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
PlayStation 3PlayStation 2Xbox 360PS VitaPSPWiiNintendo DSWindows PhoneNintendo DSiiPhoneCommodore 64BREWJ2MEBlackBerryZeeboGP32
Statuses
Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2010 (Game released)
Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, PC, Xbox 360, Mac, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS → 3 March 2009
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
74/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Tomb Raider: Underworld is a third-person adventure action game in which Lara Croft explores ancient and uncharted locations concealing mysteries of the underworld...
Game released: iOS, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, Android → 27 February 2025
Players:
6/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
81/100
A cooperative isometric action platformer set in the Tomb Raider universe. Players once again take on the role of legendary tomb raider Lara Croft, this time...
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: GameCube, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox, Game Boy Advance → 26 February 2004
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
88/100
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. Among the scorched sands of Persia, an ancient legend...
Game released: Mac, PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Android, Linux → 18 November 2011
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
87/100
Super Meat Boy is a hardcore 2D side-scrolling platformer. You have to help the meat cube save his beloved, who was kidnapped by the evil scientist Dr. Fitus. The...
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: Mac, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, PS Vita, iOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Android, Nintendo Switch → 21 December 2011
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
69/100
Metacritic:
88/100
A dark adventure platformer built on the atmosphere of silence, loneliness, and constant danger. The story tells about a boy who sets out to find his missing...
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Old school, Remake, Exploration
Game released: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii → 15 June 2010
Metacritic:
76/100
A remaster of one of the most successful games based on the Disney and Pixar license — Toy Story 3. The updated version features improved graphics, higher...
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Slasher
Game released: PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox 360 → 8 January 2010
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Set in a demon-ravaged post-apocalyptic world, this third-person action game follows War, the first Horseman of the Apocalypse, who is accused of bringing about the...
Game released: Genesis, Game Boy Advance, Wii, Xbox 360, iPhone, PC, iOS, PlayStation 3, Mac, Android, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch → 24 November 1992
Players:
6.5/10
Metacritic:
78/100
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is an old-school platformer about a blue hedgehog, released by Sonic Team in 1992. In the story, Sonic and Tails decide to fight back against...
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Online
Game released: PlayStation 3, Wii, PC, Xbox 360, iOS, Nintendo DS, Mac → 27 November 2007
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
80/100
This action-adventure platformer brings together the events of all six Star Wars films in a world built from LEGO bricks. Its campaign spans 36 story levels, from...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, bada, Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64, DOS, Dragon 32/64, Game Boy Advance, iPad, iPhone, MSX, Oric, PC, ZX Spectrum → 1990
Manic Miner is a third-person action game with platforming elements. The game is published by Software Projects Ltd.. Manic Miner is also known as Manic Miner: ZX...
Game released: DOS, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Gear, Genesis, SEGA Master System, SNES, Wii, Nintendo DS, PC → 30 November 1995
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
50/100
Metacritic:
71/100
This science-fiction action platformer follows Jim, an ordinary earthworm who becomes an intelligent superhero after a strange suit lands on him. When he learns of...
Game released: PC, Linux, Mac, Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Android, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 11 January 2010
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
85/100
VVVVVV is an arcade indie platformer with a side view. You play as the fearless leader of a team of dimension explorers who have crashed and lost contact with each...
Game released: Mac, PlayStation 3, Wii, PC, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, PSP → 27 October 2011
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
73/100
This action-adventure platformer retells stories from Star Wars: The Clone Wars in the LEGO universe, bringing together characters from the animated series and the...
Game released: PSP, Android, iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, PC, Amazon Fire TV, Commodore 64, Mac, Linux, iOS → 3 April 2012
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
77/100
Canabalt is a fantasy arcade platformer. You have to escape from the destruction of your city with just one button. The game that popularized the endless runner...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, DOS, FM Towns, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Gear, Genesis, iPad, iPhone, Mac, NES, Nintendo 3DS, SAM Coupé, SEGA CD, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000, SNES, TurboGrafx CD, Wii, iOS → 1990
Players:
8.1/10
Prince of Persia is a side-scrolling adventure arcade action platformer. While the Sultan of Persia is waging war in a foreign country, his Grand Vizier Jaffar...
Game released: Android, iOS, PlayStation 3, Wii, PC, Windows Phone, Xbox 360, Amazon Fire TV → 25 January 2011
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
36/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 is a side-scrolling action platformer. Dr. Eggman has returned and in an attempt to finally get rid of Sonic, he returns to his best...
