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...
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...
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:
91/100
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Game released: Wii U, Xbox 360, PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, PS Vita, PlayStation 3 → 11 April 2014
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
71/100
Metacritic:
71/100
LEGO The Hobbit is an arcade action adventure game with a third-person view in the Lord of the Rings universe. The events of the game cover the first...
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...
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...
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...
Game released: PlayStation 3, PS Vita, PC, Mac, Linux, Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 22 April 2015
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
83/100
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty is a remake of the side-scrolling arcade adventure platformer Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee. Expect dynamic lighting, beautiful...
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Platformer, Metroidvania
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Mac, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Linux → 24 May 2013
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...
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...
Game released: Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 → 5 February 2015
Players:
10/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is the third part of the series, which follows the adventures of the half-genie Shantae, who tries to thwart the plans...
