Best Platformer Games
1,170 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
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.
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.
Happy Wheels
Released: Jun 4, 2010
Critic rating: 61.7 / 100 • 57 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Racing
Platforms: Web browser, Android, 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.
Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia
Released: Feb 9, 2016
Critic rating: 55.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Chronicles: Russia will feature the Russian assassin Nikolai Orelov in 1918, during the aftermath of the October Revolution.
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.
Pid
Released: Oct 31, 2012
Critic rating: 62.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Music, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Pid was developed by Might and Delight for PC, Mac, X-Box, and PlayStation and released in 2012.
Despicable Me: Minion Rush
Released: Jun 13, 2013
Critic rating: 61.1 / 100 • 26 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Racing, Arcade
Platforms: Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Race with the Minions in the award-winning, fan-favorite runner, Minion Rush!
Knack
Released: Nov 15, 2013
Critic rating: 60.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
From Mark Cerny, one of the greatest minds in video games today, Knack is a fun-filled adventure of colossal proportions that invites players to wield fantastic powers and discover a unique and vibrant world.
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
Released: Nov 18, 2012
Critic rating: 52.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Unleash the power of the brush in an all new co-op adventure.
Lifeless Planet: Premier Edition
Released: May 13, 2015
Critic rating: 64.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
While seeking life on a distant planet, an astronaut discovers an abandoned Russian town.
Sonic Adventure
Released: Dec 23, 1998
Critic rating: 55.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Dreamcast
Game modes: Single player
Sonic Adventure is a 3D platformer video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault
Released: Nov 27, 2012
Critic rating: 58.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Explore action-packed battlefields and wipe out waves of enemies with outrageous weapons.
Mega Man II
Released: Dec 20, 1991
Critic rating: 60.7 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy
Game modes: Single player
The second handheld installment of the Mega Man series has him (along with his dog, Rush) defeating eight more revived Robot Masters (from Mega Man 2 and Mega Man 3), while finding the whereabouts of Dr.
X-Men
Released: Mar 8, 1993
Critic rating: 60.6 / 100 • 30 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Fighting, Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative, Split screen
X-Men is a side-scrolling action game based on the comic book series of the same name.
Stumble Guys
Released: Sep 24, 2020
Critic rating: 60.6 / 100 • 57 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Racing, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Battle Royale
Stumble Guys is a massively multiplayer party knockout game with up to 32 players online intention to struggle through levels round after round of escalating chaos, until one victor remains!
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
Released: Nov 15, 2001
Critic rating: 55.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee is set in the fictional Oddworld universe and take place after those of Abe's Exoddus.
Spider-Man 3
Released: May 4, 2007
Critic rating: 58.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
The next-gen version of Spider-Man 3, a videogame based on the 2007 movie of the same name.
Trove
Released: Jul 9, 2015
Critic rating: 62.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Thirsting for danger and lusting for loot?
Rolling Thunder
Released: Dec 1, 1986
Critic rating: 60.5 / 100 • 25 votes
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Wii, Atari ST/STE, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Rolling Thunder is a run and gun/action arcade game that was released by Namco in 1986 and licensed to Atari Games for US manufacture and distribution.
Monsters, Inc. Scream Team
Released: Oct 30, 2001
Critic rating: 54.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
What would you say if you found out that the scary monsters hiding in children's closet were all part of a corporate conspiracy?
Worms Rumble
Released: Dec 1, 2020
Critic rating: 63.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Battle Royale
Welcome to Worms Rumble, the first ever Worms game to feature real-time combat!