Best Platformer Games
1,170 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
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 • 44 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.
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Released: Sep 1, 1990
Critic rating: 74.6 / 100 • 154 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
RiME
Released: May 26, 2017
Critic rating: 72.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A third-person exploratory action/adventure title in which a boy ends up on a mysterious island and makes his way through its highly stylized environments, containing puzzles and slight navigation challenges, to get to the bottom of why he's ended up there and to reach the end of the road he's inadvertently begun to travel.
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.
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Released: May 18, 2010
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is a multi-platform video game produced by Ubisoft which was released on May 18, 2010, in North America and on May 20 in Europe.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated
Released: Jun 23, 2020
Critic rating: 67.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Are you ready, kids?
Shantae and the Seven Sirens
Released: Mar 27, 2020
Critic rating: 72.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Formerly referred to as Shantae 5, Shantae and the Seven Sirens sends the belly-dancing, hair-whipping, half-genie hero to a tropical island where Shantae and her friends encounter other Half-Genie allies, but they soon learn there’s trouble in paradise.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Released: Nov 8, 2002
Critic rating: 74.3 / 100 • 294 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for PC and Mac.
New Super Lucky's Tale
Released: Nov 8, 2019
Critic rating: 68.4 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Leap into a Playful Platforming Adventure for all ages!
Super Mario Land
Released: Apr 21, 1989
Critic rating: 74.3 / 100 • 313 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy
Game modes: Single player
Super Mario Land is the first Mario's outing on the Game Boy.
Mega Man X8
Released: Dec 7, 2004
Critic rating: 74.3 / 100 • 57 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Mega Man X 8 adds more depth and variety to this classic gaming series.
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
Released: Sep 7, 2021
Critic rating: 86.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
It is a metroidvania game that the player will play as a rabbit who can manipulate the big mech-arm on his back, exploring in a vivid diesel punk world and fighting against the evil robot army.
de Blob
Released: Jul 8, 2008
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
de Blob is a 3D platformer where players maneuver their hero, de Blob.
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
Released: Jun 3, 1986
Critic rating: 74.2 / 100 • 129 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Family Computer Disk System, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels is a direct sequel to Super Mario Bros.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Released: May 25, 2004
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets for PC and Mac, and features similar action-adventure and platforming gameplay.
My Friend Pedro
Released: Jun 20, 2019
Critic rating: 73.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.