28, 2017
Critic rating: 77.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Little Nightmares is a puzzle-platform horror adventure game developed by Tarsier Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.
ActRaiser
Released: Dec 16, 1990
Critic rating: 79.2 / 100 • 70 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Arcade, Satellaview, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
ActRaiser is a 1990 platform and city-building simulation game for the Super Nintendo, combining traditional side-scrolling platforming with urban planning god game sections.
Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters
Released: Sep 1, 2000
Critic rating: 79.2 / 100 • 57 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
Daffy Duck has somehow managing to break Granny's time regulator, causing himself and the Time Gem that acts as the heart of the regulator to be pitched back into the shrouded annals of history.
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
Released: Sep 26, 2005
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves is a stealth-action platformer developed by Sucker Punch Productions and released for PlayStation 2 in 2005.
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
Released: Jul 12, 2013
Critic rating: 80.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
Mario and Luigi embark on the adventure of their dreams in a hilarious action RPG that combines the resort world of Pi’illo Island with the wild landscapes of Luigi’s imagination, where anything can happen.
The Lost Vikings 2
Released: Feb 27, 1997
Critic rating: 79.1 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Will the Vikings find their way home across time and space?
Blasphemous
Released: Sep 10, 2019
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Blasphemous is a punishing action-platformer that combines the fast-paced, skilled combat of a hack-n-slash game with a deep and evocative narrative core.
New Super Mario Bros. U
Released: Nov 18, 2012
Critic rating: 79.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
New Super Mario Bros.
Starbound
Released: Jul 22, 2016
Critic rating: 87.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship.
Skylanders: Swap Force
Released: Oct 13, 2013
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Skylanders: Swap Force is a platformer video game developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Activision.
Mega Man Zero 4
Released: Apr 21, 2005
Critic rating: 79.1 / 100 • 47 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 4 is a video game created by Capcom and Inti Creates for the Game Boy Advance in 2005.
Toki
Released: Dec 8, 1989
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100 • 27 votes
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player
The hero of the game is a young jungle-man named Toki.