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 2021 (Game released)
Game released: Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 26 March 2021
Players:
9.3/10
Metacritic:
87/100
It Takes Two is a co-op platformer where you and your friends become toys. At the center of the game are two dissimilar heroes Cody and May, who were turned into...
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 → 16 May 2011
Players:
8.3/10
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, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 11 February 2021
Players:
7.2/10
Metacritic:
82/100
Little Nightmares 2 is a continuation of the horror platformer with quest elements. This time a co-op has appeared in the game and the two of you will have to...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android → 23 July 2020
Players:
9/10
Metacritic:
76/100
The game's protagonist is a creature created in a laboratory that managed to escape from a glass container and start hunting its creators. The huge complex and its...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Android, PlayStation 5 → 21 October 2020
Players:
9.7/10
Metacritic:
77/100
ScourgeBringer is a dynamic action-platformer with a side view and roguelike elements from the creators of NeuroVoider. The events of the game unfold in a...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 → 21 February 2017
Players:
9.1/10
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, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 22 June 2021
Players:
5.5/10
Metacritic:
64/100
Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX is an updated version of the 1986 platformer. The legendary Alex Kidd is back. The main character explores locations, breaks stones...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 12 May 2020
Players:
8.9/10
Metacritic:
85/100
Huntdown is an arcade side-scrolling pixel shooter with platforming elements in a sci-fi setting. You will go to a dark world of the future, where the police have...
Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PC → 2 October 2020
Players:
8.6/10
Metacritic:
83/100
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is a continuation of the cult game from the 90s, telling about the next adventures of Crash and his younger sister Coco. The plot...
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 6 April 2021
Players:
9.7/10
Metacritic:
70/100
Oddworld: Soulstorm is a continuation of the arcade platformer with a side view, where we will once again play as Abe the Mudokon. The events of the game will...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Android, iOS → 3 September 2021
Players:
9.9/10
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...
Free game, Arcade, Action, Isometric, Top-down view, Online, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga
Game released: iOS, Android, PC → 16 March 2021
Players:
7.2/10
Smash Legends is a fast-paced action fighting game where you fight against live opponents in a 3v3 arena or battle royale mode. The game offers customization...
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
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...
