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Best Games in the Platformer genre for PlayStation 4

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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...
Cyber Shadow - a game in the Platformer genre
Cyber Shadow
Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Anime / Manga, Metroidvania
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 26 January 2021
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Cyber Shadow is a dynamic side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The world has been taken over by synthetic life forms. A desperate cry for help...
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...
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...
LEGO The Hobbit - a game in the Platformer genre
LEGO The Hobbit
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Online
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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...
Sonic Mania - a game in the Platformer genre
Sonic Mania
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 August 2017
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Sonic Mania is a side-scrolling arcade platformer set in the universe of the popular Sonic the Hedgehog. The game will delight you with new stages, reworked classic...
Sonic Forces - a game in the Platformer genre
Sonic Forces
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Runner, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 7 November 2017
Players: 7/10
Steam: 56/100
Metacritic: 58/100
Sonic Forces is an arcade action platformer with a third-person view in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. The game will present you with two versions of Sonic at...
SteamWorld Dig 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
SteamWorld Dig 2
Arcade, Platformer, Steampunk, Side view, Adventure, Metroidvania, Indie
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 26 September 2017
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 87/100
SteamWorld Dig 2 is a continuation of the side-view arcade platformer in steampunk style. The main character of the game this time will not be Rusty, but a certain...
Samurai Maiden - a game in the Platformer genre
Samurai Maiden
Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Slasher, Visual novel, Adventure, Role-playing game, Historical, Fantasy
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 December 2022
Players: 5/10
Steam: 61/100
Samurai Maiden is a Japanese action-adventure action RPG in the anime genre with platformer and visual novel elements. The temple is on fire. Plumes of black smoke...
Dust: An Elysian Tail - a game in the Platformer genre
Dust: An Elysian Tail
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Platformer, Metroidvania
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 8 October 2014
Players: 9.6/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Dust: An Elysian Tail is a 2D action-adventure platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. A colorful world awaits you, filled with...
Creaks - a game in the Platformer genre
Creaks
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 July 2020
Players: 9/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Creaks — an adventure puzzle-platformer with a side view from the creators of Samorost and Machinarium. The events of the game revolve around a young guy who...
Supraland Six Inches Under - a game in the Platformer genre
Supraland Six Inches Under
Action, Puzzle, Indie, Platformer, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania, Exploration
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 May 2023
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 95/100
Supraland Six Inches Under is a continuation of the exciting first-person action-platformer with Metroidvania elements. This time you will dive six inches below the...
Tomb Raider: Anniversary - a game in the Platformer genre
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 November 2025
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Tomb Raider: Anniversary is an anniversary edition of the adventure saga about the legendary tomb raider Lara Croft. The game is based on the very first part of the...
Skylanders Trap Team - a game in the Platformer genre
Skylanders Trap Team
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Free game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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...
Axiom Verge - a game in the Platformer genre
Axiom Verge
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Metroidvania, Indie
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 March 2015
Players: 6.8/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Axiom Verge is a side-scrolling pixel action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You will play the role of a scientist who, due to an accident, finds himself in a...
Astro Bot Rescue Mission - a game in the Platformer genre
Astro Bot Rescue Mission
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 2 October 2018
Players: 7.7/10
Metacritic: 90/100
Astro Bot Rescue Mission is an arcade action platformer with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting for PlayStation VR virtual reality devices. In the game you...
Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness - a game in the Platformer genre
Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness
Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Platformer, Dungeons, Fantasy, Third-person view, Crafting
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 2 September 2022
Players: 10/10
Steam: 78/100
Metacritic: 60/100
Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness is an action-adventure platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting, based on the anime series of the...
Neva - a game in the Platformer genre
Neva
Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Indie
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 October 2024
Players: 9.3/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 87/100
The main character is the girl Alba, who, after meeting with dark forces, found herself connected with a curious wolf cub. Together they embark on a dangerous...
Bread & Fred - a game in the Platformer genre
Bread & Fred
Arcade, Online, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 February 2026
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 78/100
A cooperative game in which two gamers must cooperate to climb to the top of a snowy mountain. Two penguins must use the inertia from the swing and protect each...
Night in the Woods - a game in the Platformer genre
Night in the Woods
Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Adventure, Exploration
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 February 2017
Players: 9.1/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 87/100
Night in the Woods is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer. The game tells the story of a twenty-year-old cat who was expelled from college for truancy. After...
LEGO Jurassic World - a game in the Platformer genre
LEGO Jurassic World
Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Online, Open world
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 9 June 2015
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 71/100
LEGO Jurassic World is an arcade action game with a third-person view in the popular Jurassic World universe. LEGO style and signature humor will allow you to take...
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin - a game in the Platformer genre
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Farm Simulator
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 20 November 2020
Players: 10/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin is a side-scrolling action-platformer from the creators of Astebreed. In the game, you will take on the role of Sakuna, a proud but...
Timespinner - a game in the Platformer genre
Timespinner
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 September 2018
Players: 9.8/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Timespinner is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a fantasy setting. The events of the game will tell the story of a young girl named Lunais, who...
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk - a game in the Platformer genre
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Platformer, Cyberpunk, Parkour
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 September 2023
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 98/100
Metacritic: 77/100
A dynamic platformer, the spiritual successor to Jet Set Radio. The main character of the game is a graffiti artist with a cyber head named Red. Together with his...
Ultros - a game in the Platformer genre
Ultros
Side view, Metroidvania, Platformer, Action, Science fiction, Exploration, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 13 February 2024
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 80/100
The main character comes to his senses in a certain sarcophagus floating in space. The character explores areas of the ship and fights alien creatures to uncover...
Snow Bros Classic Collection - a game in the Platformer genre
Snow Bros Classic Collection
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Online
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 February 2026
Steam: 100/100
An arcade platformer that tells the story of the adventures of brothers Nick and Tom in the Kingdom of Hottoda. The main characters, princes Nick and Tom, turned...
The Swapper - a game in the Platformer genre
The Swapper
Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Science fiction, Space
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 August 2014
Players: 10/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer in a sci-fi setting. In this game, a lone astronaut will explore a cave created by aliens. In order to get to its secrets...
Yoku's Island Express - a game in the Platformer genre
Yoku's Island Express
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Pinball, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 May 2018
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Yoku's Island Express is an arcade action-platformer adventure with side-scrolling pinball mechanics. You will try on the role of a beetle named Yoku, who landed on...
Blade Assault - a game in the Platformer genre
Blade Assault
Futurism (Future), Action, Roguelike, Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Cyberpunk, Science fiction
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 31 March 2023
Steam: 74/100
After the devastating Red Stone War, the world is divided into three regions: the infected lands, where mutants rule; an underground city where the survivors fled...
Aeterna Lucis - a game in the Platformer genre
Aeterna Lucis
Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Side view, Exploration, Fantasy, Metroidvania
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 December 2021
Continuation of Aeterna Noctis, but with a new character. After the events of the first part, the Queen of Light must stop the destruction of the world by...
Grime - a game in the Platformer genre
Grime
Role-playing game, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Indie, Metroidvania, Platformer, Exploration
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 December 2022
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Grime is an action-adventure platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. Grime takes place in a crazy world with a surreal...
VVVVVV - a game in the Platformer genre
VVVVVV
Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Exploration
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 August 2015
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...
Duck Game - a game in the Platformer genre
Duck Game
Arcade, Online, Action, Side view, Platformer
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 August 2017
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Duck Game is a side-scrolling multiplayer arcade action game. The game takes us to 1984, where ducks rule the world. The game has the ability to fight up to 4...
Super Bunny Man - a game in the Platformer genre
Super Bunny Man
Online, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy, Sandbox
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 August 2026
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 89/100
Chaotic puzzle platformer with co-op for up to four people. The game tells the story of funny guys in bunny costumes who go on a difficult journey through time and...
Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection - a game in the Platformer genre
Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection
Collection, Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Old school, Exploration
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 November 2023
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 69/100
Metacritic: 50/100
A collection that includes 7 games from the Jurassic Park series from the Game Boy, NES, SNES and SEGA Mega Drive consoles. The developers have improved many...
Neon Inferno - a game in the Platformer genre
Neon Inferno
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 20 November 2025
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Old-school cyberpunk action that combines elements of a side-scroller and a "target" type shooter, where the action unfolds simultaneously on multiple planes of the...
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero - a game in the Platformer genre
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 20 December 2016
Players: 10/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 81/100
This side-scrolling fantasy platformer builds its heroine’s actions around belly dancing and hair-whipping. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is an HD adventure starring...
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham - a game in the Platformer genre
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Online, Open world
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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...
Dragon Quest Builders - a game in the Platformer genre
Dragon Quest Builders
Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game, Platformer
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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...
Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows - a game in the Platformer genre
Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows
Arcade, DLC, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 17 September 2015
Players: 10/10
Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows — You play as the Plague Knight, a villainous master of alchemy, on his own adventure. Using his maniacal scientific mind...
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