Best Platformer Games
1,170 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Valley
Released: Aug 23, 2016
Critic rating: 68.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Explore the vast and beautiful world of Valley using the power of the L.E.A.F.
Rochard
Released: Sep 27, 2011
Critic rating: 73.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Rochard is a game where manipulating gravity and using the G-Lifter (a gravity device used to easily move weighty objects around) are crucial elements for success.
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Released: Feb 10, 1989
Critic rating: 69.1 / 100 • 33 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The whole Kidd family is upset!
Jetpack Joyride
Released: Sep 1, 2011
Critic rating: 67.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: BlackBerry OS, Web browser, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, Legacy Mobile Device
Game modes: Single player
Jetpack Joyride is a 2011 side-scrolling endless runner/action video game created by Chief Creative Officer Luke Muscat at Halfbrick Studios.
Transformice
Released: May 1, 2010
Critic rating: 69.0 / 100 • 42 votes
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Transformice is a multiplayer game, where you are a small mouse out to get a cheese and bring the cheese back to the hole.
Alien Hominid
Released: May 21, 2004
Critic rating: 66.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Indie
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative, Split screen
They've got your spaceship and you will blow up anything in your path to get it back.
A Story About My Uncle
Released: May 28, 2014
Critic rating: 69.0 / 100
Rating: EC
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
A Story About My Uncle is a non-violent First-Person platform adventure game built in the Unreal Engine.
Rain World
Released: Mar 28, 2017
Critic rating: 62.1 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Rain World is a survival platformer set in an abandoned industrial environment ravaged by a shattered ecosystem.
Q.U.B.E.
Released: Dec 17, 2011
Critic rating: 67.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Simulator, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Q.U.B.E.
Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
Released: Sep 20, 2013
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U
Game modes: Single player
"The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.
Oddworld: Soulstorm
Released: Apr 6, 2021
Critic rating: 74.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Oddworld: Soulstorm is a modern re-imagining of the 1998 title Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus.
Commander Keen in Keen Dreams
Released: Dec 31, 1991
Critic rating: 58.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Trapped in a land where giant vegetables rule the day, you must fight your way through an army of vicious broccoli beasts, savage asparagus warriors and a bushel of other leafy green nasties before battling the fiercest spud of all, King Boobus Tuber.
The Addams Family
Released: Dec 31, 1992
Critic rating: 68.7 / 100 • 22 votes
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Arcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE, Amiga, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
Creepy, Kooky, Ooky, Spooky!
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
Released: Jul 14, 1993
Critic rating: 68.7 / 100 • 27 votes
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A remaster of the original Super Mario Bros.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Released: Nov 16, 2001
Critic rating: 64.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is the first Harry Potter video game for the PlayStation, and one of several different games based on the book and movie.
Rastan
Released: Mar 1, 1987
Critic rating: 68.7 / 100 • 21 votes
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Apple IIGS, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Sega Game Gear, DOS, MSX2, Amstrad CPC, Sega Master System/Mark III
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Rastan is a fantasy-themed side-scrolling action game originally released for the arcades in 1987.
Glover
Released: Nov 16, 1998
Critic rating: 68.7 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Nintendo 64, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Glover is a platforming video game featuring a magical, four-fingered glove named Glover in his quest to restore the Crystal Kingdom by retrieving crystals that were lost.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate
Released: Mar 5, 2013
Critic rating: 71.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
Initially set 25 years after the events of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Mirror of Fate will reveal the story of Gabriel's descendants, as they battle their own destiny in each era only to discover their true, shocking fate.
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Released: Oct 27, 2004
Critic rating: 68.7 / 100 • 54 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
On a heroic, comedic quest through 18 levels of platform, driving and sliding action, SpongeBob and Patrick leave Bikini Bottom and journey to new and unexplored lands.
Deepest Sword
Released: Apr 26, 2021
Critic rating: 68.5 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Venture deep into the Cavern of Longing.
Refunct
Released: Oct 16, 2015
Critic rating: 68.5 / 100 • 50 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.
Lumo
Released: May 23, 2016
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Witness the rebirth of a genre in Lumo – a classic isometric adventure with a modern twist for gamers young and old alike!
Half-Life: Decay
Released: Nov 14, 2001
Critic rating: 68.4 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Co-operative, Split screen
Half-Life: Decay is an expansion pack for Valve Software's science fiction, first-person shooter video game Half-Life.
Crab Champions
Released: Apr 1, 2023
Critic rating: 68.4 / 100 • 26 votes
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Platform, Racing, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Battle Royale
Claw your way across exotic islands combining fluid movement with fast paced combat to become a Crab Champion in this third person shooter with roguelike elements.
Yooka-Laylee
Released: Apr 11, 2017
Critic rating: 69.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet (and beat) an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of shiny collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka (the green one) and Laylee (the wisecracking bat with the big nose) embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B and his devious scheme to absorb all the world’s books… and convert them into pure profit!