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Best Games in the Platformer genre for PC

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SteamDolls - Order of Chaos - a game in the Platformer genre
SteamDolls - Order of Chaos
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Adult game, Indie, Steampunk, Side view, Metroidvania
Early Access: PC → 11 February 2025; Game in development: PC → 2026
Steam: 90/100
SteamDolls — Order Of Chaos is a side-scrolling stealth action adventure game in the Metroidvania format, made in a steampunk style. The game takes place in a...
Operation8 Project - a game in the Platformer genre
Operation8 Project
Shooter, MMO, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Platformer
Game released: PC → 17 June 2022
Steam: 63/100
Operation8 Project is a cooperative first-person shooter. In a dynamic game, you can buy and use various...
Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons - a game in the Platformer genre
Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons
Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Old school, Action, Adventure
Game released: PC → 27 July 2023
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 72/100
The game takes place in the 90s in New York, which survived a nuclear war. The streets are filled with looters and bandits fighting for power. The main characters...
Yooka-Replaylee - a game in the Platformer genre
Yooka-Replaylee
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Casual game, Exploration, Open world, Remake, Puzzle
Game released: PC → 9 October 2025
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Remake of the fun platformer Yooka-Laylee. The evil fat cat Capital B decides to get his hands on all the books in the world to get rich. He finds out that the...
Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition - a game in the Platformer genre
Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition
Horror, Stealth, Platformer, Side view, Survival, Adventure, Puzzle
Game released: PC → 10 October 2025
Steam: 94/100
An updated version of Little Nightmares, which runs at 60 frames per second and 4K resolution. The developers also added ray tracing and improved various effects...
Fallosophy - a game in the Platformer genre
Fallosophy
Action, Platformer, Pinball, Side view, Casual game, Adventure
Game released: PC → 25 September 2026
Steam: 86/100
An unusual hardcore platformer that combines pinball mechanics with a philosophical journey through the history of human thought. The ascent is realized through...
LEGO Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars - a game in the Platformer genre
LEGO Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Adventure, Online
Game released: PC → 22 March 2011
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 73/100
This action-adventure platformer retells stories from Star Wars: The Clone Wars in the LEGO universe, bringing together characters from the animated series and the...
Tomb Raider 3: The Lost Artifact - a game in the Platformer genre
Tomb Raider 3: The Lost Artifact
Action, DLC, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle
Game released: PC → 2000
Players: 8.8/10
Tomb Raider 3: The Lost Artifact is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming and puzzle gameplay from the masters at Core Design Ltd.. The game is...
Apotheon - a game in the Platformer genre
Apotheon
Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Adventure
Game released: PC → 3 February 2015
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Apotheon — A fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer. The main character Nikandreos will have to climb Mount Olympus to gain the power of the gods. Only...
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: PC → 11 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...
Ultimate Chicken Horse - a game in the Platformer genre
Ultimate Chicken Horse
Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Online, Casual game
Game released: PC → 4 March 2016
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 96/100
Ultimate Chicken Horse is a side-scrolling arcade platformer in the style of Super Meat Boy. You have to create levels with a huge number of traps and other...
Dark Devotion - a game in the Platformer genre
Dark Devotion
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: PC → 25 April 2019
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 74/100
Metacritic: 72/100
Dark Devotion is a side-scrolling action-RPG set in a dark fantasy world. You will try on the role of a Templar woman who is trapped in a dark and gloomy Temple. As...
My Diggy Dog 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
My Diggy Dog 2
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Casual game, Sandbox
Game released: PC → 11 August 2020
Players: 7/10
Steam: 87/100
My Diggy Dog 2 is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer about a brave archaeologist dog who helps his owner find his wife. Once upon a time, adventurers in...
Heroine Anthem Zero 2: Scalescars Oath - a game in the Platformer genre
Heroine Anthem Zero 2: Scalescars Oath
Role-playing game, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Anime / Manga, Slasher, Platformer, Adult game, Metroidvania
Game released: PC → 22 February 2022
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 81/100
Heroine Anthem Zero 2: Scalescars Oath is a fast-paced action-platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting, the plot of which is based...
Have a Nice Death - a game in the Platformer genre
Have a Nice Death
Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Slasher, Indie, Fantasy
Game released: PC → 22 March 2023; Early Access: PC → 8 March 2022
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 80/100
The main character is the mortally bored director Death, whose subordinates have completely lost their shores and turned the balance of the coming and going of...
Contra: Operation Galuga - a game in the Platformer genre
Contra: Operation Galuga
Action, Arcade, Side view, Shooter, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Old school
Game released: PC → 12 March 2024
Players: 7.4/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 72/100
Reimagining of the original side-scrolling shooter Contra from 1987. The game includes new levels, enemies, game mechanics, and a weapon system. The story mode...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed - a game in the Platformer genre
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed
Action, Adventure, Comics, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC → 18 October 2024
Players: 5/10
Steam: 50/100
Metacritic: 66/100
A colorful action platformer about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the events of which unfold in the universe of the cartoon “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mayhem...
Barkour - a game in the Platformer genre
Barkour
Action, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Exploration, Parkour
Game in development: PC → Q4 2026
Anticipation Rating: 10/10
Adventure stealth-action about a four-legged special agent in the spirit of Stray. The main character works for a secret organization where all agents are...
Risk of Rain 2: Hallowed Concepts - a game in the Platformer genre
Risk of Rain 2: Hallowed Concepts
Arcade, Action, DLC, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Casual game, Online, Cooperative (co-op)
Game in development: PC → 2026
The expansion enhances the dark universe of the game with new threats and mysteries that can no longer be ignored. Ancient forces are awakening, and with them come...
Fleck & Grus - a game in the Platformer genre
Fleck & Grus
Action, Platformer, Free game, Side view
Game released: PC → 3 July 2026
Steam: 84/100
A free hardcore 2D platformer where you need to guide the fisherman Grus and his friend Fleck through dangerous locations. The game requires quick reactions...
Knuckle Jet - a game in the Platformer genre
Knuckle Jet
Action, Platformer, Steampunk, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Arcade
Game released: PC → 15 September 2026
Steam: 98/100
Crazy action-platformer with jet-powered flights, ricochets, and destructive collisions from the creators of the Teslagrad series. Dynamic battles are based on...
Trine - a game in the Platformer genre
Trine
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC → 8 October 2009
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 82/100
This fantasy action-platformer with physics-based puzzles follows a wizard, a knight and a thief whose fates become bound by a mysterious artifact called the Trine...
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 - a game in the Platformer genre
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Online
Game released: PC → 15 June 2011
Players: 9/10
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 79/100
This LEGO-style adventure platformer follows the first four Harry Potter stories, from Privet Drive to the Triwizard Tournament. Players can take control of Harry...
League of Evil - a game in the Platformer genre
League of Evil
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie
Game released: PC → 25 October 2016
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 75/100
This futuristic action platformer follows a bionic super agent on a mission to stop the League of Evil, an alliance of evil scientists. The agent fights through...
Child of Light 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Child of Light 2
Role-playing game, Arcade, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Indie
Not officially announced: PC → 2027
Anticipation Rating: 8.6/10
Child of Light 2 is a continuation of the atmospheric puzzle platformer with role-playing elements and turn-based...
Glyph (2021) - a game in the Platformer genre
Glyph (2021)
Third-person view, Exploration, Platformer
Game released: PC → 9 August 2021
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Glyph is a 3D open-world platformer in which the player sets out to restore an ancient temple city by solving puzzles and defeating enemies. Its non-linear levels...
Save Me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San - a game in the Platformer genre
Save Me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Adventure, Action
Game released: PC → 30 October 2018
Steam: 57/100
Metacritic: 66/100
Save Me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San is a classic side-scrolling retro arcade...
The Light of the Darkness: Origins - a game in the Platformer genre
The Light of the Darkness: Origins
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania
Game in development: PC → October 2026
The Light of the Darkness is an action-adventure fantasy action RPG with platformer and slasher elements. A long time ago, a world arose, divided into Light and...
Lumi & The Lost Tablets - a game in the Platformer genre
Lumi & The Lost Tablets
Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game
Game released: PC → 7 January 2026
Steam: 88/100
A colorful adventure set at the bottom of the ocean. You need to find the lost stone tablets and fight infected enemies to restore peace. There are various...
Upward - a game in the Platformer genre
Upward
Platformer, Indie, Free game, Side view, Casual game, Procedural generation, Parkour
Game released: PC → 22 June 2026
Steam: 100/100
A free platformer with procedural level generation, where the main goal is to survive as long as possible. Each new run offers a unique combination of locations...
Topidia: The Last Badge - a game in the Platformer genre
Topidia: The Last Badge
Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Side view
Game released: PC → 7 July 2026
Steam: 93/100
An adventure platformer where a group of children set out to explore an abandoned mine to extract a rare mineral called Topidia and earn missing badges. Instead...
Nidhogg - a game in the Platformer genre
Nidhogg
Fighting, Platformer, Indie, Action
Game released: PC → 13 January 2014
Players: 4/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 81/100
A fighting game with platforming elements built around sword duels played as a tug-of-war. In Nidhogg, two players battle across an arena that stretches in both...
Slain: Back from Hell - a game in the Platformer genre
Slain: Back from Hell
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Action, Indie, Slasher
Game released: PC → 24 March 2016
Players: 9.2/10
Steam: 72/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Slain: Back from Hell is an action-adventure platformer in a gothic setting. The story follows the doomed hero Bathoryn as he travels through a Gothic world and...
Never Give Up - a game in the Platformer genre
Never Give Up
Indie, Platformer, Action
Game released: PC → 13 August 2019
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Never Give Up is a hardcore platformer that tests the player’s skills through demanding platforming challenges and obstacles. It is aimed at players looking for a...
Imp of the Sun - a game in the Platformer genre
Imp of the Sun
Indie, Platformer, Metroidvania
Game released: PC → 24 March 2022
Steam: 66/100
Metacritic: 69/100
A 2D action-platformer in which the Imp of the Sun explores sprawling, hand-crafted environments. Players navigate complex levels with platforming skills and fight...
Cursed Castilla: Don Ramiro - a game in the Platformer genre
Cursed Castilla: Don Ramiro
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy
Game released: PC → 20 October 2016
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 81/100
This side-scrolling arcade platformer is set in the medieval Kingdom of Castile, where the knight Don Ramiro is ordered by King Alfonso VI to drive evil from...
Wenjia - a game in the Platformer genre
Wenjia
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: PC → 18 October 2018
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 74/100
Wenjia is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a fantasy setting. In the game, two realities await you — the world of Matter and the world of...
A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home - a game in the Platformer genre
A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Side view, Casual game
Game released: PC → 3 April 2026
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 81/100
An adventurous action game about a little rat named Met, whose life in a damp wine cellar changes dramatically after meeting Nat — a clever house mouse from the...
Monster Sanctuary - a game in the Platformer genre
Monster Sanctuary
Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Metroidvania, Exploration
Early Access: PC → 28 August 2019; Game released: PC → 8 December 2020
Players: 9.3/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Monster Sanctuary is a side-scrolling pixel Metroidvania in a fantasy setting, in which you become monster trainers and can fight in 3v3 tactical battles...
Dead Cells: The Bad Seed - a game in the Platformer genre
Dead Cells: The Bad Seed
Action, Roguelike, Side view, Adventure, Slasher, Platformer, Role-playing game, Indie
Game released: PC → 11 February 2020
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 93/100
Dead Cells: The Bad Seed is a hardcore side-scrolling action slasher expansion inspired by the Dark Souls series. Two new locations await you, in which there will...
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