Games Game Genres Platformer

Platformer

One of the oldest genres of video games — the platformer — is characterized by a unique gameplay experience. The player controls a character that moves through levels, jumps on "platforms," climbs ladders, collects items, and battles enemies. The intelligence of opponents is usually either weak or completely absent. Some platformers focus on speed and reaction, others resemble puzzles more, while others require the player to execute the correct combination of movements to overcome obstacles. The genre diversity of platformers is very wide.

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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2005

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Shadow of the Colossus

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure

October 18, 2005

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Shadow of the Colossus — action-adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. You take on the role of a hero named Wander, who must go through...

Castlevania (1990)

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

September 26, 1986

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Castlevania (1990) - the game consists of six levels that are completed in the only possible way, without plot branches and alternative levels. The game character...

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

Action, Platformer, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Parkour

November 30, 2004

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is a continuation of the dynamic action slasher with a third-person view. The story of the game takes place several years after the...

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones

Action, Slasher, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Parkour

December 1, 2005

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones is a continuation of the dynamic action slasher with a third-person view, which is the third part of The Sands of Time series...

Metroid

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Metroidvania

August 6, 1986

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Metroid is the heroine, Samus Aran is a galactic bounty hunter. She wears an exceptionally powerful and adaptable exoskeleton created by the ancient Chozo race...

Psychonauts

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Comedy, Adventure

April 19, 2005

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Psychonauts is an action-adventure platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The plot follows a young special agent named Raz, who learns to use his...

Sonic Heroes

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

December 30, 2003

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Sonic Heroes is a 3D platformer. It gives you the opportunity to manage a team of three characters. The player directly controls one of them, but if necessary, he...

Flashback (1992)

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view

January 23, 2005

Flashback is an arcade action game with platformer elements in a futuristic style. 2142 After escaping from a spaceship and suffering complete amnesia, young...

Mappy

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

November 14, 1984

Players: 10/10

Mappy is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from the developers at Namco Limited. The game is published by Namco Limited. In some...

Lord of the Rings: Legends

Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, The Lord of the Rings

November 22, 2005

Players: 5.5/10

Lord of the Rings: Legends is an action game with a mixture of platformer and fantasy game from the developers from the Microjocs Mobile S.L. studio. The main...

Cave Story

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Metroidvania

January 4, 2005

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 89/100

This futuristic action-platformer combines shooting and puzzles with the story of an amnesiac boy who wakes in a dark cave. As he explores the world, he discovers a...

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Metroidvania

August 25, 2005

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 89/100

This action platformer with role-playing elements takes place in 2036, one year after the events of Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow. Soma Cruz becomes the focus of a...

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

March 4, 2004

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex is a continuation of the third-person shooter in the universe of the cybernetic anime Ghost in the Shell. In the role of the...

Ape Escape: On the Loose

Action, Stealth, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Sports game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Snowboard, Table tennis, Adventure

March 17, 2005

Metacritic: 66/100

This adventure platformer follows a pursuit through time as escaped monkeys threaten to alter history. After the mischievous monkey Specter takes a professor’s...

Worms 4: Mayhem

Arcade, Strategy, Platformer, Turn-based

July 29, 2005

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Worms 4: Mayhem — the game has two types of destructible environments — all objects on the surface of the landscape are divided into eight-polygonal...

Mortal Kombat: Deception

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle, Chess game

October 4, 2004

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A fighting game in the Mortal Kombat series, featuring matches that combine hand-to-hand combat with weapon use. Mortal Kombat: Deception includes secret and...

Rayman 2: The Great Escape

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view

January 6, 1999

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Rayman 2: The Great Escape is an action-adventure platformer with a third-person view. The game takes place on a world called the Glade of Dreams and revolves...

I-Ninja

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

September 9, 2003

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

I-Ninja — The game begins with a ninja in training (whose name is simply Ninja) sneaking into the enemy camp to save his sensei (who is simply called Sensei...

WarioWare Touched!

Action, Racing, Hunting / Fishing, Platformer, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Sports game, Anime / Manga, Stunts, Snowboard, Arkanoid

December 2, 2004

Metacritic: 81/100

This collection of 180 microgames has Wario and his friends tackle short tasks using touch controls. They include Dr. Crygor’s games involving spins and whirlpools...

Sonic the Hedgehog 2009

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

June 23, 1991

Players: 8/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Sonic the Hedgehog 2009 is a third-person action game with a mixture of platforming and anime or manga games from the studios Sonic Team and Sega. The game is...

Super Princess Peach

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

October 20, 2005

Metacritic: 75/100

This adventure platformer follows Peach as she sets out to rescue Mario and Luigi after Bowser and his koopa horde capture the Mushroom Kingdom’s defenders. The...

Joust

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

October 30, 1987

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Joust is an arcade action platformer built around aerial combat in caverns. The player rides an ostrich and attacks enemy riders with a lance, defeating them by...

Prince of Persia: Revelations

Action, Platformer, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

December 6, 2005

Prince of Persia: Revelations is a first-person action game with platformer and fantasy elements from developers from Pipeworks Software. The game is published by...

Super Mario 64 DS

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mario Game

November 20, 2004

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

This 3D platformer blends action and puzzle elements as players explore a castle and its grounds in search of 150 Power Stars. The adventure features Mario, Yoshi...

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Star Wars

May 11, 2005

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith is an arcade game with action and platform elements from developers from the studio In-Fusio. The main publisher of the game is THQ...

Disney's Cinderella: Magical Dreams

Action, Platformer, Music game, Third-person view, Puzzle

September 20, 2005

Metacritic: 69/100

This action platformer retells the classic Cinderella story from three perspectives: Cinderella, the mice, and the Fairy Godmother. The game combines platforming...

Tomb Raider: Quest for Cinnabar

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

May 1, 2004

Tomb Raider: Quest for Cinnabar is a third-person arcade game with action, platformer and puzzle elements from the masters of the IOMO studio. The game is published...

Jak 3

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure

November 9, 2004

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 84/100

This post-apocalyptic action game with shooter and platforming elements follows Jak and Daxter after they are banished from Haven City and left to survive in a...

Bubble Bobble Revolution

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

November 4, 2005

Metacritic: 38/100

This arcade platformer follows two dinosaurs working together to clear levels and rescue their girlfriends. Bubble Bobble Revolution builds on the classic gameplay...

Tomb Raider: Elixir of Life

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

October 1, 2004

Tomb Raider: Elixir of Life is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, platformer and puzzle from developers from the IOMO studio. The game is...

James Pond 2: Codename: RoboCod

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

June 9, 1993

James Pond 2: Codename: RoboCod is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from the developers at Vectordean Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is...

Stormlord

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

March 27, 1992

Stormlord is a third-person action game with platforming elements from the developers of the RazorSoft, Inc. studio. The game is published by Hewson Consultants...

Proud Family

Adventure, Platformer, Music game, Third-person view, Puzzle

November 13, 2005

Proud Family is a third-person adventure with platformer, music and puzzle elements from the developers of Gorilla Systems Corporation. The game is published by...

Professor Fizzwizzle

Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

July 1, 2005

Players: 10/10

Professor Fizzwizzle is a third-person action game with strategy, platformer and puzzle elements from the Grubby Games studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

October 1, 2005

Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures is a third-person action game with a mixture of platforming and puzzles from the studio A2M. The main publisher of the game is...

Metal Slug 4

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Tanks

June 12, 2002

Metal Slug 4 is an arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter, platformer, anime or manga game and tank simulator from the developers of MEGA Enterprise Co...

Halo Zero

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

December 12, 2005

Halo Zero — is a 2D action game based on the story of previous Halo One, in which you will use a really large number of weapons that you will collect...

Rainbow Islands Revolution

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

December 29, 2005

Metacritic: 54/100

This arcade platformer challenges the player to climb vertical levels that are gradually sinking beneath the ocean. Rainbow Islands Revolution builds on the ideas...

Viewtiful Joe 2

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Comics

November 17, 2004

Metacritic: 86/100

This action platformer with fighting elements follows Joe and his girlfriend, Silvia, as they face new enemies and challenges. Unlike in the first game, Silvia is...

Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

May 17, 2002

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 58/100

This third-person action platformer sends Duke Nukem to New York City in pursuit of the villain Mech Morphix. Duke fights across skyscraper rooftops and through...

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