Best Platformer Games
1,170 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers
Released: Jun 19, 2012
Critic rating: 78.8 / 100
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Tiny & Big, a comic styled jump and slice platformer, gives you the unique ability to shape a whole world at your will!
Ghost Song
Released: Nov 3, 2022
Critic rating: 72.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
On the desolate moon of Lorian V, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber.
Kaze and the Wild Masks
Released: Mar 25, 2021
Critic rating: 77.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer.
Skylanders: Imaginators
Released: Oct 13, 2016
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Kaos has discovered the ancient power of Mind Magic and is using it to create an unstoppable army of Doomlanders!
WWE '13
Released: Oct 30, 2012
Critic rating: 73.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Platform, Sport, Strategy
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
WWE ’13 transforms WWE gameplay through the introduction of WWE Live, completely changing the way players experience the videogame’s audio and presentation elements.
Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Aveline
Released: Nov 19, 2013
Critic rating: 74.1 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Assassin’s Creed 4 Black Flag finds Aveline during a rogue period of self-discovery, unsure of her alliances, but more committed than ever to defending and liberating slaves.
Skul: The Hero Slayer
Released: Jan 20, 2021
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Skul: The Hero Slayer is an action-platformer that boasts rogue-like features such as everchanging and challenging maps.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
Released: Sep 25, 2006
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
It seems folks love those Mini Mario toys.
Donkey Kong 64
Released: Nov 22, 1999
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100 • 191 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 64, Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
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Dex
Released: May 7, 2015
Critic rating: 69.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Discover the truth behind an enigmatic AI striving to reach the Singularity, a theoretical “event horizon” in which artificial intelligence will surpass human intelligence and all bets about the future will be off.
Broforce
Released: Oct 15, 2015
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
When evil threatens the world, the world calls on Broforce - an under-funded, over-powered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
Nights Into Dreams...
Released: Jul 5, 1996
Critic rating: 67.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Sega Saturn
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
The story follows the teenagers Elliot Edwards and Claris Sinclair, who enter Nightopia, a dream world where all dreams take place.
Klonoa: Empire of Dreams
Released: Jul 19, 2001
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player
A colorful and fun puzzle game with inventive level design, filled with great ideas that bring joy and delight to any gamer that enjoys a challenge.
Conker: Live & Reloaded
Released: Jun 21, 2005
Critic rating: 68.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Conker, gaming’s notoriously naughty squirrel, arrives on the Xbox with a bang in an all-new Xbox Live-enabled team-based shooter, Conker: Live and Reloaded.
Hue
Released: Aug 30, 2016
Critic rating: 77.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Hue is a stark puzzle platformer where you shift the hue of the world, creating rifts when colours collide.
Bomberman Hero
Released: Apr 30, 1998
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100 • 27 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Wii, Nintendo 64
Game modes: Single player
Bomberman's latest adventure takes him across the galaxy!
Axiom Verge 2
Released: Aug 11, 2021
Critic rating: 78.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
You may have played Axiom Verge, or heard it referenced as a benchmark for indie “metroidvania” adventures.
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
Released: Dec 20, 2001
Critic rating: 73.9 / 100 • 112 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle is a complete conversion of Sonic Adventure 2 from the Dreamcast with additional features.
North & South
Released: Dec 31, 1989
Critic rating: 73.9 / 100 • 33 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.
Snow Bros.
Released: Apr 1, 1990
Critic rating: 73.9 / 100 • 43 votes
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
The gameplay of Snow Bros is similar to Bubble Bobble, released in 1986.
Action Henk
Released: May 11, 2015
Critic rating: 69.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Racing, Sport, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Run, jump and butt-slide into the glorious toy-filled world of Action Henk!
Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus
Released: Nov 6, 2013
Critic rating: 69.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player
Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus (known as Ratchet & Clank: Nexus in Europe) is a 2013 platform video game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3.
Skylanders: SuperChargers
Released: Sep 20, 2015
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Racing, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Kick your adventure into overdrive!
Sonic Superstars
Released: Oct 17, 2023
Critic rating: 77.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Adventure through the mystical Northstar Islands in this all-new take on classic 2D Sonic high-speed action platforming.
Thomas Was Alone
Released: Jul 24, 2012
Critic rating: 76.4 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Thomas Was Alone is an indie minimalist 2D platformer about friendship and jumping and floating and anti-gravity.