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
Steam:
95/100
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...
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Fantasy, Medieval era, Metroidvania
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2022
Players:
8/10
Steam:
91/100
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
Steam:
90/100
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, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Android, PlayStation 5 → 21 October 2020
Players:
9.7/10
Steam:
89/100
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, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 4 August 2020
Players:
6.6/10
Steam:
83/100
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: 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: Mac, PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Android, Linux → 18 November 2011
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
93/100
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...
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
Steam:
87/100
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 &...
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...
Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game, Platformer
Game released: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, PC → 14 October 2016
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Dragon Quest Builders — arcade sandbox with a third-person view in an open world in the Dragon Quest universe. The plot of the game will tell the sweet story...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 16 June 2022
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
98/100
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: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 30 August 2022
Players:
10/10
Steam:
97/100
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, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 23 June 2022
Players:
6.3/10
Steam:
75/100
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 One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 23 September 2021
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Sable is a member of a family of nomads. As an adult, she sets off on an exciting journey through endless deserts to find her way in this life and explore the world...
Arcade, Side view, Metroidvania, Science fiction, Action, Platformer, Indie, Adventure, Horror, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 3 November 2022
Players:
9.8/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Ghost Song is an action-adventure platformer in the metroidvania genre with a side view in a dark post-apocalyptic setting. On the desert moon of Lorian, the...
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 6 April 2021
Players:
9.7/10
Steam:
64/100
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...
Metroidvania, Platformer, Action, Adventure, Role-playing game, Exploration, Fantasy, Anime / Manga, Side view
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S → 25 May 2018
Players:
10/10
Steam:
83/100
Catmaze is an action adventure game in the Metroidvania genre with elements of anime and fantasy. Cats have always been the link between the worlds of Yav and Navi...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 → 21 February 2017
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
94/100
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, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS → 1 June 2022
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
78/100
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, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 30 August 2022
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection is a collection of 13 classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games released in the 90s for arcade machines and...
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 24 August 2022
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Islets is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with Metroidvania elements in a fantasy setting. Aiko is an aspiring warrior who explores the skies and earth...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 29 September 2020
Players:
6.8/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
89/100
Spelunky 2 is a sequel to the fun side-scrolling arcade platformer with procedurally generated levels. This time you have to embark on an adventure as the child of...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Mac, Linux → 28 July 2021
Steam:
82/100
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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 27 May 2022
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
75/100
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...
Arcade, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Role-playing game, Adventure, Metroidvania, Platformer, Indie
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 15 December 2021
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
69/100
Aeterna Noctis is a side-scrolling adventure role-playing action platformer in a fantasy setting. The Supreme God Chaos cursed his creation, forcing the dominant...
Action, Puzzle, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Virtual Reality (VR), Exploration, Platformer
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5 → 31 March 2022
Steam:
99/100
Metacritic:
87/100
Moss: Book 2 is a continuation of the adventure puzzle game with a third-person view for PlayStation VR virtual reality devices. The game will take place...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 28 July 2021
Steam:
86/100
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...
Arcade, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Old school, Medieval era, Procedural generation, Strategy, Action
Game released: Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Mac, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 15 May 2025
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
75/100
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, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 10 January 2022
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
58/100
Metacritic:
68/100
Continuation of the hardcore arcade runner Super Meat Boy. The game has a full story, six new chapters and twice as many bosses. Meat Boy and Band-Aid Girl try to...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5 → 19 July 2022
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Endling — Extinction is Forever is a fun side-scrolling adventure in which you need to help the last adult fox on Earth. She needs to lead her three cubs to...