Platformer 2014 for Nintendo 3DS — top best games in the Platformer genre

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove - a game in the Platformer genre

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 6 November 2014

Players: 8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is an old-school pixelated platformer about Shovel Knight, who must destroy his enemies to save his beloved and defeat the evil...

Cave Story+

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 1 May 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Cave Story+ is a supplemented and improved version of the arcade action-platform with the side of the Cave Story. You have to go to a fascinating world where an...

LEGO The Hobbit

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Online

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 8 April 2014

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 71/100

LEGO The Hobbit is an arcade action adventure game with a third-person view in the Lord of the Rings universe. The events of the game cover the first two films in...

Skylanders Trap Team

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Free game

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 5 October 2014

Players: 5.6/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Skylanders Trap Team is a free-to-play action-adventure platformer with a third-person view. The game takes place in the colorful fantasy world of Skylands. The...

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham

Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Online, Open world

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 14 November 2014

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This action-adventure with platforming elements brings Batman together with heroes and villains from the DC universe to stop Brainiac. Using the power of the...

Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition

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

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 19 June 2014

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This science-fiction action platformer follows young scientist Lester Knight Chaykin, who is hurled through space and time when a nuclear experiment goes wrong...

Kung Fu Rabbit

Arcade, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 8 October 2014

Metacritic: 68/100

Kung Fu Rabbit is a classic platformer with a charming cartoon style. You take on the role of a bunny teacher who must save his students from alien evil while...

Azure Striker Gunvolt

Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Side view, Action, Indie

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 29 August 2014

Players: 3.6/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Azure Striker Gunvolt is a 2D side-scrolling action platformer built around the protagonist’s agility and control over lightning. These abilities shape the movement...

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania, Action

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 5 February 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is the third part of the series, which follows the adventures of the half-genie Shantae, who tries to thwart the plans of the pirate...

Woah Dave!

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 30 October 2014

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This arcade platformer follows Dave Lonuts as he tries to survive an alien invasion and collect as many coins as possible. He fights back by throwing alien eggs...

Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures

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

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 5 November 2013

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 54/100

This third-person arcade adventure platformer follows Pac and his friends Spiral and Cylindria as they protect their homeland from ghosts who have escaped from the...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Comics

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 31 October 2014

Players: 5.7/10

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze is an action game with a mixture of fighting and platforming from the masters from the studios WayForward...

The LEGO Movie Videogame

Action, Shooter, Platformer, First-person view, Adventure, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 14 February 2014

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 69/100

The LEGO Movie Videogame is an action-adventure game with a third-person view, based on the cartoon “The LEGO Movie.” Movie". Just like the tabletop version, you'll...

Putty Squad (2014)

Arcade, Platformer, Isometric

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 20 May 2014

Metacritic: 38/100

This is an isometric platform adventure about Putty, a stretchy blue blob who sets out to rescue his kidnapped friends. Players guide him through arcade-style...

Mighty Gunvolt

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 29 August 2014

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 72/100

A 2D action platformer styled after late-1980s games, Mighty Gunvolt sends its heroes through a series of stages filled with enemies. Players can choose Gunvolt...

Rex Rocket

Arcade, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Action, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 25 June 2014

Steam: 71/100

Set in Earth’s distant future, this 2D platformer follows a former war hero trying to stop a starship’s rogue artificial intelligence. The player chooses Captain...

1001 Spikes

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 3 June 2014

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 78/100

This arcade platformer with puzzle elements follows Aban Hawkins as he searches the ruins of Ukampa in South America for his missing father, archaeologist Jim...

Sonic Boom

Arcade, Beat them all, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 18 December 2014

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 47/100

Sonic Boom — Both versions of Sonic Boom are action-adventure games. In Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric, gameplay is focused on combat and exploration, while Sonic...

Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 28 November 2014

Players: 9.5/10

Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom is an arcade game with a mixture of adventure and platformer from developers from Little Orbit and WayForward...

Xeodrifter

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 18 June 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This side-scrolling metroidvania follows an interstellar drifter exploring a small cluster of four planets in the Omega sector. After a collision with a rogue...

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Arcade, Fighting, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 11 January 2014

Metacritic: 80/100

This platformer with arcade and fighting elements follows Kirby as he sets out to rescue King Dedede, kidnapped by a mysterious being atop a giant Dreamstalk. The...

Winx Club: Saving Alfea

Arcade, Action, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 12 November 2014

Players: 5.5/10

Winx Club: Saving Alfea is an arcade game with action and platform elements from the masters from the Little Orbit studio. The main publisher of the game is Bandai...

Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2

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

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 4 December 2014

Metacritic: 60/100

This action-adventure platformer, based on the animated series PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures, follows Pac-Man and his friends. Pac-Man, Spiral and Cylindria...

50 Pinch Barrage!!

Arcade, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 12 March 2015

50 Pinch Barrage!! is an arcade game with a mixture of platformer and indie game from developers from the studio Mobile & Game Studio. The game is published by...

Mario Party: Island Tour

Arcade, Platformer, Mario Game

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 17 January 2014

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 57/100

Mario Party: Island Tour — in terms of gameplay, it is similar to the previous game in the series — Mario Party 9. By rolling a virtual dice, the player...

Ultimate NES Remix

Arcade, Platformer, Collection

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 5 December 2014

Metacritic: 69/100

This arcade collection brings together challenges and mash-up stages based on 16 classic 8-bit Nintendo games. Tasks alter familiar scenarios and combine elements...

One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 13 November 2014

Players: 10/10

One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X is an arcade game with elements of action, a game in the genre of "beat 'em up", platformer and games in the anime or manga genre...

Penguins of Madagascar (2014)

Arcade, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 28 November 2014

Penguins of Madagascar (2014) is an arcade game with platformer and indie elements from developers from Little Orbit studio. The game is published by Little Orbit...

Yoshi's New Island

Arcade, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 15 March 2014

Metacritic: 64/100

This arcade platformer brings Yoshi and Baby Mario back. In Yoshi's New Island, the character can flutter jump, ground pound, and throw eggs. The game also...

Skater Cat

Arcade, Action, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 27 March 2014

Skater Cat is an arcade game with action and platform elements from the Teyon studio. The game is published by Teyon. Skater Cat may be in development for PC, but...

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...

Kirby 3D

Arcade, Action, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 17 May 2014

Kirby 3D is an arcade game with a mixture of action and platformer from the studio HAL Labs. The main publisher of the game is Nintendo...

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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2014 for Nintendo 3DS