Best Platformer Games
1,188 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Mega Man X5
Released: Nov 30, 2000
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Mega Man returns for more wild action in MEGA MAN X5.
Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX
Released: Jun 22, 2021
Critic rating: 62.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The legendary Alex Kidd returns with Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX!
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2
Released: Nov 13, 2007
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Music, Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Wii
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
They've invaded the world of Rayman, and now the insane Rabbids have a new objective: invade planet Earth!
Seum: Speedrunners from Hell
Released: Jul 28, 2016
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Racing, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Seum: Speedrunners from Hell is competitive heavy metal first-person platformer.
Super Mario Bros. 2
Released: Jul 14, 1993
Critic rating: 62.8 / 100 • 27 votes
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
A remaster of the original Super Mario Bros.
Sonic Adventure
Released: Sep 15, 2010
Critic rating: 55.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Sonic Adventure is an HD port of Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut.
Batman: Return of the Joker
Released: Dec 20, 1991
Critic rating: 62.5 / 100 • 30 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Batman: Return of the Joker was developed and published by Sunsoft as the second in their Batman series on the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Little Nightmares: The Depths
Released: Jul 6, 2017
Critic rating: 55.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The Depths is the first area the Runaway Kid passes through in Little Nightmares's DLC, Secrets of the Maw.
Sonic Unleashed
Released: Nov 20, 2008
Critic rating: 65.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Gameplay in Sonic Unleashed focuses on two modes of platforming play: fast-paced levels that take place during daytime, showcasing Sonic's trademark speed as seen in previous games in the series, and slower, night-time levels, during which Sonic's Werehog form emerges, and gameplay switches to an action-based, brawler style of play, in which Sonic battles Gaia enemies
Popeye
Released: Dec 31, 1982
Critic rating: 62.4 / 100 • 47 votes
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Popeye is a 1982 arcade game developed and released by Nintendo based on the Popeye cartoon characters licensed from King Features Syndicate.
Toree 3D
Released: Apr 9, 2021
Critic rating: 62.4 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A bite-sized 3D Platformer with a few weird elements.
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Released: Nov 1, 1986
Critic rating: 62.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Ghosts 'n Goblins is a platform game where the player controls a knight, named Sir Arthur, who must defeat zombies, ogres, demons, cyclops, dragons and other monsters in order to rescue Princess Prin Prin, who has been kidnapped by Satan, king of Demon World.
Karnov
Released: Jan 1, 1987
Critic rating: 62.2 / 100 • 21 votes
Genres: Shooter, Music, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Mac, DOS, Amstrad CPC
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Karnov is a 1987 platform arcade game.
Gorilla Tag
Released: Dec 15, 2022
Critic rating: 62.0 / 100 • 36 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Oculus VR, Meta Quest 2, PlayStation VR2, SteamVR, Meta Quest 3, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Multiplayer
Reject humanity.
Yoshi's New Island
Released: Mar 13, 2014
Critic rating: 63.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
Yoshi and Baby Mario are back in Yoshi's New Island, the third installment in the beloved franchise.
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
Released: Nov 19, 2002
Critic rating: 55.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (released in Japan as Star Wars: Jango Fett) is a Star Wars video game developed and published by LucasArts for the GameCube and Sony PlayStation 2, released in 2002.
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
Released: Aug 28, 1987
Critic rating: 61.9 / 100 • 148 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Family Computer Disk System, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Castlevania was a cakewalk compared to this bloody curse.
Shrek 2
Released: May 3, 2004
Critic rating: 63.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
Game based on the second movie, developed by the makers of Vigilante 8.
MapleStory
Released: Apr 29, 2003
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Welcome to MapleStory, the original side-scrolling MMORPG where epic adventure, action and good friends await you.
Happy Wheels
Released: Jun 4, 2010
Critic rating: 61.7 / 100 • 58 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Racing, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
Try to get to the finish line in this twisted game's user-created tracks.
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut
Released: Jun 17, 2003
Critic rating: 53.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Racing, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
An ancient evil lurking within the Master Emerald has been unleashed from its slumber by the devious Dr.
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure
Released: Nov 1, 1994
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega 32X, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Atari Jaguar, Sega CD, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure is a side-scrolling action game where players assume the role of adventurer Pitfall Harry Jr.
Disney's Chicken Little
Released: Oct 18, 2005
Critic rating: 55.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation 3, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Based on the feature 3D animation film Chicken Little, Chicken Little the action-packed video game catapults you into the hair-raising adventures of the movie and beyond.
Castlevania Legends
Released: Nov 27, 1997
Critic rating: 61.3 / 100 • 31 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Game Boy
Game modes: Single player
Every legend has a beginning.
A Boy and His Blob
Released: Oct 13, 2009
Critic rating: 53.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
When Blobolonia is threatened by an evil Emperor, the blob comes to Earth looking for help.