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 3Xbox 360PS VitaPSPWiiNintendo 3DSNintendo DSWindows PhoneAmazon Fire TVNvidia ShieldOuyaiPod TouchiPhone
Statuses
Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2014 (Game released)
Game released: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PS Vita, Android, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, iOS, Mac, Linux → 16 May 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...
Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, PS Vita, PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Switch → 18 February 2014
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...
Arcade, Role-playing game, Platformer, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch → 30 April 2014
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Child of Light is a puzzle-platformer adventure with RPG elements and turn-based combat. The game is based on fairy tales. The events of the game tell the story of...
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...
Game released: PC, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 26 June 2014
Players:
8/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
88/100
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is an old-school pixelated platformer about Shovel Knight, who must destroy his enemies to save his beloved and defeat the evil...
Game released: iOS, Neo Geo, PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch → 12 July 2012
Players:
10/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
77/100
A 2D arcade run-and-gun shooter in which a soldier fights through stages filled with enemies and giant bosses. Metal Slug 3 features five large stages with...
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Adventure, DLC, Beat them all, Platformer, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Free game, Online
Game released: PC, Mac → 5 August 2014
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
96/100
Expendabros is an action-adventure game with platformer elements. You'll fight through a barrage of bullets and non-stop action in ten fast-paced missions set among...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV, Wii U, PlayStation 3, Mac, Linux → 18 November 2014
Players:
6.8/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
70/100
Never Alone is an arcade side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. You play as the girl Nunu and her arctic fox companion. You have to solve the mystery of an...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS → 27 June 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...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android → 22 November 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...
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Xbox One, Linux, Nintendo Switch → 22 July 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...
Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Online, Open world
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Mac, iOS, Android → 14 November 2014
Players:
9.2/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
74/100
This action-adventure with platforming elements brings Batman together with heroes and villains from the DC universe to stop Brainiac. Using the power of the...
Game released: Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 4 July 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...
Game released: PC, Mac, Ouya, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Wii U, Linux → 9 July 2014
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
64/100
Whispering Willows is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a mysterious mansion. The plot centers on Elena Elkhorn. She goes to the estate in search...
Game released: Nintendo 3DS, PC, Linux, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch → 20 November 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...
Game released: PC, Wii U, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch, Mac, Linux → 25 July 2014
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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android, Mac, Linux → 6 June 2013
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Trine 2: Complete Story is a complete edition of the atmospheric action platformer with a side view in the fantasy setting of Trine 2, which contains all previously...
Game released: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Wii U, Mac, Linux, iOS, Amazon Fire TV → 23 January 2013
VGTimes:
6.0/10
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
69/100
The Cave is a new creation by Ron Gilbert, the father of the cult games Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion, as well as Double Fine Productions, the studio responsible...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 25 July 2013
Players:
5.4/10
Steam:
81/100
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...
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...
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, PC, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo Switch → 30 June 2012
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
93/100
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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Mac → 28 February 2014
Players:
6.8/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
69/100
The LEGO Movie Videogame is an action-adventure game with a third-person view, based on the cartoon “The LEGO Movie.” Movie". Just like the tabletop version, you'll...
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Wii U, Xbox One → 30 May 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...