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Best Games in the Platformer genre for PlayStation 4

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Little Noah: Scion of Paradise - a game in the Platformer genre
Little Noah: Scion of Paradise
Action, Roguelike, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Steampunk, Point & Click, , Exploration, Dungeons, Metroidvania
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 June 2022
Steam: 94/100
Little Noah: Scion of Paradise is a side-scrolling action-adventure roguelike set in a fantasy setting. As Noah, you will travel to ancient ruins to uncover their...
9 Years of Shadows - a game in the Platformer genre
9 Years of Shadows
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 31 July 2025
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 76/100
Metacritic: 74/100
The main character explores a dark castle filled with dangerous creatures in order to lift the curse that has stripped the earth of all its flowers. The dormant...
Lords of Exile - a game in the Platformer genre
Lords of Exile
Side view, Platformer, Arcade, Fantasy, Old school, Action
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 February 2024
Players: 7/10
Steam: 80/100
In ancient times, as a result of the war in the Far East, the lands of Exilia were captured by creatures of the night and samurai. In this brutal conflict, only a...
Dadish 3D - a game in the Platformer genre
Dadish 3D
Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Third-person view, Action
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 3 September 2024
Players: 6.5/10
Steam: 87/100
Daddy Radish's children have gone missing and he sets out on a journey to find them. The character explores locations and fights fast food enemies. In total, the...
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty - a game in the Platformer genre
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Remake
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 July 2014
Players: 7.3/10
Steam: 83/100
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty is a remake of the side-scrolling arcade adventure platformer Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee. Expect dynamic lighting, beautiful animations and...
OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood - a game in the Platformer genre
OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood
Arcade, Platformer, Sports game, Skateboards, Indie
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 3 March 2015
Players: 10/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 84/100
This arcade skateboarding platformer moves the action from the streets to cinematic sets in Olliwood. Players ride levels filled with ramps and hills, choose routes...
Swindle - a game in the Platformer genre
Swindle
Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Indie, Steampunk, Action
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 July 2015
Steam: 64/100
Metacritic: 72/100
This steampunk stealth platformer about cybercrime is set in London in 1849. In 100 days, Scotland Yard plans to activate the Devil’s Basilisk, an artificial...
Valfaris - a game in the Platformer genre
Valfaris
Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Indie
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 November 2019
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Valfaris is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting from the creators of Slain: Back from Hell. Many years ago, the huge and powerful...
Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread - a game in the Platformer genre
Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread
Arcade, Side view, Comics, Adventure, Action, Platformer, Metroidvania, Exploration
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 13 April 2022
Players: 10/10
Steam: 87/100
Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer that follows the adventures of secret agents. In the story, world...
My Little Pony: A Maretime Bay Adventure - a game in the Platformer genre
My Little Pony: A Maretime Bay Adventure
Arcade, Platformer, Adventure, Third-person view, Side view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 May 2022
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 79/100
My Little Pony: A Maretime Bay Adventure is a bright arcade platformer based on the popular animated series Friendship is Magic. You will take on the role of Sunny...
Biomorph - a game in the Platformer genre
Biomorph
Metroidvania, Action, Side view, Fantasy, Adventure, Platformer
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 August 2025
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 73/100
A colorful metroidvania in the spirit of Hollow Knight, in which the main emphasis is on hardcore battles with enemies, an abundance of different fighting styles...
Hell of an Office - a game in the Platformer genre
Hell of an Office
Action, Platformer, First-person view, Parkour, Slasher
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 August 2025
Steam: 89/100
The main character of the game is an office worker who finds himself in hell. To escape, he must climb a demonic tower located in the ruins and overcome 100...
Super Adventure Hand - a game in the Platformer genre
Super Adventure Hand
Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Comedy, Parkour, Action
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 8 May 2026
Steam: 94/100
A crazy and comedic platformer where the main character is a living hand, left without its partner forearm. The story quickly turns into an absurd adventure filled...
Dreaming Sarah - a game in the Platformer genre
Dreaming Sarah
Metroidvania, Puzzle, Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Casual game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 March 2021
Steam: 90/100
The girl Sarah got into an accident and is in a coma. You need to explore the dream world, collect objects and communicate with strange characters to help her wake...
Mr. Driller - a game in the Platformer genre
Mr. Driller
Arcade, Simulation, Strategy, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Puzzle, Action
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 13 June 2022
Mr. Driller is an arcade puzzle game in which Susumu Hori drills through blocks to make his way underground. Players dig downward, dodge falling blocks, and aim to...
Shantae: Risky's Revenge - a game in the Platformer genre
Shantae: Risky's Revenge
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Metroidvania
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 June 2015
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 78/100
This platform action game with metroidvania elements follows half-genie Shantae on an adventure through the magical land of Sequin. She faces the pirate Risky Boots...
OVIVO - a game in the Platformer genre
OVIVO
Platformer, Indie, Side view, Action, Casual game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 3 July 2019
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 71/100
OVIVO is a minimalist side-scrolling indie platformer. In the world of the game, Black and White live in harmony. Intertwining and replacing each other, they...
Headlander - a game in the Platformer genre
Headlander
Arcade, Shooter, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Science fiction, Action, Metroidvania
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 26 July 2016
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 76/100
This side-scrolling action-adventure is set in a retro-futuristic world where humanity has transferred its minds into robotic bodies and is ruled by a deranged...
SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell - a game in the Platformer genre
SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell
Arcade, Action, Platformer, First-person view, Puzzle, Parkour
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 8 March 2018
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 95/100
SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell is an arcade action platformer with a first-person view that combines the ideas of Quake 3 and the complexity of Super Meat Boy. The...
Blaster Master Zero - a game in the Platformer genre
Blaster Master Zero
Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 June 2020
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Blaster Master Zero is an 8-bit side-scrolling action platformer based on the 1988 Blaster Master game. The new edition features the unique style of the original...
Shattered: Tale of the Forgotten King - a game in the Platformer genre
Shattered: Tale of the Forgotten King
Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, First-person view, Side view, Adventure, Indie
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 April 2022
Steam: 67/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Shattered: Tale of the Forgotten King is a side-scrolling action RPG platformer. Powerful creatures called Demiurges began to rule the world of Hypnos after the...
Refactor - a game in the Platformer genre
Refactor
Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Construction, Strategy
Frozen: PlayStation 4 → 2020
Steam: 83/100
Refactor is a side-scrolling, physics-based adventure puzzle platformer. The game takes place in a very bizarre world, which in itself is a huge puzzle. You can...
Miles & Kilo - a game in the Platformer genre
Miles & Kilo
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Indie
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 October 2019
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 94/100
Miles & Kilo is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. A little boy, Miles, and his faithful dog, Kilo, find themselves stranded on an island after a plane...
Arise: A Simple Story - a game in the Platformer genre
Arise: A Simple Story
Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 3 December 2019
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Arise: A Simple Story is an adventure platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game will tell an atmospheric story of two people in a world...
They Always Run - a game in the Platformer genre
They Always Run
Side view, Platformer, Action, Adventure, Science fiction, Indie
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 19 May 2022
Players: 10/10
Steam: 78/100
Metacritic: 73/100
They Always Run is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The main character in the game is a character named Aiden. He is a mutant...
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania - a game in the Platformer genre
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania
Arcade, Third-person view, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Board / Group Game, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Online
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 October 2021
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is a remaster of the exciting third-person arcade game in the Super Monkey Ball series. Expect 300 recreated labyrinth levels (from...
ITORAH - a game in the Platformer genre
ITORAH
Arcade, Side view, Adventure, Action, Platformer, Metroidvania, Indie
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 April 2023
Steam: 71/100
Metacritic: 61/100
ITORAH is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a fantasy setting. In the game, you can try on the role of Itora, the only person left in the colorful...
Souldiers - a game in the Platformer genre
Souldiers
Arcade, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Metroidvania
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 2 June 2022
Players: 6.6/10
Steam: 74/100
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...
Asterix & Obelix Slap Them All! 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Asterix & Obelix Slap Them All! 2
Beat them all, Action, Side view, Comics, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Platformer, Arcade
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 13 November 2023
Steam: 79/100
The plot of the second part tells how Asterix and Obelix go to Lutetia in search of the stolen Golden Eagle, a precious symbol of the Roman legions, in order to...
de Blob 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
de Blob 2
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure, Indie
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 February 2018
Players: 9/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 75/100
de Blob 2 is a continuation of the arcade action platformer with a third-person view. The main villain from the first part returns and tries to seize power in the...
Psycho Dream - a game in the Platformer genre
Psycho Dream
Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Casual game, Arcade, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 September 2025
Psycho Dream is a science-fiction action platformer about people who retreat into virtual movies called DMovies and lose touch with reality. The government sends...
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - a game in the Platformer genre
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 13 March 2015
Players: 5.4/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer that is the spiritual successor to 1987's Great Giana Sisters for the Commodore 64...
King Oddball - a game in the Platformer genre
King Oddball
Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Indie, Casual game, Puzzle
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 2 April 2014
Players: 7/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 65/100
This arcade puzzle game follows a king who swings a boulder with his tongue and uses it to destroy targets. The player chooses when to release the rock, with...
Trine: Enchanted Edition - a game in the Platformer genre
Trine: Enchanted Edition
Action, Adventure, Collection, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Platformer
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 December 2014
Steam: 94/100
This fantasy adventure platformer tells the origin story of Amadeus the Wizard, Pontius the Knight, and Zoya the Thief, whose fates are bound by the magical...
Ronin - a game in the Platformer genre
Ronin
Stealth, Platformer, Turn-based, Side view, Indie, Action
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 November 2016
Steam: 71/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Ronin is a side-scrolling turn-based stealth platformer. You have to play as a girl who takes revenge on corporations. During this dangerous adventure you need to...
Devious Dungeon 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Devious Dungeon 2
Arcade, Role-playing game, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view, Slasher, Dungeons
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 May 2019
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 73/100
This medieval action platformer takes place in a dark castle whose ever-shifting halls conceal monsters, traps, and treasure. The castle is the domain of the...
Candle - a game in the Platformer genre
Candle
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie, Puzzle
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 July 2018
Players: 5.1/10
Steam: 78/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Candle is a side-scrolling arcade platformer in a fantasy setting. You have to take on the role of the brave young man Teku, who is trying to save the shaman from...
Wuppo - a game in the Platformer genre
Wuppo
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 November 2017
Players: 8/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Wuppo is a side-scrolling pixel arcade action platformer with RPG elements. You have to help a cute round creature who has lost his home. And now he has to go on a...
Vagante - a game in the Platformer genre
Vagante
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Online
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 January 2022
Players: 10/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 69/100
Vagante is a side-scrolling action RPG platformer that features permadeath and procedurally generated levels. A dangerous adventure awaits you in a dark fantasy...
Degrees of Separation - a game in the Platformer genre
Degrees of Separation
Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 February 2019
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Degrees of Separation is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a fantasy setting. The game will tell the story of two heroes — Amber and Rhyme...
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