Best Platformer Games
1,190 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
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 • 113 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.
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.
Snow Bros.
Released: Apr 1, 1990
Critic rating: 73.9 / 100 • 46 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, 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.
Type: Rider
Released: Oct 10, 2013
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Type:Rider is an adventure puzzle game that brings gaming experience to a whole new daring level.
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.
Prototype 2
Released: Apr 24, 2012
Critic rating: 77.1 / 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 2 is an open-world action game published by Activision and developed by Radical Entertainment.
Q.U.B.E. 2
Released: Mar 13, 2018
Critic rating: 72.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Q.U.B.E.
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
Released: Nov 11, 2014
Critic rating: 75.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is an action-adventure game developed by TT Games and released in 2014.
Trials Rising
Released: Feb 26, 2019
Critic rating: 76.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Racing, Sport, Arcade
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Trials Rising is a stunning comeback of the acclaimed gameplay with all new features, more competition and fresh visual look.
Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition
Released: Sep 12, 2017
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Rayman Legends takes full advantage of the Nintendo Switch and its new controllers capabilities.
I-Ninja
Released: Sep 9, 2003
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
I Ninja is a 3D platform title starring an original character created by British developer Argonaut Software.
Xeodrifter
Released: Dec 11, 2014
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Xeodrifter is an action-packed exploration game with a retro graphical style.
Metal Slug 7
Released: Jul 22, 2008
Critic rating: 68.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
The Peregrine Falcon Strike Force, the Ikari Warriors, and the SPARROWS are once again on a search for General Morden and his army.
Alundra
Released: Apr 11, 1997
Critic rating: 73.6 / 100 • 35 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Between the worlds of light and dark lies the world of dreams.
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Remastered
Released: Oct 7, 2015
Critic rating: 73.6 / 100 • 146 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Game modes: Single player
Jump into the perilous journey that kick-started the legendary escapades of Nathan Drake.
Elevator Action
Released: May 23, 1983
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Atari 2600, PC-8800 Series, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Sharp X1, FM-7, Amstrad CPC, MSX
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Elevator Action is a 1983 arcade game by Taito.