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.
Years
Platforms
All platformsPCPlayStation 5Xbox Series X/SPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo SwitchiOSAndroidMacLinuxBrowser
Statuses
Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2022 (Game released)
Game released: Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 26 March 2021
Players:
9.2/10
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, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2022
Players:
8/10
Metacritic:
89/100
One day, a brave knight gets to a mysterious place where some kind of devilry happened many years ago. Skeletons, ghosts and other evil spirits roam everywhere, and...
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 8 November 2022
Players:
9.8/10
Metacritic:
69/100
Sonic Frontiers is a continuation of the classic action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. Doctor Eggman once again strives...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 4 August 2020
Players:
6.6/10
Metacritic:
81/100
Fall Guys is a free-to-play, cute arcade action game about falling colorful people. A unique “battle royale” awaits you, where many players will take on the roles...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS → 1 June 2022
Players:
8/10
Metacritic:
71/100
The actions of the game take place in the depths of the sea, where various monsters live. With the help of soul transference, the main character can use the...
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, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 23 June 2022
Players:
6/10
Metacritic:
75/100
Sonic Origins is a collection of classic Sonic adventures that includes four classic games about the blue hedgehog: Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), Sonic CD (1993...
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 30 August 2022
Players:
10/10
Metacritic:
82/100
Tinykin is an arcade adventure puzzle platformer with a third-person view. Milo arrives on Earth and discovers that he is too small for this world, all its...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 27 May 2022
Players:
7.7/10
Metacritic:
67/100
Kao the Kangaroo is a reboot of the popular series of arcade action platformers about Kao the Kangaroo. This time the hero will have to find his missing sister and...
Game released: Mac, PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Android → 18 November 2011
Players:
8.3/10
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: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 16 June 2022
Players:
8.2/10
Metacritic:
88/100
The main character comes to his senses in heaven: he doesn’t remember anything, there are many poor fellows around like him, and angels are visible ahead. The...
Game released: Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Mac, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 15 May 2025
Players:
7.1/10
Metacritic:
83/100
A fast-paced action platformer with roguelike elements set in the Shovel Knight universe. Shovel Knight embarks on a new adventure, digging ever deeper in search of...
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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 2 June 2022
Players:
6.6/10
Metacritic:
75/100
Souldiers is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a fantasy setting. Together with other fighters fighting for the glory of their kingdom, you...
Arcade, Side view, Futurism (Future), Online, Fantasy, Adventure, Platformer, Shooter, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 20 October 2022
Players:
6/10
Metacritic:
72/100
Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef — a dynamic side-scrolling platformer-shooter set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe from the creators of Guns, Gore &...