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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2013

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Terraria
Terraria
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Sandbox, Survival, Online
May 16, 2011
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Terraria is an adventure sandbox game with platformer elements and a side view. You will embark on a colorful journey where you can create various items, build...
Rayman Origins
Rayman Origins
Arcade, Platformer, Adventure, Action
November 15, 2011
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 85/100
This 2D platform adventure with action elements takes place in the Glade of Dreams, which has been overrun by Darktoons. The Fairy Council calls on Rayman to save...
Rayman Legends
Rayman Legends
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op)
August 29, 2013
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 90/100
Rayman Legends is a continuation of the exciting side-scrolling arcade platformer Rayman Origins. Rayman and his friends find a mysterious tent in the magical...
Tomb Raider (1996)
Tomb Raider (1996)
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure
November 14, 1996
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 86/100
This third-person action-adventure follows Lara Croft as she searches for the pieces of an ancient artifact called the Scion. Her quest takes her through Incan...
Geometry Dash
Geometry Dash
Arcade, Platformer, Sandbox, Indie, Side view, Music game
November 23, 2013
Players: 7.4/10
Steam: 93/100
Geometry Dash is a fast-paced arcade platformer where you have to jump and dodge over various obstacles. The game has many levels that will bring many challenges...
Super Meat Boy
Super Meat Boy
Action, Platformer, Sandbox, Indie
October 20, 2010
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...
Limbo
Limbo
Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie
July 21, 2010
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...
Trine 2
Trine 2
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval
December 7, 2011
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 8.6/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Trine 2 — is a 2D platformer in which the player controls three playable characters (the thief Zoe, the wizard Amadeus and the knight Pontius), solving...
Risk of Rain
Risk of Rain
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike
November 8, 2013
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Risk of Rain is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view and roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game will take you to a distant...
Fez
Fez
Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie
April 13, 2012
Players: 7.1/10
Steam: 91/100
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...
SteamWorld Dig
SteamWorld Dig
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania, Steampunk
August 8, 2013
Players: 9.2/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 80/100
SteamWorld Dig is a charming side-scrolling arcade action-platformer about a robotic miner named Rusty, who arrives in a small town with the goal of finding...
Rogue Legacy
Rogue Legacy
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike
June 27, 2013
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Rogue Legacy is a fantasy platforming roguelite in which a hero explores procedurally generated castles and battles enemies. When a character dies, an heir takes...
DuckTales Remastered
DuckTales Remastered
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Remake
August 13, 2013
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 74/100
DuckTales Remastered is an HD remake of the cult game based on the animated series DuckTales. The game contains many restored levels from the original, as well as...
Teslagrad
Teslagrad
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Steampunk
December 13, 2013
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Teslagrad is an arcade quest with platformer elements and futurism style. In this game, you use the power of electromagnetism to solve puzzles and battle horrors as...
Spelunky
Spelunky
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Indie
July 4, 2012
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 92/100
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...
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Side view
November 21, 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...
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Adventure, Arcade, Side view, Casual game
November 13, 2012
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Scribblenauts Unlimited — side-scrolling arcade adventure puzzle game. Welcome to an adventure in a vast world where your most powerful tool is your...
The Swapper
The Swapper
Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Science fiction
May 30, 2013
Players: 10/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer in a sci-fi setting. In this game, a lone astronaut will explore a cave created by aliens. In order to get to its secrets...
Gunpoint
Gunpoint
Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Indie, Tactics, Puzzle
June 3, 2013
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 100/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game about a freelance spy who takes jobs infiltrating secure buildings to steal sensitive data. Across 20 missions, a story of murder...
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (2007)
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (2007)
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Online
November 6, 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...
Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
Action, Platformer, Side view
December 28, 1991
Players: 6.7/10
Sonic the Hedgehog — side-scrolling action platformer. You'll race at lightning speed through seven classic zones as Sonic the Hedgehog. You'll be able to run...
Guacamelee!
Guacamelee!
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Logic, Side view, Metroidvania
April 9, 2013
Players: 7/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 86/100
Guacamelee! is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. The plot revolves around the brave Mexican Juan Agacata, who must save the daughter of the President of...
BattleBlock Theater
BattleBlock Theater
Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy
April 3, 2013
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 85/100
BattleBlock Theater is a side-scrolling multiplayer action platformer. There are a total of eight different modes available in the game. In Soul, the player will...
Towerfall: Ascension
Towerfall: Ascension
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Online, Indie
June 25, 2013
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Towerfall: Ascension is a fun side-scrolling multiplayer action platformer where you take on the role of archers who hate each other very much and fight on a...
Dust: An Elysian Tail
Dust: An Elysian Tail
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Platformer, Metroidvania
August 15, 2012
Players: 9.6/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Dust: An Elysian Tail is a 2D action-adventure platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. A colorful world awaits you, filled with...
Mercenary Kings
Mercenary Kings
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)
July 22, 2013
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 74/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Mercenary Kings is a side-scrolling run-and-gun platformer similar to games like SNK's Metal Slug series. Players can jump, crouch, roll, shoot in four directions...
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow — Mirror of Fate
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow — Mirror of Fate
Arcade, Action, Slasher, Platformer, Adventure, Metroidvania
March 5, 2013
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 72/100
This action-adventure platformer with metroidvania elements follows the Belmont family’s conflict with Dracula. Trevor Belmont, a knight of the Brotherhood of...
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics, Open world, Adventure
June 19, 2012
VGTimes: 7.0/10
Players: 9.1/10
Steam: 94/100
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...
Unepic
Unepic
Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie, Metroidvania
October 2, 2011
Players: 8/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 69/100
Unepic is a side-scrolling action-platformer RPG in a fantasy setting. You will play as Daniel, who, due to strange circumstances, finds himself in the ancient and...
Metal Slug X
Metal Slug X
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Cooperative (co-op)
May 27, 1999
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 missions...
Volgarr the Viking
Volgarr the Viking
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie
September 13, 2013
Players: 10/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Volgarr the Viking is a hardcore arcade platformer in which the Viking hero fights enemies and navigates deadly traps across a series of dangerous worlds. The game...
Batman: Arkham Origins - Blackgate
Batman: Arkham Origins - Blackgate
Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Adventure, Metroidvania
October 25, 2013
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 44/100
Metacritic: 65/100
A 2.5D action-adventure companion to Batman: Arkham Origins, the game continues its story and reveals more about the Dark Knight’s past. The adventure unfolds in a...
Contrast
Contrast
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie
November 14, 2013
Players: 6.7/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 61/100
Contrast is a puzzle platformer that combines a three-dimensional fantasy world with a mysterious two-dimensional shadowscape. Its central mechanic is shifting...
A Ride into the Mountains
A Ride into the Mountains
Arcade, Adventure, Beat them all, Platformer
July 23, 2013
Metacritic: 80/100
This arcade adventure platformer with beat ’em up elements follows a young hero who rides into the mountains after an evil force invades a relic and begins...
Double Dragon Trilogy
Double Dragon Trilogy
Arcade, Action, Fighting, Platformer, Beat them all
December 5, 2013
Steam: 58/100
This collection brings together three arcade beat ’em ups from the Double Dragon series. Twin brothers Billy and Jimmy take on criminal gangs, seek revenge for...
TowerFall
TowerFall
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer
June 25, 2013
Steam: 86/100
TowerFall is an arcade with a dash of action, shooter, beat 'em up and platformer from the masters at Matt Makes Games. The game is published by Matt Makes Games...
Metal Slug 2
Metal Slug 2
Arcade, Platformer, Action, Side view
February 7, 2013
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 89/100
Metal Slug 2 is an arcade game with platformer elements from the studio SNK Playmore Corp.. The game is published by SNK Playmore Corp.. There has been no...
Shank 2
Shank 2
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Adventure
February 7, 2012
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 75/100
This 2D side-scrolling action platformer follows Shank, a former mob hitman drawn back into a fight when people close to him are threatened. He uses an arsenal of...
The Night of the Rabbit
The Night of the Rabbit
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Point & Click, Indie
May 28, 2013
Players: 9/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 75/100
The Night of the Rabbit is an atmospheric point and click adventure in which you will travel to the amazing country of Mousewood. One fine day, the boy Jerry...
Despicable Me: Minion Rush
Despicable Me: Minion Rush
Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Runner
June 13, 2013
Players: 7/10
Metacritic: 75/100
Despicable Me: Minion Rush is an arcade platformer with a third-person view. You will play as Gru's minions in endless races. During these races, collect coins and...
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