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 SwitchiOSAndroidSteam DeckMeta QuestMacLinux
Statuses
Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2024 (Game released)
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 18 January 2024
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
87/100
A reimagining of the Prince of Persia series, the main character of which is the Persian soldier Sargon from the elite group of warriors “Immortals”, who is able to...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 24 September 2024
Players:
9.7/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
77/100
A remake of the colorful Disney Epic Mickey for Wii in 2010. Mickey Mouse embarks on an epic journey across the Wasteland, the realm of forgotten Disney characters...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, Mac, Linux → 10 September 2019
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
79/100
A hardcore action platformer made in the spirit of the Castlevania series, but in a bloodier and more brutal form. The player explores the dark world of corrupt...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 30 November 2023
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
78/100
Cooperative platformer about rescuers. The events of the game unfold in a city engulfed by a series of emergencies. Players take on the role of rescuers trying to...
Game released: PC, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PSP, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 11 April 2006
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
75/100
This third-person action-adventure follows Lara Croft as she travels the world in search of one of history’s greatest artifacts. The quest brings figures from her...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android → 21 January 2021
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Skul: The Hero Slayer is a side-scrolling pixel platformer. People have attacked the demon fortress and are trying to destroy their leader. Most of the inhabitants...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android → 23 July 2020
Players:
9/10
Steam:
94/100
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...
Action, Roguelike, Side view, Platformer, Metroidvania, Procedural generation, Cyberpunk, Replayability
Game released: PC, Mac, iOS, Android → 14 February 2024
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
83/100
A dynamic action roguelike in the BlazBlue universe. Familiar characters from the series team up to overcome various challenges and fight hordes of enemies who want...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 10 December 2024
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Updated version of the cult action-adventures Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2. Both classic projects have received significantly...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 → 9 May 2024
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
78/100
The player controls a little black kitten who goes on an adventure to find his way home. You can explore the city and make new friends among homeless animals, some...
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Online, Cooperative (co-op), Roguelike
Game released: PC, Stadia, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 → 11 August 2020
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Risk of Rain 2 is a dynamic action platformer with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. In the second part you will find a full three-dimensional environment...
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4 → 28 May 2024
Players:
9.3/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Adventure action-platformer from the creators of psychological horrors Detention and Devotion. The game tells the story of an awakened hero who must fight nine...
Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 18 October 2016
Players:
5.2/10
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
73/100
A collection of two games that recreate the magical world of Harry Potter in LEGO style, covering all seven books and eight films. Players are immersed in a journey...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 12 March 2024
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
72/100
Reimagining of the original side-scrolling shooter Contra from 1987. The game includes new levels, enemies, game mechanics, and a weapon system. The story mode...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Mac → 1 August 2024
Players:
9.8/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
86/100
An absurd comedy game set in the quaint town of Barnsworth. The main character works as a traveling salesman, and in his free time he goes sightseeing and gets to...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 25 October 2024
Players:
6.9/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
80/100
An updated version of Sonic Generations with an additional story campaign about Shadow, improved graphics and redesigned levels. The game brings together two...
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, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 18 October 2024
Players:
5/10
Steam:
50/100
Metacritic:
66/100
A colorful action platformer about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the events of which unfold in the universe of the cartoon “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mayhem...
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, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Mac → 14 May 2024
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
86/100
Anniversary Edition of Braid. The creators invited the original game's artist, David Hellman, to help update the visual style. But the changes aren't limited to...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 31 October 2024
Players:
9.4/10
Steam:
50/100
The continuation of the story of the Penitent, who goes on a completely new adventure, where he will be able to try out new abilities and fight additional bosses...
Shooter, Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Science fiction
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 26 September 2024
Players:
9.7/10
Steam:
96/100
Meat shooter inspired by the legendary Contra and seasoned with a dark plot and living machinery. Players fight bloodthirsty bosses that look like KAMAZ trucks...
