Best Platformer Games
1,188 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Super Mario Maker 2
Released: Jun 28, 2019
Critic rating: 87.2 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A side-scrolling Mario adventure that unleashes the creative potential of Super Mario Maker 2 awaits in Story Mode, which contains over 100 built-in courses.
Mirror's Edge
Released: Sep 2, 2009
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Windows Phone, iOS
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
Mirror's Edge is a side-scrolling platform game developed by IronMonkey Studios and published by Electronic Arts.
Mega Man X2
Released: Dec 16, 1994
Critic rating: 84.1 / 100 • 157 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
Mega Man X2, known as Rockman X2 in Japan is the second game in the Mega Man X series and was released for the Super Famicom/Super Nintendo in 1994.
Psychonauts
Released: Apr 19, 2005
Critic rating: 84.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Psychonauts is a platform-adventure game developed by Double Fine Productions and released in 2005.
Roll Away
Released: Jul 10, 1998
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100 • 26 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Android, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Roll Away is a 3D platform puzzle video game which places the player in control of a Kula beachball.
Super Time Force Ultra
Released: Aug 25, 2014
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Super Time Force Ultra is an action-packed platformer with a time-travelling twist!
Yoku's Island Express
Released: May 29, 2018
Critic rating: 84.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Pinball, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Yoku’s Island Express is an open world/metroidvania-style pinball adventure, Seamlessly blending platform navigation with pinball mechanics across a large open world.
Mega Man Zero 3
Released: Apr 23, 2004
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100 • 55 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
It's the third chapter in the Mega Man Zero action adventure series for the Game Boy Advance.
Rogue Legacy 2
Released: Apr 28, 2022
Critic rating: 90.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Rogue Legacy is back!
Disney's DuckTales 2
Released: Apr 23, 1993
Critic rating: 83.9 / 100 • 47 votes
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Scrooge McDuck is hot on the trail of the richest adventure ever.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
Released: Jul 9, 2026
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
The iconic solo pirate adventure returns with Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, launching on July 9, 2026.
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
Released: Oct 2, 2020
Critic rating: 85.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is the eighth Crash Bandicoot series game, though the fourth chronologically.
Figment
Released: Sep 22, 2017
Critic rating: 88.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Music, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A musical action-adventure set in the recesses of the human mind...
The Swapper
Released: May 30, 2013
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The Swapper is a short puzzle platformer where you must complete every puzzle and collect 124 orbs, in groups of 3 and 9 later on, to complete the game.
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom
Released: Jun 21, 1991
Critic rating: 83.8 / 100 • 47 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Thrilling new cinema screen!
Super Meat Boy
Released: Oct 20, 2010
Critic rating: 85.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Super Meat Boy is a platform game in which players control Meat Boy, a small, dark red, cube-shaped character who must rescue his girlfriend Bandage Girl from the scientist Dr.
Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
Released: Apr 15, 2004
Critic rating: 83.8 / 100 • 109 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Once again, Kirby must save the kingdom from evil.
Huntdown
Released: May 12, 2020
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Challenge yourself in this hard-boiled arcade shooter.
LittleBigPlanet PS Vita
Released: Sep 19, 2012
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In LittleBigPlanet for PlayStationVita, join Sackboy on a completely new adventure, filled with exploration and competition.
Linelight
Released: Jan 30, 2017
Critic rating: 90.4 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
Linelight is an elegant puzzle game set in a world of lines.
Supraland: Six Inches Under
Released: Jan 14, 2022
Critic rating: 83.7 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Supraland Six Inches Under has exploration, puzzles, and combat!
Disney's DuckTales
Released: Sep 14, 1989
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Wii, Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
DuckTales is a platform game developed and published by Capcom and based on the Disney animated TV series of the same name.
Cave Story
Released: Dec 20, 2004
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo DSi
Game modes: Single player
A side-scrolling platformer in which a robot traverses a strange world that has been thrown into disorder due to its violent history and a doctor that is attempting to exploit the inhabitants to aid him in his own pursuit for power.
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Released: Nov 6, 2007
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga is a Lego-themed action-adventure game with platforming and puzzle-solving, played from a third-person perspective in a world built from Lego pieces.
Owlboy
Released: Nov 1, 2016
Critic rating: 88.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Owlboy is a platform/action-adventure video game created by Norwegian developer D-Pad Studio.