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 2019 (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: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, Mac, Linux → 10 September 2019
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
79/100
A hardcore action platformer made in the spirit of the Castlevania series, but in a bloodier and more brutal form. The player explores the dark world of corrupt...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 18 June 2019
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a fantasy setting. The game will tell the story of an 18-year-old girl...
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...
Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel
Game released: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC → 17 February 2011
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Catherine is an adventure arcade puzzle game with visual novel elements. The game will tell the story of computer scientist Vincent, who is experiencing the peak of...
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, 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: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Mac → 17 May 2018
Players:
9.4/10
Steam:
93/100
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: PC, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2015
Players:
9/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Downwell is an arcade platformer with procedurally generated locations. You have to play as a mysterious little man, descending lower and lower, destroying enemies...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 6 October 2015
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
69/100
Metacritic:
63/100
Skyhill is a quest with survival elements. The main character ends up in a hotel called SKYHILL, where he rents the safest room on the hundredth floor. And then...
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS Vita, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch → 11 June 2015
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
71/100
LEGO Jurassic World is an arcade action game with a third-person view in the popular Jurassic World universe. LEGO style and signature humor will allow you to take...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Android → 20 June 2019
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
80/100
My Friend Pedro is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer that will remind many of Max Payne. You will play as a heavily armed hero who kills hundreds of...
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 4, PC, Linux, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5 → 18 April 2017
Players:
6.6/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap is a side-scrolling remake of the legendary arcade action platformer. The game tells the story of a valiant knight who was turned into...
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, Android, iOS, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 17 May 2017
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
78/100
Old Man's Journey is a side-scrolling puzzle-platformer adventure that puts you in the role of the titular old man as he travels to various locations and reminisces...