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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2012

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Darksiders
Darksiders
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic
January 5, 2010
Players: 8.4/10
Metacritic: 83/100
Darksiders is a third-person action game with some platforming and puzzle elements from the developers at Vigil Games. The game is published by THQ Inc. and THQ...
Sonic Generations
Sonic Generations
Action, In real time, Platformer, Third-person view
November 1, 2011
Players: 8.4/10
Metacritic: 74/100
Mark of the Ninja
Mark of the Ninja
Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer
September 7, 2012
Players: 8.8/10
Metacritic: 91/100
Mark of the Ninja is an action, stealth and platform arcade game from Klei Entertainment. The game's publisher is Microsoft. Overall, the project turned out to be...
Rayman Origins
Rayman Origins
Arcade, Platformer
November 15, 2011
Players: 7.6/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Spelunky
Spelunky
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike
July 4, 2012
Players: 8.4/10
Metacritic: 87/100
Spelunky is a fun adventure that takes you to explore dangerous but rich mines. You will control a rather big-nosed but cute gold digger who came to the mines for...
Deadlight
Deadlight
Action, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle
August 1, 2012
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 7.5/10
Metacritic: 73/100
Deadlight is a hardcore side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with horror elements. The main character, Randal Wayne, is a former park security guard who finds...
Fez
Fez
Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie
April 13, 2012
Players: 7.1/10
Metacritic: 90/100
Fez is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. The action takes place in a 3D world, allowing the player to explore and traverse colorful worlds by rotating...
Journey
Journey
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie
March 13, 2012
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 92/100
Journey is an atmospheric adventure with a third-person view. The main character is a nameless wanderer who must cross the desert and get to the mountain that is...
Cave Story+
Cave Story+
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view
September 8, 2011
Players: 10/10
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 world where an...
VVVVVV
VVVVVV
Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view
January 11, 2010
Players: 7.3/10
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...
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle
November 11, 2011
Players: 7.2/10
Metacritic: 73/100
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 is an adventure arcade action platformer with a third-person view in the Harry Potter universe. The game is based on the last three...
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics
June 19, 2012
VGTimes: 7.0/10
Players: 9/10
Metacritic: 75/100
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes is a continuation of the arcade adventure with a first-person view based on the Batman comics in the style of LEGO toys. The game...
Shank 2
Shank 2
Action, Platformer, Third-person view
February 7, 2012
Players: 8.3/10
Metacritic: 75/100
Shank 2 is a third-person action game with platforming elements from the masters from the studio Klei Entertainment Inc.. The game is published by Electronic Arts...
Cave Story
Cave Story
Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle
January 4, 2005
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 89/100
Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug 3
Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga
June 1, 2000
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 77/100
Catherine
Catherine
Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel
February 17, 2011
Players: 7.1/10
Metacritic: 80/100
Catherine is an adventure arcade puzzle game with visual novel elements. The game will tell the story of computer scientist Vincent, who is experiencing the peak of...
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view
October 22, 2012
Players: 5.4/10
Metacritic: 73/100
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer that is the spiritual successor to 1987's Great Giana Sisters for the Commodore 64...
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view
September 25, 2012
Players: 8.7/10
Metacritic: 67/100
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit is a frantic and bloody side-scrolling platformer set in Hell. You have to get used to the role of the demonic hare Ash, heir to...
Superfrog
Superfrog
Action, Platformer
January 11, 2012
Superfrog is an action game with platform elements from the studio Team17 Software Limited. The game is published by Team17 Software...
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle
November 18, 2008
Players: 7.8/10
Metacritic: 74/100
Psychonauts
Psychonauts
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle
April 19, 2005
Players: 9.6/10
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...
LEGO Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars
LEGO Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars
March 24, 2010
Players: 8.7/10
LEGO Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from the masters at Travelers Tales (Uk) Ltd.. The main publishers of the...
PixelJunk Eden
PixelJunk Eden
Action, Platformer
July 31, 2008
Metacritic: 80/100
PixelJunk Eden is an action game with a dash of platforming from the developers at Q-Games Ltd. The game is published by Sony Computer Entertainment America...
They Bleed Pixels
They Bleed Pixels
Arcade, Platformer
August 29, 2012
Metacritic: 74/100
They Bleed Pixels is an arcade-platformer from the studio Spooky Squid Games. The game is published by Spooky Squid Games. It looks like They Bleed Pixels turned...
Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
Arcade, Platformer, Top-down view, Puzzle, Logic, Side view
February 21, 2012
Players: 7.4/10
Metacritic: 86/100
Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer in which you become an alien bubble and try to destroy all of humanity. The game...
Gunman Clive
Gunman Clive
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view
April 3, 2012
Players: 9.5/10
Metacritic: 82/100
Gunman Clive is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with a beat 'em up style. The game takes place in 1800, where the player controls the main character...
DLC Quest
DLC Quest
Action, Platformer, Third-person view
November 2, 2011
Players: 3.5/10
DLC Quest is a third-person action game with platforming elements from developers from Going Loud Studios. The game is published by Going Loud...
Vessel
Vessel
Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view
March 1, 2012
Players: 6.3/10
Vessel is a fun puzzle platformer with action elements and a side view. The events of the game take place in the amazing world of mechanical machines that have...
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Action, Platformer, Third-person view
November 11, 2003
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 90/100
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando is a third-person action game with platform elements from the developers of the studio Insomniac Games, Inc.. The main publisher...
Subway Surfers
Subway Surfers
Arcade, Action, Online, Platformer, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Runner
May 23, 2012
Players: 6.9/10
Subway Surfers is an arcade action platformer with a third-person view. In this game, you have to run away from an angry guard, collecting coins and various...
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game
September 13, 1985
Players: 8/10
Metacritic: 84/100
Super Mario Bros. — The goal of the game is to destroy all enemies appearing on the level. Mario and Luigi can move left and right and can also jump. The main...
Thomas Was Alone
Thomas Was Alone
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure
June 30, 2012
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 81/100
Thomas Was Alone is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer with puzzle elements. In this game, you have to guide a group of rectangles through a series of...
Incredipede
Incredipede
Arcade, Platformer, Logic
October 25, 2012
Players: 5.5/10
Metacritic: 77/100
Incredipede is an arcade game with a dash of platforming from developers from the studios Northway Games and Colin Northway with art by Thomas Shahan. The game is...
NightSky
NightSky
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle
January 6, 2011
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 75/100
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)
November 18, 2012
Players: 8.8/10
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two is a continuation of the arcade action platformer with a third-person view. In the new part you will find an unusual cooperative...
Awesomenauts
Awesomenauts
Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Free game, Side view
May 1, 2012
Players: 6.6/10
Metacritic: 77/100
Awesomenauts is a free-to-play 2D side-scrolling MOBA action game. The events of the game will take you to the distant year 3587, in which there is a great...
Escape Plan
Escape Plan
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle
February 14, 2012
Escape Plan is a third-person action game with platforming and puzzle elements from the developers of Fun Bits Interactive, LLC. The main publisher of the game is...
Shoot Many Robots
Shoot Many Robots
Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view
March 13, 2012
Players: 8/10
Metacritic: 66/100
Shoot Many Robots — This is a shooting game. Players start in a character's van, where they can equip their character with five items: one weapon with...
Jetpack Joyride
Jetpack Joyride
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view
September 1, 2011
Players: 8.1/10
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 and drive crazy...
Disney Epic Mickey
Disney Epic Mickey
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval
November 30, 2010
Metacritic: 73/100
Disney Epic Mickey is a third-person action game with platformer, puzzle and fantasy elements from developers from Junction Point Studios Inc.. The game is...
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