Best Platformer Games

Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows

Released: Sep 17, 2015

Critic rating: 95.0 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie

Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player

Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows is a free expansion for Shovel Knight that follows Plague Knight in his own quest.

Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection

Released: Oct 7, 2015

Critic rating: 85.1 / 100

Rating: T

Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure

Platforms: PlayStation 4

Game modes: Single player

Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection is a remastered compilation of the action-adventure shooter platform video games Drake's Fortune, Among Thieves, and Drake's Deception.

Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix

Released: Mar 29, 2007

Critic rating: 86.3 / 100 • 50 votes

Genres: Shooter, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure

Platforms: PlayStation 2

Game modes: Single player

In September 2006, Square Enix announced Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, featuring new scenes and gameplay elements.

Rayman Origins

Released: Nov 15, 2011

Critic rating: 89.4 / 100

Rating: E10+

Genres: Platform, Adventure

Platforms: PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Bubble Dreamer, Rayman, his best friend Globox, and some Teensy friends are chilling out at the Bubble Dreamer's resting grounds, the Snoring Tree.

Banjo-Tooie

Released: Nov 20, 2000

Critic rating: 86.1 / 100 • 178 votes

Rating: E

Genres: Platform, Quiz/Trivia, Adventure

Platforms: Nintendo 64

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen

Grunty returns—and that's bad news for Banjo and Kazooie!

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Remastered

Released: Oct 7, 2015

Critic rating: 86.1 / 100 • 159 votes

Rating: T

Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure

Platforms: PlayStation 4

Game modes: Single player

Reacquaint yourself with fortune hunter Nathan Drake through a tale of life-threatening danger, exotic locations and heroic rescue missions.

Valkyrie Profile

Released: Dec 22, 1999

Critic rating: 86.1 / 100 • 32 votes

Rating: T

Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure

Platforms: PlayStation

Game modes: Single player

Valkyrie Profile is a role-playing video game developed by tri-Ace and published by Enix (now Square Enix) for the PlayStation.

Sonic the Hedgehog Chaos

Released: Oct 25, 1993

Critic rating: 86.0 / 100 • 35 votes

Rating: E

Genres: Platform, Adventure

Platforms: Wii, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System/Mark III

Game modes: Single player

Dr.

Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition

Released: Mar 11, 2016

Critic rating: 86.3 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Platform, Adventure

Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player

The forest of Nibel is dying.

Cave Story+

Released: Nov 22, 2011

Critic rating: 84.5 / 100

Rating: E10+

Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie

Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player

A young amnesiac hero discovers a hidden land and vows to protect the defenseless creatures who live there!

Urban Chaos

Released: Nov 30, 1999

Critic rating: 90.0 / 100

Rating: M

Genres: Shooter, Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure

Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, Dreamcast

Game modes: Single player

Urban Chaos throws you into the heart of a modern urban jungle at the turn of the millenium.

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Released: Jun 30, 2009

Critic rating: 100.0 / 100

Rating: E10+

Genres: Platform

Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, PlayStation 2

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen

Based on the computer-animated movie starring the voices of Ray Romano and John Leguizamo, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is a 3D platform game that has you controlling multiple prehistoric protagonists across more than 15 levels of lighthearted action.

Donkey Kong

Released: Jun 14, 1994

Critic rating: 90.0 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Arcade

Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy

Game modes: Single player

Donkey Kong is a Game Boy game which starts out with the premise of being a straight remake of the original Donkey Kong arcade game.

Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

Released: Jan 28, 2014

Critic rating: 88.1 / 100

Rating: M

Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure

Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is a re-release of Tomb Raider, developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square-Enix for the Playstation 4 and the Xbox One.

Cuphead

Released: Sep 29, 2017

Critic rating: 86.9 / 100

Rating: E10+

Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade

Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Cuphead is a run-and-gun action game focused primarily on boss battles.

Super Mario Sunshine

Released: Jul 19, 2002

Critic rating: 90.0 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Platform, Adventure

Platforms: Nintendo GameCube

Game modes: Single player

Super Mario Sunshine is a Mario action-adventure 3D platformer.

SteamWorld Dig 2

Released: Sep 21, 2017

Critic rating: 89.1 / 100

Rating: E10+

Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie

Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player

SteamWorld Dig 2 takes you on a platform mining adventure forged in Metroidvania flames.

Neon White

Released: Jun 16, 2022

Critic rating: 88.8 / 100

Rating: T

Genres: Shooter, Platform, Indie, Arcade, Visual Novel

Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player

Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.

Braid

Released: Aug 6, 2008

Critic rating: 86.7 / 100

Rating: E10+

Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie

Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360

Game modes: Single player

Braid is a puzzle-platformer, drawn in a painterly style, where you can manipulate the flow of time in strange and unusual ways.

Pushmo

Released: Oct 5, 2011

Critic rating: 87.0 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Platform, Puzzle

Platforms: Nintendo 3DS

Game modes: Single player

A kindly old inventor created a park and filled it with incredible puzzle-like climbing toys called Pushmo.

Hi-Fi Rush

Released: Jan 25, 2023

Critic rating: 86.2 / 100

Rating: T

Genres: Music, Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure

Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5

Game modes: Single player

As wannabe rockstar Chai, you’ll fight back against a sinister robotics enhancement conglomerate using rhythm-amplified combat where everything – from the motion in the environment to the blows of combat – is synced to the music.

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando

Released: Nov 11, 2003

Critic rating: 90.0 / 100

Rating: E10+

Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure

Platforms: PlayStation 2

Game modes: Single player

Ratchet and Clank return as heroes for hire in Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando, the second game in this action platforming franchise.There are 18 entirely new weapons, as well as five weapons from the first game (you can upload them if using your old memory save).

Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion

Released: Jun 13, 2018

Critic rating: 81.0 / 100

Rating: E10+

Genres: Shooter, Platform

Platforms: Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player

"This full-on single-player adventure spans 80 missions starring Agent 8, an Octoling who awakens on a dark subway platform.

Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

Released: Sep 24, 2002

Critic rating: 90.0 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Platform, Adventure

Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Game Boy Advance

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Super Mario Advance 3 is a GBA remake for the SNES with the dinosaur Yoshi and his friends as main characters carrying Baby Mario and Luigi on their back.

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

Released: Jan 18, 2024

Critic rating: 87.4 / 100

Rating: T

Genres: Platform, Adventure

Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player

Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.