Best Platformer Games
1,190 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
MediEvil
Released: Oct 25, 2019
Critic rating: 64.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Game modes: Single player
MediEvil is a modern reimagining of the 1998 action-adventure game MediEvil.
Pitfall!
Released: Sep 1, 1982
Critic rating: 71.9 / 100 • 102 votes
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: ColecoVision, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Windows Phone, Intellivision, PC (Microsoft Windows), Atari 5200, Xbox 360, Legacy Mobile Device, MSX
Game modes: Single player
Pitfall!
Remember Me
Released: Jun 3, 2013
Critic rating: 70.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
A visionary 3rd person action adventure, Remember Me puts players into the role of Nilin, a former elite memory hunter with the ability to break into people's minds and steal or even alter their memories.
Vector
Released: Aug 28, 2012
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Genres: Platform, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Web browser, Ouya, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
Vector is an exciting, arcade-style game featuring you as the exceptional free runner who won’t be held down by the system.
Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure
Released: Feb 25, 2002
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player
Tired of endlessly doing battle with meddling bandicoots, the nefarious Dr.
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
Released: Dec 20, 2013
Critic rating: 73.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In its core Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is a physics-based puzzle/platformer and set in a 2.5D environment with a free and cinematic camera.
ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron
Released: Dec 31, 1993
Critic rating: 71.8 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron is a platform video game, developed by Johnson Voorsanger Productions and published by Sega originally in 1993.
My Memory of Us
Released: Oct 9, 2018
Critic rating: 70.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Sometimes it’s not about the history.
Pikuniku
Released: Jan 24, 2019
Critic rating: 74.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Pikuniku is a puzzle and adventure game set in a colorful world.
Ratchet: Deadlocked
Released: Oct 25, 2005
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Ratchet: Deadlocked is the fourth game in the Ratchet & Clank series by Insomniac Games.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
Released: Nov 14, 2017
Critic rating: 73.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales.
The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin
Released: Dec 31, 1991
Critic rating: 71.7 / 100 • 21 votes
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Game Gear, Sega CD, Sega Master System/Mark III
Game modes: Single player
Spider-Man vs.
Kirby: Squeak Squad
Released: Nov 2, 2006
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
"Kirby: Squeak Squad", known in Europe as "Kirby: Mouse Attack" and in Japan as "Kirby of the Stars: Calling on the Dorotche Gang", is a 2006-07 platforming video game developed by HAL Laboratory, Flagship and Natsume, and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console.
Hudson's Adventure Island
Released: Sep 12, 1986
Critic rating: 71.6 / 100 • 95 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Hudson's Adventure Island, also known simply as Adventure Island and released in Japan as Takahashi Meijin no Bouken-jima, is a side-scrolling platform game produced by Hudson Soft that was first released in Japan for the Famicom and MSX on September 12, 1986.
The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse
Released: Nov 20, 1992
Critic rating: 71.6 / 100 • 43 votes
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
Pluto has disappeared and his pal Mickey is hot on his trail!
Badland
Released: Apr 4, 2013
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: BlackBerry OS, Windows Phone, Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Badland is an award-winning atmospheric side-scrolling action-adventure game that takes platforming to the next level with innovative use of physics in level design.
Donkey Kong
Released: Jul 9, 1981
Critic rating: 71.5 / 100 • 216 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player
Donkey Kong is not only Nintendo's first real smash hit for the company, but marks the introduction for two of their most popular mascots: Mario (originally "Jumpman") and Donkey Kong.
Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko
Released: Mar 23, 1999
Critic rating: 67.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform
Platforms: PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
When Gex is watching TV one day, he discovers that Rez has kidnapped Agent Xtra (the agent from Gex: Enter the Gecko's backstory), head of the TV Terrorist Defense Unit, to get to him.
Doodle Jump
Released: Mar 16, 2009
Critic rating: 71.4 / 100 • 50 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, BlackBerry OS, Nintendo 3DS, Windows Phone, Android, iOS, Leapster Explorer/LeadPad Explorer, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Legacy Mobile Device
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In Doodle Jump, the aim is to guide a four-legged animal called "The Doodler" up a never-ending series of platforms without falling.
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Released: Jun 27, 2016
Critic rating: 75.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens takes players deeper into the new film than any other game with all of the heroic characters from the movie, including Rey, Finn, Poe Dameron, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and BB-8, as well as Kylo Ren, General Hux and Captain Phasma, while also exploring iconic Star Wars locales, such as Jakku and Starkiller Base.
10 Second Ninja X
Released: Jul 19, 2016
Critic rating: 77.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Platform, Puzzle, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
10 SECOND NINJA X is a blisteringly fast, satisfyingly difficult and surprisingly methodical sidescroller which tasks you with completing each level in ten seconds or less.
Clustertruck
Released: Sep 27, 2016
Critic rating: 74.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Clustertruck is a chaotic physics based truckformer.
Whispering Willows
Released: May 17, 2014
Critic rating: 68.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Ouya, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Young Elena Elkhorn embarks on a harrowing journey to find her missing father and discover the secrets of the Willows Mansion.
Tales of Kenzera: Zau
Released: Apr 23, 2024
Critic rating: 74.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Tales of Kenzera: Zau is a 2.5D metroidvania developed by Surgent Studios and published under the EA Originals label.
Evan's Remains
Released: Jun 11, 2020
Critic rating: 73.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A mystery adventure that merges puzzles with visual novel elements.