Platformer 2015 for Wii U — top best games in the Platformer genre

LEGO Jurassic World - a game in the Platformer genre

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Online, Open world

Game released: Wii U → 12 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...

Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows

Arcade, DLC, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: Wii U → 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...

BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Action

Game released: Wii U → 30 July 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 81/100

BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition is a complete edition of the arcade platformer with puzzle elements. As a bizarre creature, you have to fly through colorful...

Captain Toad Treasure Tracker

Arcade, Beat them all, Platformer

Game released: Wii U → 10 January 2015

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Captain Toad Treasure Tracker is an adventure arcade platformer where the main character is the brave Toad, who goes on a journey full of various dangers and fun...

Nihilumbra

Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Wii U → 14 May 2015

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Nihilumbra is a platform puzzle game developed by BeautiFun Games that will take you into a world of unusual adventures and abstract inclination. You will play as a...

Never Alone

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

Game released: Wii U → 25 June 2015

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Never Alone is an arcade side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. You play as the girl Nunu and her arctic fox companion. You have to solve the mystery of an...

Freedom Planet

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Indie

Game released: Wii U → 20 August 2015

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 83/100

This combat-focused platform adventure follows the dragon girl Lilac and her friends as they defend the world of Avalice from an alien attack. The heroes face...

Super Mario Maker

Arcade, Platformer, Mario Game

Game released: Wii U → 11 September 2015

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Super Mario Maker — Allows players to create their own levels from the Super Mario series and then publish their levels online for other players to enjoy...

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

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

Game released: Wii U → 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...

Yoshi's Woolly World

Arcade, Beat them all, Platformer, Puzzle

Game released: Wii U → 16 October 2015

Metacritic: 78/100

This platforming arcade game with puzzle elements follows Yoshi on an adventure through Yoshi Land. Its gameplay combines platforming levels, puzzles, and...

Woah Dave!

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Wii U → 20 August 2015

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...

Whispering Willows

Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror

Game released: Wii U → 8 October 2015

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Whispering Willows is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a mysterious mansion. The plot centers on Elena Elkhorn. She goes to the estate in search...

Typoman

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Side view, Indie

Game released: Wii U → 19 November 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Typoman is an unusual side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer. The creators of Typoman were inspired by the biographies of dedicated writers. It will take you on...

Chariot

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Indie

Game released: Wii U → 8 January 2015

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Chariot is a side-scrolling adventure co-op puzzle platformer set in a fantasy setting. Together with a friend, you will have to try on the roles of a beautiful...

Swindle

Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Indie, Steampunk, Action

Game released: Wii U → 10 September 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...

The Fall

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Science fiction, Indie

Game released: Wii U → 12 March 2015

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 73/100

The Fall is an adventure shooter with a view of the side of the science fiction setting, which will tell about artificial intelligence trying to save its master...

Elliot Quest

Arcade, Role-playing game, Adventure, Platformer, Action, Indie

Game released: Wii U → 19 March 2015

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 76/100

An adventure platformer with role-playing elements follows Elliot, who has been cursed with immortality and is slowly turning into a demon. After his wife...

Xeodrifter

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Wii U → 30 July 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...

OlliOlli

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Sports game, Indie, Skateboards

Game released: Wii U → 5 March 2015

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This skateboarding arcade game revolves around landing tricks and maintaining control through obstacle-filled levels. Players perform more than 120 tricks and...

Funk of Titans

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Music game, Casual game, Action, Adventure

Game released: Wii U → 14 May 2015

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 43/100

Funk of Titans is a side-scrolling arcade platformer. Funk is the music of the gods. Zeus, the father of them all, created and shared it with the rest of the...

Trine: Enchanted Edition

Action, Adventure, Collection, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Platformer

Game released: Wii U → 12 March 2015

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...

Electronic Super Joy

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Music game, Indie

Game released: Wii U → 5 November 2015

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A hard platformer set in a world of electronic music follows Captain Lewis as he resists the tyranny of the evil Groove-Wizard, who has seized control and stolen...

Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Wii U → 2 April 2015

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A 2D action platformer based on the adventures of Angry Video Game Nerd from his online series, with influences from classic games such as Mega Man and Castlevania...

Adventures Of Pip

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Wii U → 4 June 2015

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This side-scrolling platform adventure follows Pip, a one-pixel hero in a retro world who sets out to rescue a kidnapped princess from Queen DeRezzia. After the...

Runbow

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Casual game, Action

Game released: Wii U → 27 August 2015

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Runbow is a side-scrolling platformer where shifts in the colourful background affect the platforms and obstacles: anything matching the background disappears...

Mario Party 10

Beat them all, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

Game released: Wii U → 12 March 2015

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Mario Party 10 - continues the tradition of the Mario Party series, in which four human- or CPU-controlled players compete against each other on a board...

Ninja Strike

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer

Game released: Wii U → 15 October 2015

Ninja Strike is an arcade action, beat 'em up and platform game from the developers of Natsume, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is Natsume, Inc.. Sometimes the...

Rodea the Sky Soldier

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Wii U → 11 November 2015

Metacritic: 45/100

This third-person arcade platformer follows Rodea, a robot who takes to the skies once more to defend the kingdom of Garuda from the returning Naga Empire, a...

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

Arcade, Action, Platformer

Game released: Wii U → 9 May 2015

Metacritic: 73/100

This arcade platformer follows Kirby on an adventure through a hand-sculpted clay world. The player draws rainbow-colored clay lines to guide him and taps to attack...

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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2015 for Wii U