Best Platformer Games
1,190 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Papetura
Released: May 7, 2021
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Papetura is an atmospheric point & click, adventure game, handcrafted entirely out of paper.
Chasm
Released: Jul 30, 2018
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Chasm is a procedurally-generated RPG Platformer for PC (Win, Mac, & Linux), Playstation 4, and Nintendo Switch.
Duke Nukem II
Released: Dec 3, 1993
Critic rating: 69.3 / 100 • 36 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player
Duke Nukem is back.
Adventure Island II
Released: Feb 1, 1991
Critic rating: 69.3 / 100 • 41 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Adventure Island II is a side-scrolling platform game developed by Now Production and published by Hudson Soft that was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991.
X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse
Released: Nov 1, 1994
Critic rating: 69.2 / 100 • 28 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
Because of a rise of anti-mutant activity in Genosha, Professor Xavier uses Cerebro to scan the island nation and discovers Apocalypse's presence there.
Pandemonium!
Released: Nov 5, 1996
Critic rating: 68.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: N-Gage, PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Vita, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Legacy Mobile Device
Game modes: Single player
Pandemonium features 2 playable characters: Fargus, a joker, and Nikki, who unwittingly casts a spell that destroys the town.
Awesomenauts
Released: May 1, 2012
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Strategy, Indie, MOBA
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Two teams battle each other to take down the opposing sides turrets and base.
Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition
Released: Sep 6, 2011
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Ouya, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
This is an updated version of Another World (also known as Out of This World) for the 20th anniversary of the original game.
Back to Bed
Released: Aug 6, 2014
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Ouya, Linux, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Back to Bed is an artistic 3D puzzle game with a surreal twist.
Never Alone: Foxtales
Released: Jul 28, 2015
Critic rating: 69.1 / 100 • 26 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Spring has come to the Arctic and Nuna and Fox return in Never Alone: Foxtales -- the first expansion to 2014’s award-winning indie hit Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna).
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 • 34 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!
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Released: Oct 29, 1999
Critic rating: 69.1 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
The PC version of Rayman 2: The Great Escape retains the same level structure from the Nintendo 64 version with higher resolution graphics and a higher frame rate.
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.
Refunct
Released: Oct 16, 2015
Critic rating: 69.0 / 100 • 51 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.
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.
Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time
Released: Aug 21, 2020
Critic rating: 67.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Become Samurai Jack, the greatest warrior across time.
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.
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.
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger
Released: Oct 8, 2002
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
G'day, Mate.
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.
The Addams Family
Released: Dec 31, 1992
Critic rating: 68.7 / 100 • 23 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!
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.