Platformer 2011 for Nintendo 3DS — top best games in the Platformer genre

Metroid - a game in the Platformer genre

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 1 September 2011

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Metroid is the heroine, Samus Aran is a galactic bounty hunter. She wears an exceptionally powerful and adaptable exoskeleton created by the ancient Chozo race...

Super Mario Bros.

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 1 March 2012

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Super Mario Bros. — The goal of the game is to destroy all enemies appearing on the level. Mario and Luigi can move left and right and can also jump. The main...

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 18 November 2011

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 73/100

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 is an adventure arcade action platformer with a third-person view in the Harry Potter universe. The game is based on the last three...

Sonic Generations

Action, In real time, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 22 November 2011

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Sonic Generations is a platform adventure spanning different eras of Sonic games. A mysterious power creates time holes that send Sonic and his friends into the...

VVVVVV

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 10 May 2012

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 85/100

VVVVVV is an arcade indie platformer with a side view. You play as the fearless leader of a team of dimension explorers who have crashed and lost contact with each...

LEGO Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Adventure, Online

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 27 March 2011

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This action-adventure platformer retells stories from Star Wars: The Clone Wars in the LEGO universe, bringing together characters from the animated series and the...

Donkey Kong (1994)

Arcade, Action, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 16 June 2011

Donkey Kong (1994) is an arcade game mixed with action and platforming from developers from Nintendo EAD and Pax Softnica studios. The game is published by Nintendo...

Metroid Fusion

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 16 December 2011

Metacritic: 92/100

This futuristic action platformer with metroidvania elements follows Samus Aran, an interstellar bounty hunter infected by an X parasite while on a mission near the...

Rayman 2: The Great Escape

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 31 March 2011

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Rayman 2: The Great Escape is an action-adventure platformer with a third-person view. The game takes place on a world called the Glade of Dreams and revolves...

Metroid 2: Return of Samus

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 24 November 2011

Metroid 2: Return of Samus — is a side-scrolling action-adventure game in which the player controls the protagonist Samus Aran on the fictional planet SR388...

Super Mario Land

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 6 June 2011

Super Mario Land is a third-person action game with platforming elements from the masters at Nintendo R&D1 studio. The game is published by Nintendo Co., Ltd...

Donkey Kong Junior

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 1 September 2011

Players: 6/10

Donkey Kong Junior is a third-person action game with platforming and puzzle elements from developers from the Nintendo Co., Ltd. studio. The game is published by...

Ice Climber

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 1 September 2011

Metacritic: 66/100

An arcade platformer about the climbers Popo and Nana scaling mountains. The player controls Popo, while a second player can take the role of Nana in two-player...

Wrecking Crew

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Sandbox

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 1 September 2011

Wrecking Crew is an arcade game with a mixture of action, platformer, puzzle and sandbox from the studio Nintendo Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is...

Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004)

Action, Platformer, Mario Game

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 16 December 2011

Metacritic: 81/100

This action platformer follows Mario as he sets out to recover the Mini-Mario toys stolen by Donkey Kong. The levels combine puzzles with a race against time: Mario...

Adventures of Tintin: Game

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 21 October 2011

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Adventures of Tintin: Game is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from developers from Ubisoft Montpellier. The game is published by Ubisoft...

Bionic Commando (1992)

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 29 December 2011

Players: 9.5/10

Bionic Commando (1992) is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and platformer from the studio Capcom Co., Ltd.. The game is published by...

Super Mario 3D Land

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 13 November 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Super Mario 3D Land — Like other games on the Nintendo 3DS system, you can play in 2D, but the 3D visuals will make it easier for you to judge depth and...

Sonic Generations 3DS

Action, In real time, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 25 November 2011

Sonic Generations 3DS is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from the developers at Sega Studios. The game is published by Sega. The PC version of...

Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time

Action, Shooter, Platformer, First-person view, Third-person view, Board / Group Game

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 10 April 2011

Metacritic: 59/100

An action game about the Rabbids traveling through time. Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time is the fourth entry in the series; the available information does not...

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 13 October 2011

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure is a third-person arcade game with a dash of platforming from the studios Toys for Bob and XPEC Entertainment Inc. The game is...

Kirby's Adventure

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 17 November 2011

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A platform action game about Kirby exploring Dream Land and setting out to restore the Star Rod, the source of energy for the Dream Spring. After waking from a...

Kirby's Dream Land

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 30 June 2011

Kirby's Dream Land is a third-person action game with platforming elements from the masters from the studio HAL Laboratory, Inc.. The game is published by Nintendo...

Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, First-person view, Top-down view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Pinball

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 26 July 2011

Metacritic: 60/100

This arcade collection brings together the platformer Pac-Man Tilt and the shooter Galaga 3D Impact. In Pac-Man Tilt, Pac-Man makes his way through 2D levels filled...

Shinobi (2011)

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 15 November 2011

Metacritic: 69/100

This side-scrolling action game follows a ninja who must battle an ancient evil clan after being betrayed by a friend. Shinobi reboots the series’ classic formula...

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 29 September 2011

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from the developers at Nintendo R&D1 studio. The game is published...

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Fighting, Platformer, Top-down view, Sports game

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 16 December 2011

Metacritic: 89/100

An arcade game built around a series of short microgames that arrive at an ever-faster pace. More than 200 mini-games were created by Wario’s crew; each uses simple...

Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Mario Game

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 16 December 2011

Metacritic: 91/100

This platforming action game follows Yoshi and his companions as they try to reunite Baby Mario with his twin brother on the far side of an island. Their journey...

Pyramids

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 24 September 2014

Metacritic: 60/100

This 3D puzzle-platformer follows an explorer trying to escape the pyramids with his loot. Traps, monsters, and other dangers test the hero’s dexterity and...

Pushmo

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Sandbox

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 8 December 2011

Metacritic: 90/100

This puzzle-action platformer challenges the player to move blocks, creating steps and footholds on the way to a goal. Some areas may seem out of reach, but...

Burger Time Deluxe

Arcade, Strategy, Platformer, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 27 October 2011

Burger Time Deluxe is an arcade game with strategy, platformer and puzzle elements from the Data East Corporation studio. The game is published by Data East...

Balloon Kid

Action, Flight Simulator, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 3 November 2011

Balloon Kid is an action game with elements of a flight simulator and platformer from the masters from the studios of Nintendo Co., Ltd. and Pax Softnica. The game...

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 16 December 2011

Metacritic: 80/100

A platform action game with puzzle and metroidvania elements, in which Kirby sets out to save the kingdom from evil. Three of his copies can assist him on the...

Warioland 4

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 16 December 2011

Metacritic: 88/100

An action platformer about Wario exploring the legendary Pyramid of Gold in search of treasure. The pyramid is home to strange enemies and imposing bosses, and its...

Blaster Master: Enemy Below

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tanks

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 8 December 2011

Blaster Master: Enemy Below is a top-down arcade game with a mixture of action, platformer and tank simulator from the developers of the SunSoft studio. The main...

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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2011 for Nintendo 3DS (Game released)