Best Platformer Games
1,190 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Rygar
Released: May 1, 1986
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100 • 28 votes
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, PlayStation 4, Atari Lynx, Amstrad CPC, Sega Master System/Mark III
Game modes: Single player
An evil being known as Ligar is about to conquer the land of Argool.
Tomba!
Released: Dec 25, 1997
Critic rating: 74.9 / 100 • 44 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Tomba!
North & South
Released: Dec 31, 1989
Critic rating: 74.9 / 100 • 34 votes
Genres: Platform, Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga, Family Computer, Amstrad CPC, Nintendo Entertainment System, MSX
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Your objective is ensure victory for your side by eliminating all the enemy armies.
LittleBigPlanet 3
Released: Nov 18, 2014
Critic rating: 77.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In LittleBigPlanet 3, explore a world filled with creativity as you explore all corners of the Imagisphere, meet the inhabitants of the mysterious planet Bunkum and face the nefarious Newton.
Sonic Advance
Released: Dec 20, 2001
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Android, Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Sonic Advance is notable for being the first Sonic game released on a Nintendo console, despite both Sega and Nintendo being well-known rivals on the console market throught the 1990s.
The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
Released: Oct 11, 2018
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Why did Emily go missing?
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Released: Nov 18, 1996
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Monkey Mayhem Lives On!
Alien Soldier
Released: Feb 24, 1995
Critic rating: 74.8 / 100 • 46 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The planet Sierra is being attacked by Scarlet, a terrorist group lead by a vicious creature named Xi-Tiger who is plotting to destroy the human race.
Grow Home
Released: Feb 4, 2015
Critic rating: 78.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
In Grow Home you play as BUD (Botanical Utility Droid), a robot on a mission to save his home planet by harvesting the seeds of a giant alien plant.
Mirror's Edge
Released: Nov 11, 2008
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Mirror's Edge is a first-person action-adventure game focused on parkour and free-running.
LEGO City Undercover
Released: Mar 17, 2013
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Racing, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
As Chase McCain, you'll become an expert at hand-to-hand combat, fighting your foes and wrestling them to the ground until you can slap the cuffs on 'em.
The Simpsons: Hit & Run
Released: Sep 16, 2003
Critic rating: 72.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Racing, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Strange wasp-shaped spy cameras, shady black vans lingering about, and a brand new flavor of Buzz Cola that everyone seems a bit too excited about.
OlliOlli
Released: Jan 22, 2014
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Racing, Sport, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
OlliOlli mixes addictive one-life gameplay with over 120 tricks and grinds across 50 deviously crafted levels, 250 Challenges, Spots Mode and Daily Grind.
Ico
Released: Jan 12, 2012
Critic rating: 74.7 / 100 • 46 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player
Experience the wonder and magic of one of the most beloved video games of all time, now available with full HD graphics, 7.1 surround sound, and stereoscopic 3D support.
Epic Mickey: Rebrushed
Released: Sep 24, 2024
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Embark on a magical journey in Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed!
Tiny Toon Adventures
Released: Dec 1, 1991
Critic rating: 74.6 / 100 • 72 votes
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Tiny Toon Adventures is a platform video game for the NES.
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Released: Sep 1, 1990
Critic rating: 74.6 / 100 • 155 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Led by the immortal Count Dracula, the greatest army of evil ever assembled is poised to bury mankind in a Tomb of Terror.
LEGO Batman: The Videogame
Released: Sep 23, 2008
Critic rating: 75.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
The fun of LEGO, the drama of Batman and the uniqueness of the combination makes for a comical and exciting adventure in LEGO Batman: The Videogame.
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
Released: Feb 24, 2021
Critic rating: 69.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The legendary platforming series rises again, as Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection marks the heroic return of the gallant knight, Arthur, alongside the tricky platforming and challenging gameplay that the series is known for!
Papo & Yo
Released: Aug 14, 2012
Critic rating: 74.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
A semi-autobiographical 3D puzzle platformer in which a boy named Quico is transported from his abusive home into a dreamlike favela where he has to lead an easygoing creature named Monster through the world with the help of his sister and Lula, his robotic doll, while protecting himself and his companions from Monster's frenzy fits brought on by an addiction to poison frogs.
Geometry Dash
Released: Aug 12, 2013
Critic rating: 74.5 / 100 • 271 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Music, Platform, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer.
Turok
Released: Dec 17, 2015
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A world where time has no meaning - and evil knows no bounds.
Monster in My Pocket
Released: Feb 1, 1992
Critic rating: 74.5 / 100 • 22 votes
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Thousands of history's famous monsters gather for the meeting of the century.
Death Squared
Released: Mar 13, 2017
Critic rating: 70.4 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Death Squared is a co-op puzzle game about cooperation, communication, and robot explosions.
PixelJunk Eden
Released: Jul 31, 2008
Critic rating: 87.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Utterly unique and spellbindingly beautiful, PixelJunk Eden welcomes you to a psychedelic world unlike anything you’ve ever experienced before.