Platformer 2021 — top best games in the Platformer genre / Page 2

Castlevania Advance Collection - a game in the Platformer genre

Arcade, Side view, Horror, Platformer, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Collection

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 24 September 2021

Metacritic: 84/100

Castlevania Advance Collection is a classic collection of the Castlevania series, which includes the classic Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Castlevania...

Moncage

Indie, Arcade, Puzzle, Platformer, First-person view

Game released: PC, iOS, Android → 15 November 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Moncage is an abstract puzzle platformer with a first-person view where you explore a mysterious cube. Each face of the cube is a window into a unique world, and...

Castle on the Coast

Platformer, Adventure, Parkour, Comedy, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 3 December 2021

Castle on the Coast is a retro adventure platformer with elements of action and humor. The friendly giraffe George will have to use parkour to overcome various...

Mad Dogs

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Action

Game released: iOS, Android → 19 November 2020

Mad Dogs is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. In this game you are being chased by mad dogs and you need to escape from them. There will be a large number...

Legend of Azcarth

Free game, Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Stealth

Game released: PC → 26 May 2021

Legend of Azcarth is a free action-platformer with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. In the game you will go to conquer ancient ruins in search of a...

Forgotten Journey

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Free game

Game released: PC → 8 July 2021

Forgotten Journey is a free third-person 3D adventure platformer developed by a team of students based on the Unreal Engine 4. The plot tells the story of a certain...

Scrap Garden

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 6 May 2016

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Scrap Garden is an arcade platformer with a third-person view. The game tells about the adventures of the little robot Kenny, who wakes up in a world where there is...

Unbound: Worlds Apart

Adventure, Action, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Puzzle

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 28 July 2021

Metacritic: 78/100

Unbound: Worlds Apart is an atmospheric puzzle platformer with a side view in a fantasy setting. The main character, named Soli, can create magical portals...

Effie

Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Third-person view, Action

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2020

Metacritic: 68/100

Effie is an arcade action platformer with a third-person view in a medieval setting. You are about to immerse yourself in the exciting adventure of Galand, a young...

Eastern Exorcist

Action, Role-playing game, Side view, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Platformer

Game released: PC → 8 July 2021

Players: 5.8/10

Eastern Exorcist is a hardcore side-scrolling action RPG platformer in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to get used to the role of an experienced Chinese...

Vesper

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 30 July 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Vesper is an atmospheric side-scrolling platformer. A little android travels across a desert planet, where he is hunted by merciless robots. The android's weapon...

Tamarin

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 10 September 2020

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 40/100

Tamarin is a fun third-person action platformer in which you take on the role of a small tamarin monkey who has survived an insect attack and now embarks on a...

Dreaming Sarah

Metroidvania, Puzzle, Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 13 March 2015

The girl Sarah got into an accident and is in a coma. You need to explore the dream world, collect objects and communicate with strange characters to help her wake...

Rising Hell

Arcade, Side view, Action, Roguelike, Metroidvania, Platformer, Fantasy, Procedural generation, Demons

Game released: PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 19 May 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Rising Hell is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer with roguelike elements. In the game you have to fight your way through hordes of bloodthirsty demons to...

My Friend Pedro

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Android → 20 June 2019

Players: 8.5/10

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...

One Hand Clapping

Adventure, Platformer, Music game, Indie, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 14 December 2021

Players: 10/10

One Hand Clapping is a side-scrolling indie musical platformer that challenges you to sing into your microphone to solve puzzles and unlock the power of your voice...

Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue DX

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 14 December 2021

Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue DX is an action-adventure roguelike with platforming elements. In this game you have to take on the role of a firefighter girl who...

Helheim Hassle

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 18 August 2020

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Helheim Hassle is an adventure game with puzzle elements. The player controls a pacifist Viking named Bjorn, who has a unique ability — he can detach and...

Collapsed

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 1 August 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Collapsed is a post-apocalyptic action platformer with Rogue-lite elements. In the game you will play the role of Hunters, forced to hunt down their enemies for...

Frame of Mind

Free game, Puzzle, Platformer, First-person view, Adventure

Game released: PC → 19 January 2021

Frame of Mind is an adventure puzzle platformer with a first-person view, where logic will have to be left aside. The whole point is that to get further, you will...

Cyber Shadow

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Mac, PlayStation 5 → 26 January 2021

Metacritic: 80/100

Cyber Shadow is a dynamic side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The world has been taken over by synthetic life forms. A desperate cry for help...

Blizzard Arcade Collection

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Isometric, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Futurism (Future), Collection

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 19 February 2021

Metacritic: 77/100

Blizzard Arcade Collection is a re-release of three classic games in one set from Blizzard, which includes the updated Lost Vikings, Blackthorne and Rock 'n Roll...

Lost Words: Beyond the Page

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

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia, iOS, Android → 6 April 2021

Metacritic: 76/100

Lost Words: Beyond the Page is an adventure puzzle-platformer with a side view set in a fantasy world, created by the writer of Mirror's Edge (2008), Tomb Raider...

Demon Skin

Slasher, Platformer, Indie, Fighting, Side view, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 13 April 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 48/100

Demon Skin is an indie slasher game with platformer elements and a side view in a fantasy style. The game contains various types of undead, a race of underground...

Fearmonium

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC, Mac → 20 May 2021

Players: 6.8/10

Fearmonium is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with Metroidvania elements. The game takes place in the mind of a boy named Max, who once saw several clowns...

El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch → 2 September 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 77/100

The Legend of Tianding

Side view, Action, Platformer, Slasher, Anime / Manga, Comics

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 1 November 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 81/100

The Legend of Tianding is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer in a comic book style. The game will tell the story of a young Taipei vigilante, Liao...

Dungeon Munchies

Indie, Action, Adventure, Side view, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch, PC, Mac, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 → 28 July 2022

Metacritic: 54/100

Dungeon Munchies is a side-scrolling adventure role-playing action platformer in a fantasy setting. The game will tell a story about a necromancer cook who hunts...

Going Balls

Action, Runner, Arcade, Tactics, Third-person view, Platformer

Game released: iOS, Android → 19 February 2020

Players: 7.3/10

Going Balls is an arcade tactical action game with a third-person view and runner elements. A road full of unexpected obstacles awaits you in this exciting rolling...

Crash Bandicoot: On the Run!

Arcade, Platformer, Action, Third-person view, Runner

Game released: Android, iOS → 23 March 2021

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! is an exciting arcade runner about Crash Bandicoot for mobile platforms. An exciting new adventure awaits you featuring your favorite...

Luna's Fishing Garden

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Simulation, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 16 June 2021

Luna's Fishing Garden is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with life simulation elements. The game will tell the story of young Casey, who ends up on a...

Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials

Indie, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Role-playing game

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 15 October 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is an action-adventure platformer with RPG elements and a side view. In the role of a courageous warrior, you have to...

Existensis

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

Game released: PC, Mac → 19 July 2021

Existensis is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer where all the elements are completely hand-drawn on paper. You will play the role of an artist and...

Ayo the Clown

Role-playing game, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 28 July 2021

Metacritic: 75/100

Ayo the Clown is an adventure platformer with a variety of puzzles and role-playing elements. You have to help the cute clown Ayo in search of his missing dog Bo...

Omno

Arcade, Third-person view, Adventure, Exploration, Logic, Indie, Platformer, Casual game, Puzzle

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 29 July 2021

Metacritic: 77/100

Omno is a third-person, open-world puzzle-platformer adventure game. In the game you will go to conquer the ancient world of wonders with many interesting riddles...

Axiom Verge 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 11 August 2021

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Axiom Verge 2 is a continuation of the side-scrolling pixel action platformer in a sci-fi setting. In the sequel you will find new characters, skills and game...

Webbed

Side view, Arcade, Puzzle, Platformer

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 9 September 2021

Players: 9.4/10

A game about a spider who goes on an exciting journey to save her lover from a bird. The main character can use the web to overcome obstacles and solve puzzles...

Aeon Drive

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Cyberpunk, Side view

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 30 September 2021

Aeon Drive is a side-scrolling arcade platformer in a sci-fi setting. The action takes you to the neon-lit streets of Neo-Barcelona. You will try on the role of...

Pinstripe

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Nintendo Switch → 24 April 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Pinstripe is an atmospheric side-scrolling exploration adventure from developer Coma and Skinny. The events of the game take place in Hell, where the main character...

Spectacular Sparky

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

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch → 20 October 2021

Spectacular Sparky is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The game follows the adventures of Sparky the Space Bunny, a mad...

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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2021 (Game released)