Best Platformer Games
1,190 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
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?
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Released: Nov 8, 2002
Critic rating: 74.4 / 100 • 295 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.
The Pedestrian
Released: Jan 29, 2020
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Pedestrian is a 2.5D puzzle platformer that takes place on 2d public signs in a 3d world.
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.
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 • 314 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.
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.
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 • 130 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.