Best Platformer Games
1,170 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Super Mario Bros.
Released: Sep 13, 1985
Critic rating: 83.7 / 100 • 1,318 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Family Computer Disk System, Arcade, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A side scrolling 2D platformer and first entry in the Super Mario franchise, Super Mario Bros.
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.
Viewfinder
Released: Jul 18, 2023
Critic rating: 89.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Viewfinder is a puzzle game where you can reshape the world around you by taking photos with an instant camera.
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
Released: Mar 4, 2016
Critic rating: 82.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight is a sidescrolling platformer, and is the fourth installment of the Momodora series.
Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons: Marooned on Mars
Released: Dec 14, 1990
Critic rating: 83.6 / 100 • 31 votes
Genres: Platform
Platforms: DOS
Game modes: Single player
Commander Keen's very first adventure, and the debut of id's groundbreaking side-scrolling technology.
Jurassic Park
Released: Aug 26, 1993
Critic rating: 83.6 / 100 • 55 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Game modes: Single player
Jurassic Park is a SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive game based on the first movie.
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.
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
Released: Nov 10, 2020
Critic rating: 77.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, players take on the role of Sakuna, a proud yet lonely harvest goddess who is banished to a dangerous island with a group of outcast humans.
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Released: Nov 3, 1998
Critic rating: 83.6 / 100 • 567 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Crash Bandicoot: Warped is the third game in the Crash Bandicoot series and the first to feature Coco as a playable character.
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Released: Jul 1, 2014
Critic rating: 86.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Guacamelee!
Shadow of the Colossus
Released: Jan 12, 2012
Critic rating: 83.4 / 100 • 54 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player
In a desolate land where beasts as big as mountains roam free, a lone hero and his horse must ride into the unknown on a quest for ancient power.
Monument Valley II
Released: May 30, 2017
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Guide a mother and her child as they embark on a journey through magical architecture, discovering illusionary pathways and delightful puzzles as you learn the secrets of the Sacred Geometry.
Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Released: Nov 13, 2018
Critic rating: 83.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Spyro Reignited Trilogy is a collection of remakes of the first three Spyro the Dragon platformers, originally developed by Insomniac Games for the PlayStation.
Fez
Released: Apr 13, 2012
Critic rating: 85.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world.
Taz: Wanted
Released: Sep 17, 2002
Critic rating: 83.4 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Taz: Wanted is an action-adventure video game featuring the Tasmanian Devil, from the Looney Tunes.
Sonic the Hedgehog
Released: Jun 23, 1991
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 3, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Sonic the Hedgehog is a 2D side-scrolling platformer developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Genesis/Mega Drive.
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Released: Nov 6, 1997
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100 • 536 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Android, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back is the second game in the Crash Bandicoot series, and the sequel to the original game.
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Released: Jun 30, 2017
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100 • 65 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A remake of Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back found in the Crash Bandicoot N.
Stray
Released: Jul 19, 2022
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Stray is a third-person cat adventure game set amidst the detailed neon-lit alleys of a decaying cybercity and the murky environments of its seedy underbelly.
Mega Man Legacy Collection 2
Released: Aug 8, 2017
Critic rating: 71.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A compilation of four timeless adventures in one package, Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 features the most recent entries in the classic side-scrolling series.
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix
Released: Mar 14, 2013
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player
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Portal
Released: Oct 10, 2007
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Waking up in a seemingly empty laboratory, the player is made to complete various physics-based puzzle challenges through numerous test chambers in order to test out the new Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device, without an explanation as to how, why or by whom.
Tomb Raider
Released: Mar 4, 2013
Critic rating: 84.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Tomb Raider explores the intense and gritty origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
The Messenger
Released: Aug 30, 2018
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan's survival.
The Sly Collection
Released: Nov 9, 2010
Critic rating: 84.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative, Split screen
The Sly Collection is a remastered compilation of the first three Sly Cooper games, developed by Sanzaru Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.