Best Platformer Games
1,189 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
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).
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 • 49 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.
Mandagon
Released: Aug 3, 2016
Critic rating: 64.5 / 100 • 21 votes
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Explore Mandagon, a world inspired by Tibetan theology and philosophy.
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.
Pac-Land
Released: Aug 1, 1984
Critic rating: 64.5 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Sharp X68000, PC-8800 Series, Atari ST/STE, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, iOS, Amiga
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pac-Land itself is split into trips.
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.
Ice Climber
Released: Jan 30, 1985
Critic rating: 64.1 / 100 • 134 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!
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.
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 • 72 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.
Gex
Released: Apr 7, 1995
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Enter your television to defeat the evil Rez by collecting remotes to open worlds inside your tv.
Disney's Toy Story
Released: Dec 1, 1995
Critic rating: 63.8 / 100 • 65 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, PC (Microsoft Windows), Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
This game is based on the movie "Toy Story".
Sonic Rivals
Released: Nov 24, 2006
Critic rating: 67.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Racing
Platforms: PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The game begins with Doctor Eggman turning Tails, Amy Rose, Rouge, and the Master Emerald into cards with his new device.
Astérix
Released: Dec 31, 1993
Critic rating: 63.5 / 100 • 30 votes
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Astérix was developed by Bit Managers and Infogrames for a number of different consoles.
The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning
Released: Oct 10, 2006
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning explores the true origins of Spyro as you embark on a dangerous, combat-driven quest that will bring you face to face with the Dark Master's ultimate creation, Cynder.
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power
Released: Aug 20, 2015
Critic rating: 62.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is a fairytale journey which takes you on a quest with three heroes: Amadeus the Wizard, Pontius the Knight, and Zoya the Thief.
Disney Universe
Released: Oct 25, 2011
Critic rating: 64.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
For the first time, suit up in an off-the-wall multiplayer adventure where iconic Disney characters and legendary Disney worlds collide.
RoboCop 3
Released: Sep 1, 1992
Critic rating: 63.3 / 100 • 22 votes
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: Arcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
RoboCop 3 is a side-scrolling platform shooter.
Planet Alpha
Released: Sep 4, 2018
Critic rating: 57.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Planet Alpha is an adventure set in a living alien world where you have the ability to manipulate the daytime.
WALL-E
Released: Jun 24, 2008
Critic rating: 61.4 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Based on the 2008 computer-animated film from Pixar Animation Studios, the video game version of WALL-E involves playing as the lonely robot as he navigates a trash-tainted world and begins an unlikely trek across the cosmos.