Best Platformer Games
1,170 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Ico
Released: Sep 25, 2001
Critic rating: 96.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
An action-adventure game in which a boy is abandoned and taken to a massive castle by his people.
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Released: Sep 4, 2025
Critic rating: 89.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Hollow Knight: Silksong is the epic sequel to Hollow Knight, the epic action-adventure of bugs and heroes.
Astro Bot: Rescue Mission
Released: Oct 2, 2018
Critic rating: 89.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation VR
Game modes: Single player
Astro Bot: Rescue Mission is a brand new Platform game exclusive to PS VR.
Metroid Prime Remastered
Released: Feb 8, 2023
Critic rating: 93.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Get behind the visor of intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran in her critically-acclaimed first-person adventure.
Metroid: Zero Mission
Released: Feb 9, 2004
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player
The full story of Samus Aran's first mission finally unfolds...
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Released: Oct 16, 1992
Critic rating: 90.4 / 100 • 40 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System/Mark III
Game modes: Single player
This is a completely different game than its 16-bit counterpart on the Genesis/Mega Drive, and was originally released on the Sega Game Gear and Master System.
Portal: Still Alive
Released: Oct 22, 2008
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Portal: Still Alive is a retooled version of the original smash hit first-person puzzle game, with additional levels and challenges.
Split Fiction
Released: Mar 6, 2025
Critic rating: 92.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Split Fiction is a 2025 cooperative multiplayer game.
Spelunky Classic
Released: Dec 21, 2008
Critic rating: 94.4 / 100
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Spelunky is a cave exploration / treasure-hunting game inspired by classic platform games and roguelikes, where the goal is to grab as much treasure from the cave as possible.
Hollow Knight: Godmaster
Released: Aug 23, 2018
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100 • 31 votes
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Godmaster was the fourth and final free content pack for Hollow Knight.
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Released: Dec 14, 2001
Critic rating: 92.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World is a remake of Super Mario World for the Game Boy Advance starring Mario's dinosaur friend Yoshi for the first time.
Cuphead
Released: Sep 29, 2019
Critic rating: 89.8 / 100 • 31 votes
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Linux
Game modes: Single player
A port of Cuphead that was released as a part of Tesla’s 10.0 software update.
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Released: Feb 12, 2021
Critic rating: 90.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury game features the same lively co-op gameplay, creative levels and power-ups as the original game, but with added improvements.
Journey
Released: Mar 13, 2012
Critic rating: 93.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
A third-person adventure game in which the player, controlling a robed figure, makes a pilgrimage through a desert landscape to a rugged mountain with a beacon of light in the distance while uncovering the history of their people, rescuing and cooperating with friendly creatures, avoiding predatory ones and communicating with other travelers.
G-Force
Released: Jul 21, 2009
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
G-Force draws you into the adventures of an elite team of trained guinea pigs on a mission to thwart a sinister plot to destroy the world.
Super Mario Bros. 3
Released: Oct 23, 1988
Critic rating: 89.4 / 100 • 1,725 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Arcade, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Super Mario Bros.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Released: Nov 21, 2014
Critic rating: 95.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Platform
Platforms: Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Super Smash Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
Released: Jul 14, 1993
Critic rating: 89.3 / 100 • 85 votes
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A remaster of the original Super Mario Bros., released exclusively as part of the Super Mario All-Stars bundle.
It Takes Two
Released: Mar 25, 2021
Critic rating: 90.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
It Takes Two is a cooperative action-adventure game designed exclusively for two players, playable in local split-screen or online.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
Released: Oct 18, 1994
Critic rating: 89.3 / 100 • 171 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles (or simply Sonic 3 & Knuckles or Sonic 3 Complete Edition) is a platform video game which is the result of locking-on Sonic & Knuckles with Sonic the Hedgehog 3 using the former catridge's unique "lock-on" technology.
Elasto Mania
Released: Feb 1, 2000
Critic rating: 89.2 / 100 • 40 votes
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Racing, Simulator, Sport, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Elasto Mania (also known as Elma) is a physics-simulation game released in 2000.
God of War II
Released: Mar 13, 2007
Critic rating: 92.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
God of War II, an action-adventure hack-and-slash video game, was developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE).
Super Mario 3D World
Released: Nov 21, 2013
Critic rating: 93.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Super Mario 3D World is a 3D platformer action game for the Wii U, and a follow-up of the Nintendo 3DS installment Super Mario 3D Land.
Inside
Released: Jun 29, 2016
Critic rating: 92.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Inside is a puzzle-platformer developed by Playdead, presented in a 2.5D side-scrolling format with a dark, predominantly monochromatic visual style.
Celeste
Released: Jan 25, 2018
Critic rating: 91.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall.