Best Platformer Games
1,170 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Little Nightmares III
Released: Oct 10, 2025
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Embark on a new adventure in the unique world of Little Nightmares.
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Released: Nov 13, 2012
Critic rating: 72.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Wii U
Game modes: Single player
Venture into a wide-open world where the most powerful tool is your imagination.
Kirby Star Allies
Released: Mar 16, 2018
Critic rating: 74.1 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Kirby is back in this new title coming to the Nintendo Switch console in HD.
Terminator 2D: No Fate
Released: Dec 12, 2025
Critic rating: 73.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Experience the thrill of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with arcade action & pixel-perfect graphics!
OlliOlli World
Released: Feb 8, 2022
Critic rating: 86.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Sport, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
OlliOlli World is a bold new skateboarding action-platformer that’s bursting with personality.
H.E.R.O.
Released: Mar 30, 1984
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: ColecoVision, SG-1000, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Apple II, MSX
Game modes: Single player
There is trouble in the mines!
Quantum Conundrum
Released: Jun 21, 2012
Critic rating: 74.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
In Quantum Conundrum, players take on the role of a young kid dropped off on his uncle's doorstep for the weekend; his uncle just so happens to be the brilliant, eccentric inventor, Professor Fitz Quadwrangle.
Sonic Frontiers
Released: Nov 7, 2022
Critic rating: 71.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Worlds will collide in Sonic the Hedgehog’s newest adventure.
Mega Man 8
Released: Dec 17, 1996
Critic rating: 68.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
A gigantic space explosion sends two strange meteors crashing to Earth.
Drawn to Life
Released: Sep 10, 2007
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: iOS, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Drawn to Life is an action-adventure platform video game for the Nintendo DS.
Sonic Advance 3
Released: Jun 7, 2004
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Sonic is back, and this time, he needs the help of all of his friends to defeat the evil Dr.
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
Released: Dec 21, 2006
Critic rating: 74.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The game is played through a third person over-the-shoulder view.
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
Released: Dec 1, 2016
Critic rating: 67.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS features all the same tools as the original Wii U version but does not support online sharing.
Dynamite Headdy
Released: Aug 5, 1994
Critic rating: 72.3 / 100 • 32 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Dynamite Headdy is a platform game in which the player controls Headdy, a puppet with a detachable head.
Batman: The Video Game
Released: Dec 22, 1989
Critic rating: 72.3 / 100 • 50 votes
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Batman: The Video Game, is a group of platform games developed by Sunsoft for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy, loosely based on the 1989 film of the same name.
The Great Circus Mystery Starring Mickey & Minnie
Released: Jun 1, 1994
Critic rating: 72.2 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The game ditches the alternating two-player method in favor of simultaneous co-op.
Sonic Adventure 2
Released: Oct 2, 2012
Critic rating: 72.2 / 100 • 38 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Sonic Adventure 2, even though it has the same name, it is actually a remaster for the original Sonic Adventure 2, with updated graphics and the assets from Sonic Adventure 2: Battle.
Rygar
Released: Apr 17, 1987
Critic rating: 72.2 / 100 • 34 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Wii, Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
An open-world action-adventure game for the Nintendo Entertainment System that features a barbarian warrior with a distinctive "diskarmor" weapon.
Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Released: Jan 30, 2014
Critic rating: 73.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood.
Leo's Fortune
Released: Apr 23, 2014
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Leo’s Fortune is an award-winning platform adventure game where you hunt down the cunning and mysterious thief that stole your gold.
Raji: An Ancient Epic
Released: Aug 18, 2020
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Raji: An Ancient Epic is an action-adventure game set in ancient India.
Super Ghouls'n Ghosts
Released: Oct 4, 1991
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Web browser, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
As dauntless knight Arthur you are caught up in the most dangerous of quests!
Super Monkey Ball 2
Released: Aug 25, 2002
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The objective of Super Monkey Ball 2 is to guide a monkey trapped inside a plastic ball through a maze to the goal.
Donkey Kong Junior
Released: Jun 30, 1982
Critic rating: 72.2 / 100 • 76 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player
Donkey Kong Junior is the direct sequel to Donkey Kong.
Guns, Gore & Cannoli
Released: Apr 30, 2015
Critic rating: 63.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
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