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Best Games in the Platformer genre for PlayStation 4

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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove - a game in the Platformer genre
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 April 2015
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...
Rain World - a game in the Platformer genre
Rain World
Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Side view, Survival, Exploration, Indie
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 March 2017
Players: 9.3/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 63/100
An atmospheric hardcore platformer with survival elements. The story tells of a small creature named Slugcat, who was separated from his family in a world where...
Risk of Rain 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Risk of Rain 2
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Online, Cooperative (co-op), Roguelike
Early Access: PlayStation 4 → 30 August 2019; Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 October 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...
Neon White - a game in the Platformer genre
Neon White
Action, First-person view, Platformer, Parkour, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 13 December 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...
Sonic Frontiers - a game in the Platformer genre
Sonic Frontiers
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Exploration, Open world
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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...
The Last Night - a game in the Platformer genre
The Last Night
Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Side view, Indie, Adventure
Game in development: PlayStation 4 → 2027
Anticipation Rating: 10/10
The Last Night is a side-scrolling arcade cyberpunk platformer. A two-dimensional open world awaits you, which the main character will have to explore as his...
Sackboy: A Big Adventure - a game in the Platformer genre
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Adventure, Platformer, Arcade, Action, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 November 2020
Players: 9.2/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Sackboy: A Big Adventure is a spin-off of the LittleBigPlanet series, dedicated to sackboy — a small toy man. The game is a 2.5D platformer in which sackboy...
Shift Happens - a game in the Platformer genre
Shift Happens
Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 February 2017
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 69/100
Shift Happens is a side-scrolling co-op arcade action platformer. The game tells the story of two jelly-like creatures named Bizmo and Plom. After the accident...
Sky: Children of the Light - a game in the Platformer genre
Sky: Children of the Light
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Online, Open world, Exploration
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 December 2022
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Multiplayer adventure from the creators of Journey and Flower. Players take control of the Children of Light, who bring light from the heavens to where it is...
Child of Light - a game in the Platformer genre
Child of Light
Arcade, Role-playing game, Platformer, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 April 2014
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Child of Light is a puzzle-platformer adventure with RPG elements and turn-based combat. The game is based on fairy tales. The events of the game tell the story of...
LEGO Marvel's Avengers - a game in the Platformer genre
LEGO Marvel's Avengers
Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Open world, Adventure, Online
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 26 January 2016
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 71/100
LEGO Marvel's Avengers is an arcade platformer with a third-person view. The events of the game will recreate the plot of the first two parts of the popular...
Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse - a game in the Platformer genre
Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse
Online, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Metroidvania, Platformer
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 March 2026
Steam: 71/100
A game that supports co-op for up to 4 people. Characters explore dungeons, ruins, and gardens that are automatically generated each time. The game also has...
Scott Pilgrim EX - a game in the Platformer genre
Scott Pilgrim EX
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Online
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 3 March 2026
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 75/100
An action adventure based on the comic book series of the same name and made in the format of a pixel beat-em-up. Players have to save Toronto from chaos caused by...
Journey - a game in the Platformer genre
Journey
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Exploration
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 July 2015
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 74/100
Metacritic: 92/100
Journey is an atmospheric adventure with a third-person view. The main character is a nameless wanderer who must cross the desert and get to the mountain that is...
Pankapu - a game in the Platformer genre
Pankapu
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 19 September 2017
Steam: 73/100
Pankapu: The Gates of Omnia is an episodic side-scrolling action platformer. The events of the game develop in the fantasies of Jaarell, a child who once...
Inside - a game in the Platformer genre
Inside
Arcade, Platformer, Logic, Side view, Horror, Indie, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 August 2016
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 91/100
Inside is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer with survival elements from the creators of Limbo. The plot centers on a lonely boy who is hiding from...
Bubsy 4D - a game in the Platformer genre
Bubsy 4D
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Science fiction, Comedy, Space, Exploration
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 May 2026
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 63/100
Sheep have arrived on Earth from outer space, armed with technology from the Woolies, Bubsy's longtime enemies. The protagonist, along with a motley crew of...
Skul: The Hero Slayer - a game in the Platformer genre
Skul: The Hero Slayer
Side view, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 October 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...
Huntdown - a game in the Platformer genre
Huntdown
Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Action
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 May 2020
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Huntdown is an arcade side-scrolling pixel shooter with platforming elements in a sci-fi setting. You will go to a dark world of the future, where the police have...
Castlevania Advance Collection - a game in the Platformer genre
Castlevania Advance Collection
Arcade, Side view, Horror, Platformer, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Collection, Metroidvania, Exploration
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 September 2021
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Castlevania Advance Collection is a classic collection of the Castlevania series, which includes the classic Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Castlevania...
Spyro Reignited Trilogy - a game in the Platformer genre
Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Remake, Action
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 13 November 2018
Players: 9/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Spyro Reignited Trilogy is a re-release of the popular arcade platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. Re-release includes Spyro the Dragon...
Trine 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Trine 2
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 November 2013
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 8.6/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Trine 2 — is a 2D platformer in which the player controls three playable characters (the thief Zoe, the wizard Amadeus and the knight Pontius), solving...
Fury Unleashed - a game in the Platformer genre
Fury Unleashed
Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Comics, Side view, Online, Action, Replayability
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 8 May 2020
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Fury Unleashed is a 2D arcade platformer with a side view, made in a comic book style. You will play as the cool Scumbag, a comic book hero whose goal is to save...
Astral Ascent - a game in the Platformer genre
Astral Ascent
Action, Roguelike, Side view, Slasher, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Fantasy, Replayability
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 November 2023
Players: 7/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Four heroes with unique personalities try to escape from the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 godlike and treacherous Zodiacs. The game has dozens of unique...
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course - a game in the Platformer genre
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
Arcade, Action, DLC, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Online
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 June 2022
Players: 7.4/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course — an expansion for the hardcore side-scrolling action-platformer, designed in the style of classic 1930s animation. The story...
Brawlhalla - a game in the Platformer genre
Brawlhalla
Arcade, Action, Fighting, MMO, Platformer, Indie, Free game, Online
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 17 October 2017
Players: 8/10
Steam: 77/100
Brawlhalla is a free-to-play side-scrolling multiplayer fighting platformer that supports up to 8 players. The game features a wide variety of heroes with unique...
Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered - a game in the Platformer genre
Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy, Platformer, Slasher, Old school
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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...
Spelunky 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Spelunky 2
Arcade, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Replayability
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 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...
Death's Gambit - a game in the Platformer genre
Death's Gambit
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Indie, Metroidvania
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 August 2018
Players: 9/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 72/100
Death's Gambit is an arcade side-scrolling action platformer with RPG elements. You have to act as an agent of death, whose goal is to rid the world of “immortals...
Salt and Sacrifice - a game in the Platformer genre
Salt and Sacrifice
Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Metroidvania, Action, Slasher
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 May 2022
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 62/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Continuation of Salt and Sanctuary, which tells the story of a condemned criminal who becomes an inquisitor hunting mages in a whimsical fantasy world. The events...
Gris - a game in the Platformer genre
Gris
Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Platformer
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 November 2019
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...
Tchia - a game in the Platformer genre
Tchia
Adventure, Third-person view, Action, Platformer, Sandbox, Open world, Exploration
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 March 2023
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 77/100
An adventure platformer inspired by the culture of New Guinea. A young heroine named Chia goes on an amazing journey through a bright world, explores the underwater...
Sable - a game in the Platformer genre
Sable
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Open world
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 November 2022
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...
Risk of Rain - a game in the Platformer genre
Risk of Rain
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 April 2016
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Risk of Rain is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view and roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game will take you to a distant...
Celeste - a game in the Platformer genre
Celeste
Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 January 2018
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 91/100
Celeste is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer from the creator of TowerFall. More than 250 levels await you, and the locations include abandoned cities...
Disney Pixar Toy Story 3 Complete Edition - a game in the Platformer genre
Disney Pixar Toy Story 3 Complete Edition
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Old school, Remake, Exploration
Game in development: PlayStation 4 → 15 October 2026
Metacritic: 76/100
A remaster of one of the most successful games based on the Disney and Pixar license — Toy Story 3. The updated version features improved graphics, higher...
Little Kitty, Big City - a game in the Platformer genre
Little Kitty, Big City
Third-person view, Adventure, Action, Exploration, Open world, Sandbox, Platformer, Simulation
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 9 May 2025
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...
LittleBigPlanet 3 - a game in the Platformer genre
LittleBigPlanet 3
Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 26 November 2014
Players: 8.6/10
Metacritic: 79/100
This platform-puzzle game follows Sackboy on an adventure through the Imagisphere, as he explores the planet Bunkum and faces the villainous Newton. Sackboy can...
Rogue Legacy - a game in the Platformer genre
Rogue Legacy
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 July 2014
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Rogue Legacy is a fantasy platforming roguelite in which a hero explores procedurally generated castles and battles enemies. When a character dies, an heir takes...
Bramble: The Mountain King - a game in the Platformer genre
Bramble: The Mountain King
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Horror, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 April 2023
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Bramble: The Mountain King is an action-adventure platformer with horror elements in a dark fantasy setting. In the game you will go into a world inspired by...
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