Platformer 2016 — top best games in the Platformer genre / Page 2

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Indie, Side view

October 5, 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Butcher is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer set in a futuristic setting. The game is based on the best shooters from the 90s. You have to get used to the...

Gunslugs

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Shooter, Action

January 17, 2013

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Gunslugs is a side-scrolling tactical arcade action game where you take control of an elite squad of soldiers trying to destroy the Black Duck Army and stop their...

Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Remake

July 22, 2014

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 animations and...

A Boy and His Blob

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view, Adventure, Remake

October 13, 2009

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A Boy and His Blob is a fascinating puzzle-platformer with a side view in a sci-fi setting, which is a remake of David Crane's A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on...

Assassin's Creed Chronicles Trilogy

Arcade, Stealth, Platformer, Collection, Historical, Side view, Action, Adventure

February 9, 2016

Players: 7.8/10

Assassin's Creed Chronicles Trilogy is a collection that contains: Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China, Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India and Assassin's Creed...

Vector 2

Arcade, Platformer, Side view

March 21, 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Vector 2 is a continuation of the arcade runner from the developers from the Nekki studio. The events of the game take us to a research complex in which horrific...

Wuppo

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration

September 29, 2016

Players: 8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Wuppo is a side-scrolling pixel arcade action platformer with RPG elements. You have to help a cute round creature who has lost his home. And now he has to go on a...

Super Mario Maker

Arcade, Platformer, Mario Game

September 11, 2015

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Super Mario Maker — Allows players to create their own levels from the Super Mario series and then publish their levels online for other players to enjoy...

Bug Butcher

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Indie

January 19, 2016

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Bug Butcher is a futuristic side-scrolling arcade action platformer. Over the course of more than 50 levels, you will have to face countless hordes of aliens alone...

Shadow of the Beast

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure

March 27, 1992

Shadow of the Beast is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. Aarbron is a man with magical powers who was kidnapped as an infant by the dark sorcerer...

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia

Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Historical, Side view, Action

February 9, 2016

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia is an arcade adventure side-scrolling stealth platformer set in the Assassin's Creed universe. The game continues the story of...

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania, Action

October 23, 2014

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 of the pirate...

Toby: The Secret Mine

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Adventure

October 20, 2015

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 56/100

Toby: The Secret Mine is a side-scrolling arcade platformer with puzzle elements. The main character Toby is trying to find out where his friends disappeared. He...

Parkour Simulator 3D

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Simulation, Stunts

December 28, 2016

Players: 4/10

Parkour Simulator 3D — Parkour & Extreme is an exciting arcade platformer with a side view, where you can become a real tracer and perform various acrobatic...

OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood

Arcade, Platformer, Sports game, Skateboards, Indie

March 3, 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 84/100

This arcade skateboarding platformer moves the action from the streets to cinematic sets in Olliwood. Players ride levels filled with ramps and hills, choose routes...

Bard's Gold

Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Action

August 14, 2015

Steam: 82/100

A platforming roguelite with action elements, Bard's Gold follows a bard as he journeys through eerie worlds in search of the goblin who stole his gold. The player...

Ninja Pizza Girl

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Side view, Runner, Parkour

September 30, 2015

Steam: 86/100

Ninja Pizza Girl is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer in a cyberpunk style. In a futuristic metropolis, all the game's protagonist Gemma wants to do is...

Seasons after Fall

Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view, Platformer

September 2, 2016

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Seasons after Fall is a side-view arcade adventure in a fantasy setting. The main character is a wild fox who fell under the control of the spirit of the forest. He...

Rose and the Old Castle of Twilight

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Anime / Manga, Horror

April 28, 2016

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Rose and the Old Castle of Twilight is an adventure arcade game with a side view. A girl named Rose and a mysterious Giant are trying to escape from a castle...

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...

Smurfs Epic Run

Arcade, Platformer, Free game

January 13, 2016

Players: 7/10

Smurfs Epic Run is an arcade runner based on the popular children's universe "The Smurfs". The game is about blue creatures living human lives. This time, all the...

Mega Man Legacy Collection

Arcade, Collection, Futurism (Future), Platformer, Action, Side view

August 24, 2015

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Mega Man Legacy Collection is a collection of legendary side-view arcade action platformers about Mega Man. The collection includes the first six 8-bit Mega Man...

My Night Job

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Survival horror, Indie

April 21, 2016

Steam: 82/100

My Night Job is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. Players have to go to an abandoned building where nightmarish monsters are rampant. And over 60 types of...

In Between

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view

August 21, 2015

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 68/100

In Between — arcade side-scrolling indie adventure. The game tells a sad story about a man who is dying of cancer. The main character will have to delve into...

Trials of the Blood Dragon

Arcade, Futurism (Future), Motorcycle racing, Side view, Racing, Platformer

June 13, 2016

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 55/100

Trials of the Blood Dragon is a crazy side-scrolling arcade motorcycle racing game in a futuristic setting. The game is a cross between the Trials series and the...

Hue

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Adventure, Indie

August 30, 2016

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Hue is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle game with platforming elements. In it you have to remake the world by changing its background color. Together with a character...

Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure, Role-playing game

December 25, 2004

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This action RPG follows Parin, a girl who discovers an invisible village of monsters behind her home. Its residents are under threat from the Phantoms, who seek to...

JumpJet Rex

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Runner, Racing

April 22, 2015

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This 2D platformer with time-trial elements follows Rex, a Tyrannosaurus in jet boots trying to save the dinosaurs from a giant asteroid. Across more than 40...

Ape Escape 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

July 18, 2002

Metacritic: 82/100

This action platformer follows Jimmy, who is tasked with delivering monkey pants to a park, but a shipment of intelligence-boosting helmets gets mixed in by...

Typoman

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Side view, Indie

November 19, 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Typoman is an unusual side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer. The creators of Typoman were inspired by the biographies of dedicated writers. It will take you on...

Beeftacular

Platformer, Action, Casual game

August 26, 2016

Steam: 81/100

This fast-paced platformer follows a chunk of beef clearing levels of rotten meat. The character jumps across platforms, using melee slashes, ranged attacks and the...

Even the Ocean

Adventure, Platformer, Indie

November 16, 2016

Steam: 85/100

A story-driven 2D platformer about Aliph, a power plant technician who becomes involved in confronting an unknown threat after an accident at work. Working with the...

Owlboy

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

November 1, 2016

Players: 9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Owlboy is a side-scrolling arcade platformer with a pixel art style. The main character is an owl boy, capable of both running around locations and flying. In the...

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India

Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Historical, Action

January 12, 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India is a side-scrolling arcade-adventure stealth platformer set in the Assassin's Creed universe. The game continues the story of the...

Fractal Space

Adventure, Platformer, First-person view, Puzzle, Science fiction, Exploration

February 3, 2016

Players: 8.7/10

Fractal Space is an adventure quest with a first-person view in a fantasy...

Rayman

Platformer, Side view, Action, Arcade

September 1, 1995

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Rayman is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. In this game you have to find and save all the Electuns — unusual little creatures. After this, you can...

She Wants Me Dead

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Music game, Side view

May 13, 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 85/100

She Wants Me Dead is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. The main character Max has to jump and dodge the traps that his insidious and evil cat Lula has...

Me and My Dinosaur

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view

May 14, 2016

Me and My Dinosaur is a side-scrolling adventure arcade platformer. The game tells a fascinating story about the friendship of a little boy and a dinosaur. A boy...

Retsnom

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Action

July 23, 2015

Steam: 73/100

Retsnom is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer with pixel graphics. You play as a father who needs to save his daughter from a zombie virus. The only way to...

Headlander

Arcade, Shooter, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Science fiction, Action, Metroidvania

July 26, 2016

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This side-scrolling action-adventure is set in a retro-futuristic world where humanity has transferred its minds into robotic bodies and is ruled by a deranged...

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