Platformer 2011 — top best games in the Platformer genre / Page 2

Metal Slug X - a game in the Platformer genre

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, Neo Geo, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, iOS → 2 October 2014

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 85/100

This 2D run-and-gun shooter with pixel-art graphics follows a fight to stop General Morden’s new coup. In Metal Slug X, players battle through six...

de Blob 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo DS, PC → 22 February 2011

Players: 9/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 75/100

de Blob 2 is a continuation of the arcade action platformer with a third-person view. The main villain from the first part returns and tries to seize...

Disney/Pixar's Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Android, Dreamcast, Game Boy Color, Mac, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → 12 April 2012

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 66/100

This third-person action platformer follows space hero Buzz Lightyear as he sets out to rescue his friend Woody. A greedy toy collector has kidnapped...

PlayStation Move Heroes

Action, Slasher, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 22 March 2011

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 53/100

This action-adventure platformer brings together characters from Ratchet & Clank, Jak & Daxter, and Sly Cooper. Ratchet, Clank, Jak, Daxter...

Metroid

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

Game released: Game Boy Advance, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Wii → 7 January 2005

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...

Disney Universe

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Mac → 18 November 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Disney Universe is a multiplayer action-adventure game with a third-person view set in the Disney universe. You'll play through levels based on...

LEGO Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Adventure, Online

Game released: Mac, PlayStation 3, Wii, PC, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, PSP → 27 October 2011

Players: 8.5/10

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...

Rush'n Attack

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, NES, Thomson TO, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum → 1986

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 58/100

This arcade action-platformer follows a fighter infiltrating an enemy base to free prisoners of war and escape to safety. Armed with a knife and...

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1

Action, Platformer, Side view, Adventure

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...

Max & the Magic Marker

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: iPad, iPhone, Mac, Nintendo DS, Wii, PC, Windows Phone, PlayStation 3, iOS → 24 March 2011

Metacritic: 73/100

A platform puzzle about Max, who discovers a magic marker that brings anything he draws to life. When the monster he has drawn becomes real, Max must...

Mega Man X

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

Game released: DoJa, DOS, iPad, iPhone, SNES, Wii, iOS → 2007

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 55/100

Mega Man X is a futuristic action platformer built around shooting and completing a series of stages. The player moves through levels, jumps, attacks...

Jetpack Joyride

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Adventure

Game released: iPad, iPhone, Android, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, PlayStation 4, PSP, iOS → 1 September 2011

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Jetpack Joyride is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. It's time to join Barry Steakfries and equip cool jetpacks, dress up in stylish suits...

Cave Story+

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Metroidvania

Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch → 22 November 2011

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Cave Story+ is a supplemented and improved version of the arcade action-platform with the side of the Cave Story. You have to go to a fascinating...

Mega Man (2006)

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

Game released: BREW, DoJa, NES, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii → January 2006

Players: 10/10

Mega Man (2006) is an arcade game with action, platformer and anime or manga elements from the developers of Capcom Co., Ltd.. The game is published...

Kirby's Epic Yarn

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Wii → 25 February 2011

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 86/100

A third-person action platformer with puzzles, in which Kirby wields yarn to make his way through dangers. The game centers on the hero’s adventure...

Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer

Game released: iOS, Android → 14 July 2011

Metacritic: 64/100

Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty — you have to play as Captain America and try to stop the Red Skull from overturning the balance of power...

King Arthur's Gold

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Indie, Free game, Online, Construction

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 4 September 2011

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 82/100

King Arthur's Gold is a free-to-play side-scrolling pixel action platformer in a fantasy setting. You will travel back to the glory days of King...

Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition

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

Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, iOS, Android, Ouya, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Linux → 4 April 2013

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This science-fiction action platformer follows young scientist Lester Knight Chaykin, who is hurled through space and time when a nuclear experiment...

Rochard

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view, Indie

Game released: Mac, PlayStation 3, PC, Android, Linux → 11 December 2011

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Rochard is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting, filled to the brim with physics-based puzzles. You will play as...

Metal Slug 2: Super Vehicle - 001/II

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii → 2 April 1998

Metal Slug 2: Super Vehicle — 001/II is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from the masters at SNK Corporation. The game is...

Tiny Wings

Arcade, Platformer

Game released: iPhone, iPad, iOS → 18 February 2011

Metacritic: 84/100

This arcade platformer is about flying across hills, using their slopes to build speed and leap into the air. With a single button, the player...

Psychonauts

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

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...

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

Game released: Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS → 28 January 1993

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from the developers at Nintendo R&D1 studio. The game...

Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PSP, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS → 31 October 2012

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Disney Phineas and Ferb: Conquest of the 2nd Dimension is a third-person arcade game with a dash of platforming from developers from Altron studios...

Burger Time Deluxe

Arcade, Strategy, Platformer, Puzzle

Game released: Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS → 15 February 1992

Burger Time Deluxe is an arcade game with strategy, platformer and puzzle elements from the Data East Corporation studio. The game is published by...

Mega Man X2

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

Game released: DoJa, SNES, Wii → 2008

A futuristic platformer about the android X battling rogue robots that threaten civilians. The story unfolds in a world where humans coexist with...

Crash: Mind over Mutant

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS → 7 October 2008

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 62/100

A third-person action platformer about Crash Bandicoot, who must rescue his friends and stop the evil Neo Cortex from taking over the world. The...

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Android, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP → 1 April 2011

Players: 6.7/10

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back — Crash Bandicoot throws Dr. Neo Cortex from his airship into a cave filled with glowing crystals...

Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon's Trap

Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: Game Gear, SEGA Master System, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, iOS → 27 March 1992

Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon's Trap is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a fantasy setting. The game tells the story of a valiant...

T.E.C. 3001

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Indie, Racing

Game released: Xbox 360, iOS, PC, Mac, Linux → 24 August 2011

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

T.E.C. 3001 — futuristic arcade runner with a third-person view. You will try on the role of a robot who will have to run through more than 40...

Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack!

Action, Arcade, Side view, Runner, Platformer

Game released: Android, iPad, iPhone, PC → 15 September 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack! is a fun side-scrolling arcade runner-platformer in which you play as a headless kamikaze - one of Sam Stone's most...

Aliens: Infestation

Action, Horror, Platformer, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo DS → 30 September 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

A sci-fi action platformer set in the Aliens universe. The game combines action and horror elements in a futuristic...

Canabalt

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Action, Runner

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...

doodle jump: HOP The Movie

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: iPad, iPhone → 15 March 2011

Players: 10/10

doodle jump: HOP The Movie is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from Lima Sky, LLC. The game is published by Lima Sky...

Temple Run

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

Game released: Android, iPad, iPhone, iOS → 27 March 2012

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Temple Run is an arcade action platformer with a third-person view. In this game you will test your reflexes by running along the walls of an ancient...

Impossible Game

Arcade, Action, Platformer

Game released: Android, iPhone, PlayStation 3, PSP, Windows Phone, Xbox 360 → 5 December 2010

Players: 4.7/10

Impossible Game is an arcade game with a dash of action and platforming. There has still been no announcement of Impossible Game for...

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Fighting, Platformer, Top-down view, Sports game

Game released: Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 3DS → 23 May 2003

Metacritic: 89/100

An arcade game built around a series of short microgames that arrive at an ever-faster pace. More than 200 mini-games were created by Wario’s crew...

NightSky

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC, Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Mac, Linux → 1 March 2011

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 75/100

NightSky is an atmospheric 2D action-puzzle game about guiding a sphere through picturesque worlds using realistic physics. Each world is divided...

1001 Spikes

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: Xbox 360, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, PC, Xbox One, PS Vita, PlayStation 4, Mac, Linux → 18 January 2011

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 78/100

This arcade platformer with puzzle elements follows Aban Hawkins as he searches the ruins of Ukampa in South America for his missing father...

Elsword

Role-playing game, Fighting, MMO, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game

Game released: PC → 2 July 2013

Players: 2.7/10

Steam: 70/100

Elsword is an online action RPG that combines side-scrolling beat ’em up combat with a manga-inspired world. Players choose from thirteen characters...

Platformer

Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2011 (Game released)