Best Platformer Games
1,170 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Bionic Commando
Released: Dec 1, 1988
Critic rating: 65.3 / 100 • 25 votes
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
This version of Bionic Commando is loosely based on the original arcade game and its computer ports, having different levels and plot.
ReCore
Released: Sep 13, 2016
Critic rating: 59.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Presenting ReCore a game from the legendary creator Keiji Inafune and the makers of Metroid Prime.
Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase
Released: Oct 4, 2001
Critic rating: 65.3 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Play as Shaggy or Scooby and try to defeat the Phantom Virus in Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase for PlayStation.
Donkey Kong Jr.
Released: Jul 15, 1983
Critic rating: 65.2 / 100 • 36 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Family Computer Disk System, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Donkey Kong Jr.
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
Released: Nov 20, 2012
Critic rating: 65.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Platform
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Playstation All-Stars Battle Royal is a cross over fighting game featuring (mostly exclusive) iconic characters from various Playstation franchises.
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
Released: Oct 29, 2001
Critic rating: 62.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex is the fourth mainline series game and the first to feature Crash Bandicoot on the PlayStation 2.
Metal Slug 5
Released: Nov 1, 2003
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Xbox, Neo Geo MVS, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
A special disc that contains deep and intricate secrets about the Metal Slug project is stolen by a mysterious group called the Ptolemaic Army, whose specialty lies from within archaeological excavation and espionage.
Contra
Released: Feb 1, 1987
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Contra (also known as Gryzor in Oceania and Europe), is a 1987 run and gun action game developed and published by Konami originally released as a coin-operated arcade game on February 20, 1987.
Sonic Dash
Released: Mar 7, 2013
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Racing, Arcade
Platforms: Windows Phone, Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player
Sonic Dash is an endless runner platformer video game developed by Hardlight and published by Sega.
Heart of Darkness
Released: Jul 4, 1998
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Heart of Darkness places players in the role of a child named Andy as he attempts to rescue his dog who has been kidnapped by creatures known as The Dark Souls.
Antarctic Adventure
Released: Dec 31, 1983
Critic rating: 64.9 / 100 • 42 votes
Genres: Platform, Racing, Arcade
Platforms: ColecoVision, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, MSX
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Antarctic Adventure is a video game developed by Konami in 1983 for MSX, and later for video game consoles, such as NES.
Wonder Boy
Released: Mar 3, 1986
Critic rating: 64.8 / 100 • 36 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Wonder Boy is a 1986 platformer video game published by Sega and developed by Escape (now known as Westone Bit Entertainment).
Caveman Ninja
Released: Dec 31, 1991
Critic rating: 64.8 / 100 • 28 votes
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Arcade, Zeebo, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, DOS, Amiga
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Back in the distant past (way back - like when “rock and roll” was just rock and fast food was dinner you couldn’t catch), lived two cave dudes named Joe and Mac.
Ice Climber
Released: Jan 30, 1985
Critic rating: 64.7 / 100 • 133 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
If you can break through 8 levels of treacherous arctic ice, you'll reach the top of the mountain!
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
Released: Feb 13, 2007
Critic rating: 60.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (known as Ratchet & Clank 5 in Japan) is a 2007 platformer video game developed by High Impact Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Released: Dec 31, 1989
Critic rating: 64.6 / 100 • 48 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, MSX
Game modes: Single player
A Port of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" for home computers.
Dandara
Released: Feb 6, 2018
Critic rating: 69.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"As a metroidvania carefully designed with both touch and gamepad in mind, we considered how you could achieve exploration and fast action using either input.
Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India
Released: Jan 12, 2016
Critic rating: 60.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Chronicles: India will feature Indian assassin Arbaaz Mir in 1841, while the Sikh Empire was at war with the East India Company.
Alley Cat
Released: Dec 31, 1983
Critic rating: 64.5 / 100 • 23 votes
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Atari 8-bit, PC-8800 Series, DOS
Game modes: Single player
Alley Cat is an early video game in which the player controls a cat, navigating an alley screen and various challenge rooms.
Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge
Released: Dec 1, 2000
Critic rating: 64.4 / 100 • 30 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Aladdin, Jasmine, and the Sultan thought things would settle down with the evil Jafar finally out of the picture.
Croc 2
Released: Aug 3, 1999
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Croc 2 is a platformer that follows the cute crocodile protagonist, Croc, in his adventure to free his furry friends the gobbos from the forces of evil.
Flashback
Released: Aug 21, 2013
Critic rating: 49.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Flashback is a science fiction platform video game remake of the original 1992 Flashback.
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
Released: Oct 25, 2013
Critic rating: 58.1 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pac is back in an all-new experience for a whole new generation of fans.
Sonic Heroes
Released: Dec 30, 2003
Critic rating: 61.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation 3, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Sonic Heroes is an adventure and multiplatform video game in the Sonic The Hedgehog series, developed by Sonic Team and published by SEGA for the Nintendo GameCube, Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox and Microsoft Windows PCs.
Cool Spot
Released: Apr 16, 1993
Critic rating: 63.9 / 100 • 71 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, DOS, Amiga, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
Cool Spot is a mascot for 7 Up, introduced in 1987.