Best Platformer Games
1,170 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Mega Man 7
Released: Mar 24, 1995
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100 • 92 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
Mega Man 7 is an action platform video game developed and published by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
Prototype
Released: Jun 9, 2009
Critic rating: 78.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Prototype is the first of two games, and lets the user take control of Alex Mercer as he fights to stop the viral outbreak known as BLACKLIGHT throughout Manhattan.
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
Released: Oct 7, 2019
Critic rating: 78.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Featuring an all-new story that reunites Amadeus, Pontius, and Zoya, Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince returns to the magic of 2.5D with the puzzle-platforming gameplay that defined a genre in Trine 1 and 2.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Released: Jul 13, 2018
Critic rating: 84.2 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Captain Toad stars in his own puzzling quest on the Nintendo Switch system!
Snake Rattle 'n' Roll
Released: Jul 1, 1990
Critic rating: 75.9 / 100 • 23 votes
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Snake Rattle N Roll features two snakes, Rattle and Roll, as they make their way through eleven 3D isometric levels.
Lil Gator Game
Released: Dec 14, 2022
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The world is big when you’re a lil gator...
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Released: Mar 24, 2000
Critic rating: 75.9 / 100 • 122 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, Nintendo 64, Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Kirby's first 3-D adventure is also his Nintendo 64 debut, and it finds the always-versatile hero battling a new enemy called Dark Matter.
Heave Ho
Released: Aug 29, 2019
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Heave Ho tasks up to four players with a simple goal – don’t fall to your death!
Boulder Dash
Released: Feb 1, 1984
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: Atari 8-bit
Game modes: Single player
Boulder Dash was originally released in 1984 for Atari 8-bit computers.
Downwell
Released: Oct 14, 2015
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Downwell is a curious game about a young man with guns for boots venturing down a well in search of untold treasures.
Gato Roboto
Released: May 30, 2019
Critic rating: 75.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Shantae
Released: Jun 2, 2002
Critic rating: 75.8 / 100 • 38 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
Genie-girl Shantae is the self-appointed guardian of a small fishing village, Scuttle Town.
Disney's The Jungle Book
Released: Jul 1, 1994
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
The Jungle Book game is based on a Disney movie hero Mowgli.
Mega Man
Released: Dec 17, 1987
Critic rating: 75.7 / 100 • 293 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Experience the game that started it all!
SpeedRunners
Released: Apr 19, 2016
Critic rating: 75.7 / 100 • 117 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Racing, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other, locally and/or online.
Strider
Released: Feb 18, 2014
Critic rating: 78.1 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Strider Hiryu, the original assassin that inspired many third person action titles returns in a completely new game for a new generation of gamers as he takes on the Grand Master Meio.
Doritos Crash Course
Released: Dec 8, 2010
Critic rating: 75.7 / 100 • 32 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Doritos Crash Course is a fast-paced, funny, obstacle course game show for your Avatar to compete against your friends and family over XboxLive.
Snipperclips: Cut It Out, Together!
Released: Mar 3, 2017
Critic rating: 79.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Cut paper characters into new shapes to solve dynamic puzzles and play activities in a wonderfully creative and imaginative world!
Smash Hit
Released: Mar 5, 2014
Critic rating: 75.7 / 100 • 27 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
An endless-runner-like rail shooting game in which the player launches balls to break glass obstacles.
UnMetal
Released: Apr 21, 2021
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In 1972 a crack commando squad threw you in prison for a crime you didn't commit.
Joust
Released: Jul 16, 1982
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Fighting, Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Joust is an arcade game developed by Williams Electronics and released in 1982.
DuckTales: Remastered
Released: Aug 13, 2013
Critic rating: 74.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Wii U, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
DuckTales Remastered takes the classic Disney platforming adventure to a whole new level.
Toki Tori
Released: May 20, 2008
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In Toki Tori, the player controls a little yellow chicken determined to save all the lost eggs.
Bramble: The Mountain King
Released: Apr 27, 2023
Critic rating: 68.0 / 100
Rating: M
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
Bramble: The Mountain King is a grim adventure set in a world inspired by dark, Nordic fables.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Released: Feb 16, 2024
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A remake of the first game in the Mario vs.