Best Platformer Games
1,170 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Secret Agent Clank
Released: Jun 17, 2008
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
Secret Agent Clank is a platform video game developed by High Impact Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Released: May 24, 2004
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player
After years of apparent goodwill, Mario and Donkey Kong are at it again--this time, on Game Boy Advance.
Mega Man 11
Released: Oct 2, 2018
Critic rating: 79.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The classic series takes a leap forward in visual presentation in Mega Man 11 with a 2.5D design direction introducing beautiful, completely hand-drawn characters and environments.
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
Released: Oct 7, 2019
Critic rating: 86.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Yooka and Laylee are back for a brand new adventure!
Mega Man 6
Released: Nov 5, 1993
Critic rating: 78.5 / 100 • 96 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
From the United States, Canada and Japan they came.
Disney's Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
Released: Jun 8, 1990
Critic rating: 78.5 / 100 • 140 votes
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Arcade, Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers is a platformer video game developed and published by Capcom based on the Disney animated series of the same name.
Infamous: Second Son
Released: Mar 21, 2014
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Game modes: Single player
Infamous: Second Son, a PlayStation 4 exclusive , brings you an action adventure game where surrounded by a society that fears them, superhumans are ruthlessly hunted down and caged by the Department of Unified Protection.
Jet Grind Radio
Released: Oct 30, 2000
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Sport, Adventure
Platforms: Dreamcast
Game modes: Single player
The government is attempting to silence the kids of Tokyo, but with their Overdrive Magnetic-Motor Skating Shoes, the cops will have to catch 'em first.
Super Mario Advance
Released: Mar 21, 2001
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
An updated re-release of Super Mario Bros.
Temple Run 2
Released: Jan 17, 2013
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Windows Phone, Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player
The sequel to the smash hit phenomenon that took the world by storm!
OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood
Released: Mar 3, 2015
Critic rating: 86.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Sport, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Drop in to Olliwood and prepare for finger-flippin’ mayhem in this follow up to cult skateboarding smashOlliOlli.
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
Released: Jul 22, 1993
Critic rating: 78.4 / 100 • 61 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master, released as The Super Shinobi II in Japan, is the fourth game in the Shinobi series and a direct sequel to The Revenge of Shinobi.
Outland
Released: Apr 27, 2011
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
An action platformer with a combat/interactivity system based on polarity, Outland focuses on a hero who can switch between light and dark forms, an ability he'll need to exploit in order to destroy monsters and avoid attacks.
Orcs Must Die! 2
Released: Jul 30, 2012
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: PEGI 12
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Orcs Must Die!
Lode Runner
Released: Oct 30, 1983
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Commodore VIC-20, Arcade, SG-1000, BBC Microcomputer System, Atari 8-bit, PC-9800 Series, PC-8800 Series, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, WonderSwan, Sharp X1, Windows Phone, Atari ST/STE, Mac, DOS, Apple II, FM-7, NEC PC-6000 Series, Amstrad CPC, MSX
Game modes: Single player
Lode Runner is a 1983 puzzle video game, first published by Brøderbund.
Have a Nice Death
Released: Mar 22, 2023
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Have a Nice Death is a 2D action roguelite where you play as an overworked Death, whose employees have run rampant, completely throwing off the balance of souls - and his vacation plans.
Metroid Prime Hunters
Released: Mar 20, 2006
Critic rating: 86.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Metroid Prime Hunters is a first-person action-adventure game that combines exploration, shooting, and competitive multiplayer gameplay.
Dungeon of the Endless
Released: Oct 27, 2014
Critic rating: 79.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In Dungeon of the Endless, the player takes the role of the survivors of a prison spaceship, its escape pod having crashed to the surface of a strange planet.
Yoshi's Crafted World
Released: Mar 29, 2019
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Lead Yoshi on a brand new adventure that will turn everything you've come to expect from side-scrolling games upside down!
Gravity Rush 2
Released: Jan 18, 2017
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Game modes: Single player
Another mind-bending adventure awaits gravity queen Kat as a new danger emerges to threaten the fabric of the universe itself.
The Legend of the Mystical Ninja
Released: Mar 31, 1992
Critic rating: 78.2 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The Legend of the Mystical Ninja is a light-hearted action-adventure game for 1-2 players by Konami, and was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991.
Infernax
Released: Feb 14, 2022
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Infernax is the adventures of a great knight who returns to his homeland only to find it plagued with unholy magic.
Blazing Chrome
Released: Jul 11, 2019
Critic rating: 77.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Blazing Chrome is a classic co-op run 'n gun with an original arcade feel.
Mega Man X3
Released: Nov 30, 1995
Critic rating: 78.2 / 100 • 128 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Legacy Mobile Device, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
Mega Man X and his trusty partner Zero have a new force to reckon with.
Trover Saves the Universe
Released: May 31, 2019
Critic rating: 75.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Oculus Rift, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
Wonderful.