Best Platformer Games
1,190 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
Released: Jun 2, 2008
Critic rating: 69.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Build, Battle and Brawl your way out of trouble!
A Bug's Life
Released: Nov 1, 1998
Critic rating: 71.1 / 100 • 63 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 64, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
A Bug's Life is a video game based on the Disney/Pixar film of the same name.
Ape Escape 3
Released: Jul 14, 2005
Critic rating: 63.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Kei and Yumi take the lead as the new heroes.
Spider-Man
Released: Apr 15, 2002
Critic rating: 74.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Developed by Treyarch and published by Activision, the game has you playing as Spider-Man in the events of the movie while also adding new enemies like the Shocker and Vulture.
Worms Battlegrounds
Released: May 30, 2014
Critic rating: 67.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Worms Battlegrounds is an artillery strategy video game developed and published by Team17.
Bomb Jack
Released: Mar 1, 1984
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PC-9800 Series
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The player controls Jack, a superhero who can leap and glide.
The Cave
Released: Jan 22, 2013
Critic rating: 70.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Ouya, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
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Reventure
Released: Jun 4, 2019
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Reventure could be described as a "choose your own adventure" book in the shape of a 2D platformer.
Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure
Released: Feb 7, 1993
Critic rating: 70.9 / 100 • 41 votes
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Game modes: Single player
Hit it big when you join Buster Bunny on a 33 stage hunt for treasure.
140
Released: Oct 16, 2013
Critic rating: 71.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
140 is an indie 2D rhythm puzzle-platformer.
Black the Fall
Released: Jul 11, 2017
Critic rating: 71.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Black The Fall is an atmospheric side-scrolling shooter with puzzle solving elements.
Human: Fall Flat
Released: Jul 22, 2016
Critic rating: 72.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Human: Fall Flat is a physics-based puzzle platformer where players control a customizable wobbly human character named Bob.
Sonic and the Secret Rings
Released: Feb 20, 2007
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Wii
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
Sonic and the Secret Rings is a three-dimensional platform and action game featuring an on-rails style of movement.
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
Released: Dec 1, 1990
Critic rating: 70.8 / 100 • 27 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi, also known as just Shadow Dancer, is a side-scrolling action game produced by SEGA that was originally released for the SEGA Genesis in 1990.
Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!
Released: Nov 16, 1999
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 64, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, Dreamcast
Game modes: Single player
Woody has been stolen from the bedroom, ready to be sold to the highest bidder by an evil toy collector.
Gex: Enter the Gecko
Released: Feb 24, 1998
Critic rating: 70.8 / 100 • 46 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
"Is it just me, or am I engulfed in flames?" is one of the many one-liners uttered by Gex, a wise cracking gecko who should check himself into television rehab; he's addicted to it.
Olija
Released: Jan 28, 2021
Critic rating: 79.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Olija is a game about Faraday's quest, a man shipwrecked then trapped in the mysterious country of Terraphage.
Unepic
Released: Sep 30, 2011
Critic rating: 67.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
This is Daniel, a normal guy from recent times: a great videogame player, big sci-fi movie fan, novice player of role playing games, pot-head and overall, horny due to a mysterious lack of success with girls.
Never Alone: Kisima Ingitchuna
Released: Nov 18, 2014
Critic rating: 70.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) is an atmospheric puzzle platformer and the first game to be developed in collaboration with the Iñupiat, an Alaska Native people, drawn from a traditional story that has been shared across the generations.
Gunstar Heroes
Released: Sep 9, 1993
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The Gunstar family are the protectors of the planet Gunstar 9.
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
Released: Nov 3, 2009
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier is a 2009 platform game developed by High Impact Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.
Stela
Released: Oct 11, 2019
Critic rating: 68.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Stela is a cinematic, atmospheric platformer about a young woman witnessing the final days of a mysterious ancient world.
Kirby's Adventure
Released: Mar 23, 1993
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Not everything is well in Dream Land.
Temple Run
Released: Aug 4, 2011
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player
Temple Run is an "endless running" video game developed by the Raleigh-based Imangi Studios.
Ristar
Released: Feb 16, 1995
Critic rating: 70.6 / 100 • 53 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Ristar is a platform game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis in 1995.