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.
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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2018 (Game released)
Game released: PC, Mac, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Linux → 24 February 2017
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
89/100
An atmospheric action-platformer about a journey through the dying underground kingdom of Hallownest, inhabited by mysterious insects and strange creatures. A dark...
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 28 March 2017
Players:
9.3/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
63/100
An atmospheric hardcore platformer with survival elements. The story tells of a small creature named Slugcat, who was separated from his family in a world where...
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, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS → 17 May 2018
Players:
9.4/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
81/100
FAR: Lone Sails is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a post-apocalyptic setting. The main character will have to cross the dry ocean in an amazing...
Game released: PS Vita, PlayStation 4, PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 28 March 2017
Players:
9/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Salt and Sanctuary is a fantasy platformer with RPG elements and a side view. The game tells the story of a sailor who is shipwrecked off the shore of an unknown...
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, 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: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, iOS, PlayStation 4, Android, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 13 December 2018
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
83/100
GRIS is an atmospheric adventure puzzle game with a side view. The game will tell the sad story of the main character named Gris. The girl is locked in her own...
Game released: Mac, PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Android, Linux → 18 November 2011
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...
Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 18 October 2016
Players:
5.2/10
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
73/100
A collection of two games that recreate the magical world of Harry Potter in LEGO style, covering all seven books and eight films. Players are immersed in a journey...
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, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Linux → 13 December 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...
Game released: Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S → 29 June 2016
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
91/100
Inside is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer with survival elements from the creators of Limbo. The plot centers on a lonely boy who is hiding from...
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...
Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game, Platformer
Game released: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, PC → 14 October 2016
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Dragon Quest Builders — arcade sandbox with a third-person view in an open world in the Dragon Quest universe. The plot of the game will tell the sweet story...
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Linux → 25 January 2018
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
91/100
Celeste is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer from the creator of TowerFall. More than 250 levels await you, and the locations include abandoned cities...
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...
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 you, filled with...
Game released: PC, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 21 August 2014
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
88/100
A Metroidvania-style action platformer set in a magical world inspired by Mexican folklore. Agave farmer Juan Aguacate finds a legendary luchador mask and sets out...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Mac → 15 May 2018
Players:
9/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Forgotton Anne is a side-scrolling adventure platformer in a fantasy setting. The events of the game will take you to a magical dimension where forgotten things are...
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: PC, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 25 September 2018
Players:
9.8/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Timespinner is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a fantasy setting. The events of the game will tell the story of a young girl named Lunais, who...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 → 21 February 2017
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
87/100
Night in the Woods is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer. The game tells the story of a twenty-year-old cat who was expelled from college for truancy. After...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Android, iOS → 3 September 2021
Players:
9.9/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
77/100
Golf Club Wasteland is an adventure platformer with futuristic puzzle elements. The rich fled to Mars, but ventured back to desolate Earth for a round of golf. Each...
