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.
Years
Platforms
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Statuses
Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2006 (Game released)
Game released: GameCube, PSP, iOS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox → 3 December 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...
Game released: GameCube, Mac, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, PC, Xbox, Xbox 360 → 1 December 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...
Game released: PC, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PSP, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 11 April 2006
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
75/100
This third-person action-adventure follows Lara Croft as she travels the world in search of one of history’s greatest artifacts. The quest brings figures from her...
Game released: Linux, Mac, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 → 12 June 2012
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...
Game released: Atari 2600, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, ColecoVision, Game Boy Advance, Intellivision, MSX, NES, PC Booter, TI-99/4A, TRS-80 CoCo, VIC-20, Wii, ZX Spectrum → 1982
Players:
7/10
Steam:
48/100
Metacritic:
67/100
An arcade platformer in which Mario sets out to rescue a girl kidnapped by Donkey Kong. To reach her, he navigates obstacles and dodges barrels, fireballs, and...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 2, PSP, Xbox 360, Wii, Mac, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 1 June 2006
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
78/100
Tomb Raider: Anniversary is an anniversary edition of the adventure saga about the legendary tomb raider Lara Croft. The game is based on the very first part of the...
Game released: Atari 2600, Amstrad CPC, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Game Boy Advance, NES, PC-88, Wii, ZX Spectrum → 1983
Players:
8/10
Mario Bros. is a third-person action game with a mixture of platforming and puzzles from the developers of Nintendo Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Genesis, iPhone, MSX, NES, PlayStation 3, SEGA Master System, TurboGrafx-16, TurboGrafx CD, Wii, PC, Xbox 360, Zodiac, ZX Spectrum, Mac, Linux → 1989
Players:
6.5/10
Steam:
93/100
This arcade action platformer is set in a mythological world and follows a quest to rescue Athena, the daughter of Zeus, who has been captured by Neff, God of the...
Game released: Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, Xbox 360, PSP, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 17 November 2006
Players:
6.4/10
Metacritic:
79/100
This action-platform adventure retells the events of Star Wars Episodes IV–VI with humor and LEGO-style characters and settings. Players battle through scenes from...
Game released: BlackBerry, Game Boy Advance, Genesis, iPhone, iPod Classic, J2ME, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 → 20 November 2009
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...
Game released: Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, Game Boy Advance, Intellivision, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Wii → 1983
Players:
6/10
Donkey Kong Junior is a third-person action game with platforming and puzzle elements from developers from the Nintendo Co., Ltd. studio. The game is published by...