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Best Games in the Platformer genre for PC

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Bionic Commando Rearmed - a game in the Platformer genre
Bionic Commando Rearmed
Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Remake
Game released: PC → 13 August 2008
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 69/100
Metacritic: 86/100
Bionic Commando Rearmed is the return of the classic side-scrolling action platformer set in the sci-fi universe of Bionic Commando. Twenty years after completing...
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos (1997) - a game in the Platformer genre
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos (1997)
Action, Platformer, Third-person view
Game released: PC → 1998
A 3D platformer about Croc, a young crocodile who sets out to rescue the Gobbos from islands seized by Baron Dante. The Gobbos are his adoptive family, and the...
OlliOlli - a game in the Platformer genre
OlliOlli
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Sports game, Indie, Skateboards
Game released: PC → 22 July 2014
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...
Seasons after Fall - a game in the Platformer genre
Seasons after Fall
Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view, Platformer
Game released: PC → 2 September 2016
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Seasons after Fall is a side-view arcade adventure in a fantasy setting. The main character is a wild fox who fell under the control of the spirit of the forest. He...
Super Meat Boy Forever - a game in the Platformer genre
Super Meat Boy Forever
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Action, Runner
Game released: PC → 10 January 2022
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 58/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Continuation of the hardcore arcade runner Super Meat Boy. The game has a full story, six new chapters and twice as many bosses. Meat Boy and Band-Aid Girl try to...
Chasm - a game in the Platformer genre
Chasm
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Metroidvania
Game released: PC → 30 July 2018
Players: 5.9/10
Steam: 75/100
Metacritic: 72/100
Chasm is a side-scrolling adventure RPG action platformer in a fantasy setting. You have to try on the role of a young recruit performing his first mission...
Pinstripe - a game in the Platformer genre
Pinstripe
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Casual game
Game released: PC → 24 April 2017
Players: 10/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Pinstripe is an atmospheric side-scrolling exploration adventure from developer Coma and Skinny. The events of the game take place in Hell, where the main character...
Clockwork Ambrosia - a game in the Platformer genre
Clockwork Ambrosia
Exploration, Metroidvania, Platformer
Game released: PC → 12 May 2026
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Clockwork Ambrosia is a steampunk metroidvania with run-and-gun platforming, following Iris, an airship pilot who must fight an army of deadly robots and monsters...
Misc. A Tiny Tale - a game in the Platformer genre
Misc. A Tiny Tale
Indie, Platformer, Exploration
Game released: PC → 31 July 2025
Steam: 99/100
Metacritic: 73/100
This 3D platformer follows two robots built from miscellaneous items on a journey through a familiar world seen from a new perspective. Buddy and Bag Boy explore...
Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World - a game in the Platformer genre
Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World
Platformer, Adventure, Action
Game released: PC → 29 June 2021
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 67/100
This adventure game combines 2D gameplay with cel-shaded 3D graphics. Asha sets out to free four spirits held captive by evil forces, uncovering their origins along...
Mr. Run and Jump - a game in the Platformer genre
Mr. Run and Jump
Side view, Platformer, Action
Game released: PC → 25 July 2023
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 78/100
A 2D platformer about Mr. Run and Jump and his faithful companion, Leap the Dog, journeying through the dangerous Realms of Color. The duo must collect Power Gems...
Onion Assault - a game in the Platformer genre
Onion Assault
Action, Platformer, Hidden Objects
Game released: PC → 26 January 2023
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 72/100
A side-scrolling action platformer inspired by 8-bit classics, Onion Assault pits the player against an evil army. Enemies can be defeated by throwing onions or by...
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: PC → 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...
Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef - a game in the Platformer genre
Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef
Arcade, Side view, Futurism (Future), Online, Fantasy, Adventure, Platformer, Shooter, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC → 20 October 2022
Players: 6/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 72/100
Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef — a dynamic side-scrolling platformer-shooter set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe from the creators of Guns, Gore &...
Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection - a game in the Platformer genre
Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection
Action, Platformer, Collection, Side view, Comedy, Comics
Game released: PC → 9 September 2025
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 53/100
Collection of Bubsy games, featuring classic platformers about the lynx Bubsy from the 90s. The collection includes four games from the series, carefully recreated...
Double Dragon Revive - a game in the Platformer genre
Double Dragon Revive
Fighting, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view, Action, Arcade, Top-down view
Game released: PC → 23 October 2025
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 63/100
Metacritic: 61/100
Fast-paced action in the Double Dragon series, featuring Jimmy Lee, Billy Lee and other iconic characters. The game brings the Lee Brothers into the modern era...
POPUCOM - a game in the Platformer genre
POPUCOM
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game
Game released: PC → 1 June 2025
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 83/100
A cooperative puzzle collection designed for joint completion. Cartoon graphics and low complexity of local puzzles make the game an ideal pastime for the whole...
Castle of Heart: Retold - a game in the Platformer genre
Castle of Heart: Retold
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Medieval era
Game released: PC → 3 October 2025
Steam: 63/100
An improved version of Castle of Heart, released in 2018. The player takes on the role of the warrior Svaran, bewitched by an evil sorcerer, who has turned his...
Coven of the Chicken Foot - a game in the Platformer genre
Coven of the Chicken Foot
Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Exploration, Fantasy
Game in development: PC → 2026
Anticipation Rating: 10/10
An elderly witch embarks on a journey to connect with an unusual creature and fulfill a vow. The companion can observe, learn, and develop new behaviors, but has...
Obey the Insect God - a game in the Platformer genre
Obey the Insect God
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Old school, Metroidvania
Game released: PC → 10 April 2026
Steam: 100/100
Old-school side-scrolling action platformer reminiscent of classic games from the Mortal Kombat series. The player will venture into the lair of the Insect God...
LIFTED - a game in the Platformer genre
LIFTED
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Casual game
Game released: PC → 22 July 2026
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 70/100
An adventurous platformer with puzzles and time travel. The story tells about a student named Ari, who only wanted to earn extra points in school but found himself...
GIGA WRECKER - a game in the Platformer genre
GIGA WRECKER
Action, Adventure, Platformer
Game released: PC → 6 February 2017
Steam: 76/100
This 2D action platformer with physics-based puzzles is set in a near future where robot invaders have ravaged Earth. After being saved from death and gaining...
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - a game in the Platformer genre
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Logic
Game released: PC → 24 August 2007
Players: 7.1/10
Metacritic: 62/100
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix — despite the fact that in some previous games in the series there was the possibility of free movement around the...
Melodys Escape - a game in the Platformer genre
Melodys Escape
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Music game, Indie, Runner, Side view
Game released: PC → 20 May 2016
Steam: 90/100
A side-scrolling rhythm runner where the obstacles and the heroine’s actions adapt to the beat and energy of music from the player’s own library. Melody runs along...
GunSlugs 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
GunSlugs 2
Action, Indie, Platformer, Side view, Arcade, Science fiction
Game released: PC → 15 January 2015
Steam: 56/100
A side-scrolling arcade platformer about the elite Gunslugs squad fighting the Black Duck Army, which has returned with alien technology and is taking its war to...
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: PC → 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...
Clustertruck - a game in the Platformer genre
Clustertruck
Arcade, Action, Platformer, First-person view, Indie, Parkour
Game released: PC → 27 September 2016
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Clustertruck is an arcade action platformer with a first-person view, in which the player has to stay on top of speeding long-range trucks. Jumping from one car to...
Master Spy - a game in the Platformer genre
Master Spy
Platformer, Indie, Action
Game released: PC → 8 September 2015
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 68/100
A precision platformer built around stealth is accompanied by retro cutscenes about espionage, intrigue, and betrayal. The story unfolds through these scenes, while...
Bloo Kid 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Bloo Kid 2
Action, Platformer, Indie
Early Access: PC → 6 March 2014; Game released: PC → 1 October 2015
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 64/100
A 2D retro-style platformer featuring pixel graphics and a full chiptune soundtrack. The game pairs a classic platforming format with pixel-art...
Exile's End - a game in the Platformer genre
Exile's End
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: PC → 1 September 2015
Steam: 67/100
Metacritic: 63/100
Exile's End is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer set in a futuristic setting. The game takes place in the distant future, where the megacorporation...
Mighty Gunvolt Burst - a game in the Platformer genre
Mighty Gunvolt Burst
Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga
Game released: PC → 31 July 2019
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Mighty Gunvolt Burst features a deep character customization system that lets players shape their character. The Burst Combo system rewards finishing enemies and...
Ageless - a game in the Platformer genre
Ageless
Adventure, Indie, Platformer
Game released: PC → 28 July 2020
Steam: 69/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Ageless is a story-driven puzzle platformer in which the young Kiara explores a mysterious world, seeking to uncover its secrets and understand herself. As she...
The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf - a game in the Platformer genre
The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf
Exploration, Cooperative (co-op), Platformer
Game released: PC → 26 October 2021
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 66/100
This Smurfs adventure follows a mission to save the forest from the toxic Evileaf. Created by the evil sorcerer Gargamel, the plant attracts and captures Smurfs...
The Siege and the Sandfox - a game in the Platformer genre
The Siege and the Sandfox
Action, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Fantasy, Medieval era, Exploration
Game released: PC → 20 May 2025
Players: 10/10
Steam: 63/100
Metacritic: 70/100
A combination of stealth and metroidvania in the setting of an oriental fairy tale. The main character is a sand fox, a master of stealth, who must escape from a...
Marble It Up! - a game in the Platformer genre
Marble It Up!
Racing, Arcade, Platformer
Game released: PC → 16 November 2018
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 74/100
An arcade game about a rolling marble exploring a psychedelic world. Players work through mind-bending levels and use dynamic...
Parkour Simulator 3D - a game in the Platformer genre
Parkour Simulator 3D
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Simulation, Stunts
Game released: PC → 28 December 2016
Players: 4/10
Parkour Simulator 3D — Parkour & Extreme is an exciting arcade platformer with a side view, where you can become a real tracer and perform various acrobatic...
Phantom Abyss - a game in the Platformer genre
Phantom Abyss
Action, Adventure, Roguelike, Platformer, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy
Early Access: PC → 22 June 2021; Game released: PC → 25 January 2024
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 72/100
An action-adventure platformer in which players obtain various relics and artifacts from temples filled with traps and bottomless pits. At the same time, the main...
White Shadows - a game in the Platformer genre
White Shadows
Adventure, Indie, Platformer, Horror, Stealth, Action, Side view, Puzzle
Game released: PC → 7 December 2021
Players: 5.3/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 73/100
White Shadows is an indie action adventure with platforming elements and a side view. Much time has passed since the Great War. Humanity is half human, half animal...
Soda Crisis - a game in the Platformer genre
Soda Crisis
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Runner
Game released: PC → 24 May 2022
Players: 9/10
Steam: 96/100
Soda Crisis is a side-scrolling action-platformer with a sci-fi setting. You play as a mysterious character of unknown origin, armed with advanced high-tech...
Mega Man X DiVE Offline - a game in the Platformer genre
Mega Man X DiVE Offline
Action, Side view, Platformer, Role-playing game
Game released: PC → 1 September 2023
Steam: 80/100
A dynamic action platformer where players can choose characters from different parts of the Mega Man series, upgrade their abilities and strengthen their...
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