Platformer 2021 — top best games in the Platformer genre / Page 4

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 23 December 2021

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 69/100

The game tells the story of a cute creature named Haik, who wears a long red scarf. As you progress, this piece of clothing helps the hero fly, interact with the...

Box Cat Bash

Arcade, Indie, Side view, Platformer, Action, Casual game

Game released: PC, Mac, iOS, Android → 3 June 2021

Steam: 100/100

Box Cat Bash — An exciting action-platformer with a side view of a box-cat with pixel...

Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth

Anime / Manga, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration, Platformer

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch → 27 March 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A game based on the anime “Record of Lodoss War”. The main character named Deedlit wakes up in an unfamiliar place. The girl must go through 6 levels of a labyrinth...

Portal Reloaded

DLC, Puzzle, First-person view, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Free game

Game released: PC → 19 April 2021

Players: 7.6/10

Portal Reloaded — a conditionally free modification for the first-person puzzle-platformer — Portal 2. Now, the game will allow you to travel through time. You...

Aerial_Knight's Never Yield

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Runner, Music game

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Android, Nintendo Switch, iOS → 19 May 2021

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Aerial_Knight's Never Yield is an adventure arcade platformer in the world of the future with a side view and runner elements. You have to play on behalf of the...

SUPER BOT

Arcade, Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Platformer, Adventure, Indie, Combat robots, Science fiction, Space

Game released: PC → 5 June 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 57/100

SUPER BOT is an action-adventure platformer with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. The game will tell an exciting story about a brave robot fighting large...

Eternal Cave Escape

Platformer, Action, Side view, Indie, Free game

Game released: PC → 6 August 2021

Steam: 82/100

Eternal Cave Escape is a free side-scrolling pixel action platformer. In the game you play as a miner who is lost in a dark cave. There are no checkpoints in the...

Greak: Memories of Azur

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

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Android → 17 August 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Greak: Memories of Azur is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. You will take on the role of three siblings: Grek, Adara and Rydel, who will guide them...

Gpi

Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Casual game

Game released: PC → 21 September 2021

Steam: 66/100

A casual game in which control is carried out with one button. The gamer controls a little chicken that jumps on platforms in a direction that changes every second...

They Always Run

Side view, Platformer, Action, Adventure, Science fiction, Indie

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 20 October 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 73/100

They Always Run is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The main character in the game is a character named Aiden. He is a mutant...

The Legend of Tianding

Side view, Action, Platformer, Slasher, Anime / Manga, Comics, Adventure, Role-playing game

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

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 93/100

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...

Demon Turf

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

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

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Demon Turf is a third-person platformer where the main character dreams of becoming a demon queen. The world of demons is inhabited by all kinds of monsters, most...

Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue DX

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Procedural generation

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

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 62/100

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...

Jet Kave Adventure

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Sports game

Game released: Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4 → 17 September 2019

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Jet Kave Adventure is a side-scrolling arcade action-platformer. You will meet Cave, a caveman with a jet engine. When the chief is driven out by his own tribe, he...

Waves Out!

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Platformer, Top-down view, Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 19 January 2021

Waves Out! — an exciting top-down arcade action game with puzzle elements in a sci-fi setting. The main character is a small but fearless metal man named...

Reset Earth

Action, Platformer, Side view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: iOS, Android → 9 February 2021

Reset Earth is a futuristic side-scrolling action platformer. This game follows the adventures of Nox, Sagan and Terran as they race against time to find a solution...

Gondola's Adventure

Side view, Online, Platformer, Replayability, Procedural generation, Action

Game released: PC → 24 February 2021

Steam: 90/100

A challenging game with procedurally generated levels and multiplayer support. To win, you need to rise above others or be the first to reach the top. There are...

Bite the Bullet

Action, Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Platformer, Side view, Role-playing game, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 13 August 2020

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 52/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Bite the Bullet is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with RPG elements. In this game you have to eat opponents in order to upgrade your character...

Ascii the Brave Cat

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

Game released: PC → 27 February 2021

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 85/100

Ascii the Brave Cat is a simple side-scrolling action platformer in a fantasy setting. A group of powerful evil cats, the Big Eight, have invaded the earth. The...

Golf Club Wasteland

Adventure, Golf, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Casual game

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...

Tiny Space Academy

Science fiction, Simulation, Adventure, Indie, Educational game (Education), Platformer, Side view, Casual game, Space

Game released: PC, iOS, Mac → 26 March 2021

Steam: 63/100

Tiny Space Academy is a side-scrolling fantasy adventure simulator with educational and platforming elements. This is a game where you can develop your own space...

Demon Skin

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

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

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 67/100

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...

Super Magbot

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

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch → 22 June 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Super Magbot is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you will try on the role of a robot explorer who will have to...

Out of Line

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Puzzle, Casual game

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 23 June 2021

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Out of Line is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a fantasy setting. An exciting journey awaits you, filled with mesmerizing puzzles and a vibrant...

Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials

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

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

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 80/100

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...

Shadow Hunter: Lost World

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

Game released: iOS → 15 August 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 62/100

Shadow Hunter: Lost World is a side-scrolling action platformer in the fantasy genre. 4 playable characters. 12 new character costumes. New PvP mode. New limited...

Codename: TIARAS

Free game, Action, Platformer, Side view, Cyberpunk, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Parkour

Game released: PC → 15 October 2021

Steam: 57/100

Codename: TIARAS is a free-to-play side-scrolling action platformer with a cyberpunk theme in which you control a cyborg girl named Mia. She needs to be helped to...

Okinawa Rush

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Role-playing game

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 21 October 2021

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Okinawa Rush is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer inspired by classic games from the 90s. Expect dynamic battles with ancient evil, unique character...

Transiruby

Action, Platformer, Side view, Futurism (Future), Metroidvania, Fantasy

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

Steam: 92/100

Transiruby is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a science fiction setting. In the game you have to try on the role of a cyborg named Sirubi and go...

Krunker

Free game, Arcade, Action, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Platformer, Shooter, Parkour

Game released: PC, Mac → 2 February 2021

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 79/100

Krunker is a free-to-play arcade competitive first-person shooter that pits you against other players on 12 different maps. The main feature of the game is an...

Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World

Platformer, Adventure, Action

Game released: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC → 28 May 2021

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 67/100

This adventure game combines 2D gameplay with cel-shaded 3D graphics. Asha sets out to free four spirits held captive by evil forces, uncovering their origins along...

Death Tales

Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Card game, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PS Vita → 1 October 2020

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Death Tales is a fast-paced side-scrolling action RPG with card game elements. You will go to a mesmerizing world in which you need to fight using combos and...

Super Runner {Pro}

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Online

Game released: Android → 7 July 2021

Super Runner {Pro} is a side-scrolling arcade platformer. Unique running mode, endless mode and online play. In game mode, you can get chests to drop a blessing...

Minute of Islands

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Side view, Exploration

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

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Minute of Islands is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a post-apocalyptic setting. In the game, you will take on the role of an experienced...

Super Dumb Frog

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

Game released: iOS, Android → 23 April 2021

Super Dumb Frog is a side-scrolling adventure arcade platformer. You have to play as Mr. Frog. You will be able to complete many levels one after another, but not...

Traversing Traveler

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Adventure, Exploration, Casual game

Game released: PC → 4 May 2021

Steam: 76/100

Traversing Traveler is a free-to-play action-adventure platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game will tell the interesting story of the...

Contra Returns

Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Side view, Science fiction, Online

Game released: iOS, Android → 25 July 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Contra Returns is an arcade platformer with shooter elements and a side view. In this game, players can enjoy classic side-scrolling gameplay, two-person teams...

Crewmate Adventure: Animation Parkour

Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Android → 8 June 2021

Crewmate Adventure: Animation Parkour is a side-scrolling action platformer. This game tells the story of Red and Blue, two impostor agents installed on a black...

Existensis

Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view, Adventure, Casual game

Game released: PC, Mac → 19 July 2021

Steam: 97/100

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...

Vesper

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Exploration

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

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 75/100

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...

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