Best Platformer Games
1,170 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Mega Man ZX
Released: Jul 6, 2006
Critic rating: 63.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
This game contains elements from the Mega Man X series and the Mega Man Zero series.
Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
Released: Mar 22, 2001
Critic rating: 78.1 / 100 • 28 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Sport, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Klonoa 2 puts players in the role of Klonoa, who, along with a new cast of friends, has stumbled into another adventure, this time to save the world of Lunatea and help unveil the mysteries of the enchanted world.
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
Released: Jun 25, 2010
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: OnLive Game System, PlayStation 3, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Experience the magic of Harry Potter's first 4 years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in an exciting new way.
Super Paper Mario
Released: Apr 9, 2007
Critic rating: 78.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Wii, Wii U
Game modes: Single player
The newest chapter of the Paper Mario story isn't just out of this world...
Sable
Released: Sep 23, 2021
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Sable is a coming-of-age tale of discovery through exploration across a strikingly rendered open world desert.
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Released: Oct 22, 2012
Critic rating: 78.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a blistering hardcore platformer with contrasting worlds.
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Released: Nov 16, 2006
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin is a side-scrolling action RPG where you switch between two hunters, Jonathan Morris and Charlotte Aulin, to explore Dracula's castle and defeat the vampire Brauner.
LittleBigPlanet
Released: Nov 17, 2009
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
LittleBigPlanet is a 2009 puzzle platformer video game (with user-generated content) for the PlayStation Portable developed by SCE Cambridge Studio in conjunction with Media Molecule.
Pac-Man World
Released: Oct 15, 1999
Critic rating: 78.0 / 100 • 40 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Twenty years after Pac-Man's first adventure in Pac-Land, Pac-Man returns one day to his house only to find it deserted.
Jazz Jackrabbit 2
Released: Jul 31, 1998
Critic rating: 78.0 / 100 • 97 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 is a platform game produced by Epic MegaGames, now known as Epic Games.
Mega Man V
Released: Jul 22, 1994
Critic rating: 77.9 / 100 • 25 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy
Game modes: Single player
Mega Man V, known as Rockman World 5, is a video game developed and published by Capcom for the Game Boy handheld game console.
Worms Reloaded
Released: Aug 26, 2010
Critic rating: 79.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Ten years on from Worms Armageddon and the turn-based comic mayhem continues in Worms Reloaded, an all-new edition available for PC through Steam.
The Fall
Released: May 30, 2014
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Fall is a side-scrolling adventure game with platforming and combat elements.
Kirby's Dream Land
Released: Apr 27, 1992
Critic rating: 77.8 / 100 • 188 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy
Game modes: Single player
The gluttonous King Dedede has stolen all of the food from the inhabitants of Dream Land for a midnight feast, so Kirby, a resident of Dream Land, goes to retrieve the food and stop Dedede.
Ghostrunner II
Released: Oct 26, 2023
Critic rating: 76.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Ghostrunner II is a hardcore FPP slasher set in a post-apocalyptic, cyberpunk world.
Anomaly Agent
Released: Jan 24, 2024
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Anomaly Agent is a cyberpunk action-platformer featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack!
Forgotton Anne
Released: May 15, 2018
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Forgotton Anne is a 2d cinematic adventure game combining puzzle platforming with adventure game elements.
Battle Chef Brigade
Released: Nov 20, 2017
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Battle Chef Brigade features fantasy chefs, including Orcs, Elves, and Humans, who need to hunt dangerous monsters for ingredients.
Crash Bandicoot
Released: Sep 9, 1996
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Android, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Crash Bandicoot is the first installment in the Crash Bandicoot series that established Naughty Dog's reputation in the video game industry.
Haiku, the Robot
Released: Apr 28, 2022
Critic rating: 77.7 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Enter a strange and unexplored land full of adorable robots, hidden secrets, and evil virus-infected machines.
MediEvil
Released: Oct 9, 1998
Critic rating: 77.7 / 100 • 148 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
MediEvil is an action-adventure game developed by SCE Cambridge Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.
Inmost
Released: Oct 11, 2019
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"Inmost is an atmospheric, story-driven puzzle platformer, following three playable characters within one dark, interconnecting story.
Webbed
Released: Sep 9, 2021
Critic rating: 77.7 / 100 • 27 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Webbed is the story of a happy little spider on an adventure to save her boyfriend from a big mean bowerbird.
Kirby's Epic Yarn
Released: Oct 14, 2010
Critic rating: 84.6 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
While walking through Dream Land, Kirby discovers a tomato and decides to eat it.
Splosion Man
Released: Jul 22, 2009
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Unlock Splosion Man, one of the most awesome games of all time.