Platformer 2008 for PC — top best games in the Platformer genre

Action, Platformer, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 9 April 2008

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 90/100

A first-person puzzle game set in the mysterious laboratories of Aperture Science. In Portal, the player solves physics-based puzzles and overcomes challenges by...

Tomb Raider: Underworld

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: PC → 28 November 2008

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Tomb Raider: Underworld is a third-person adventure action game in which Lara Croft explores ancient and uncharted locations concealing mysteries of the underworld...

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

Action, Platformer, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Parkour

Game released: PC → 1 October 2008

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is a continuation of the dynamic action slasher with a third-person view. The story of the game takes place several years after the...

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Parkour

Game released: PC → 26 March 2009

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. Among the scorched sands of Persia, an ancient legend...

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones

Action, Slasher, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Parkour

Game released: PC → October 2009

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones is a continuation of the dynamic action slasher with a third-person view, which is the third part of The Sands of Time series...

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...

Disney Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → June 2009

Players: 6/10

Metacritic: 57/100

Disney Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) is a third-person action game with a mixture of fighting, platforming and fantasy games from the masters from...

MDK 2

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Platformer, Comics

Game released: PC → 28 October 2008

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A futuristic third-person action shooter and platformer, MDK 2 is a sequel to MDK about saving the world from aliens. It develops the theme of confronting an...

LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Online

Game released: PC → 8 July 2009

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 78/100

LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures is an arcade action adventure game with a third-person view, based on the Indiana Jones movies. The game is based on the...

Archibald's Adventures

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Casual game, Action

Game released: PC → 10 June 2016

Steam: 95/100

Archibald's Adventures is an arcade puzzle game with platform elements. As Archibald, you'll skate through a variety of levels, overcoming obstacles and solving...

ROM CHECK FAIL

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Platformer, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Arkanoid

Game released: PC → 25 March 2008

ROM CHECK FAIL is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, shooter, flight simulator, platformer, fantasy game and arkanoid from developers from Farbs...

Meat Boy

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 5 October 2008

Meat Boy is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, platforming and...

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Adventure

Game released: PC → 28 August 2008

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee is a side-scrolling action platformer with puzzle elements. Chosen by the fickle finger of fate, Master First Class was catapulted into a...

LEGO Batman: The Videogame (2009)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 13 November 2008

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This action-adventure platformer set in the world of LEGO and Batman follows the escape of Arkham Asylum’s villains and the effort to save Gotham City. In LEGO...

Noitu Love 2: Devolution

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Indie

Game released: PC → 18 April 2008

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This arcade action platformer follows Xoda Rap, a new hero of the Peacekeepers, as she defends a city from the re-emerging armies of the Darns. A century after the...

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: PC → 28 August 2008

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 88/100

This adventure platformer with puzzle elements follows the Mudokon Abe after he learns that the Magog Cartel is mining Necrum, a sacred city of the dead, for bones...

This is a Cry for Help

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Adult game

Game released: PC → 6 November 2008

This is a Cry for Help is a third-person action game with a mixture of shooter, platformer, puzzle and adult...

Kiwi's Tale

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 13 December 2008

Kiwi's Tale is a third-person arcade game with action and platforming elements. Sometimes the game is also called The New Zealand Story: Part...

Qwak

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Arcade

Game released: PC → 23 October 2008

Qwak is an action game with a mixture of platformer and puzzle from developers from the Team17 Software Limited studio. The game is published by Team17 Software...

Earthworm Jim 1 & 2: The Whole Can 'O Worms

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Collection

Game released: PC → 11 October 2008

Players: 10/10

Earthworm Jim 1 & 2: The Whole Can 'O Worms is a third-person action game with platforming elements from the developers of the studio Shiny Entertainment...

Gumboy Tournament

Action, Racing, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 19 May 2008

Steam: 72/100

Gumboy Tournament is a fun side-scrolling competitive arcade game. In the game, you can take part in a furious capture the flag mode, compete for control of...

Etch A Sketch

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 3 April 2009

Etch A Sketch is a third-person action game with platforming and puzzle elements from the developers from the studio Freeze Tag, Inc.. The game is published by...

Insecticide: Part 1

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Detective

Game released: PC → 12 March 2009

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 60/100

This detective action game combines shooting, platforming, and puzzles in a futuristic city of mutant insects, where corruption runs deep. Rookie detective Chrys...

La Tale

Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, MMO

Game released: PC → August 2009

Steam: 58/100

La Tale is a 2D side-scrolling fantasy MMORPG about heroes battling the forces of the Demon World and searching for the renowned champion Iris Livier. Players...

Mr. Robot

Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Turn-based, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 10 January 2007

Steam: 81/100

This science-fiction action-puzzle adventure with role-playing elements follows Asimov, a service robot aboard the interstellar colony ship Eidolon. When the ship’s...

N90 LAN

Action, Shooter, Stealth, Fighting, Platformer

Game released: PC → 1 June 2008

N90 LAN is an action game with a mixture of shooter, stealth, fighting and platformer from the developers from the Toromat1 Games studio. The main publisher of the...

Turtix: Rescue Adventure

Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → June 2008

Turtix: Rescue Adventure is a third-person action game with a mixture of strategy, platforming and puzzle from the studio In Images. The game's primary publisher is...

Gravitation

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 29 February 2008

Gravitation is a third-person action game with platforming...

Wall-E (2008)

Action, Flight Simulator, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Adventure, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 4 July 2008

Steam: 96/100

This adventure platformer based on Pixar Animation Studios’ animated film follows WALL-E, a robot tasked with cleaning up Earth after humanity has left. In the year...

You Found the Grappling Hook

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 17 January 2008

You Found the Grappling Hook is a third-person action game with a dash of...

You Found the Grappling Hook (Pro Edition)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 28 March 2008

You Found the Grappling Hook (Pro Edition) is a third-person action game with a dash of...

Jumpin' Jack

Arcade, Action, Platformer

Game released: PC → 6 June 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Jumpin' Jack is an arcade game with a mixture of action and platforming from developers from the GULNY Games studio. The main publisher of the game is Alawar...

Legend of the Tolteks

Arcade, Strategy, Platformer, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 14 August 2009

Legend of the Tolteks is an arcade game with strategy, platformer and puzzle elements from developers from the studio magnussoft Deutschland GmbH. The game is...

Spectre (2008)

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 15 November 2008

Spectre (2008) is a third-person action game with adventure and platform elements from the Vaguely Spectacular studio. The game is published by Vaguely...

Scrap Collector

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 6 December 2008

Steam: 53/100

Scrap Collector is a third-person action game with shooter and platformer elements from the developers of the Messhof Games studio. The game is published by Messhof...

Jumper 3

Arcade, Platformer

Game released: PC → 20 August 2008

Players: 10/10

Jumper 3 is an arcade game with platform elements from the studio Matt Makes Games. The game is published by Matt Makes Games. In some circles, Jumper 3 is also...

Oddworld Pack

Action, Platformer, Collection, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 29 August 2008

Oddworld Pack is an action game with platformer and puzzle elements from the masters from the studio Oddworld Inhabitants Inc.. The game is published by Oddworld...

Temporal

Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 2 October 2008

Temporal is a third-person action game with a dash of strategy, platformer and puzzle from Potato Factory, The. The game is published by Potato Factory...

Mighty Jill Off

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 29 February 2008

Mighty Jill Off is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming and fantasy. In some circles, Mighty Jill Off is also called Mighty Jill Off: Jill Off...

Tabaluga: Grünland in Gefahr

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Comics

Game released: PC → 13 March 2008

Tabaluga: Grünland in Gefahr is an adventure with platformer and puzzle elements from RocketScience Games Development GmbH. The game is published by Atari...

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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2008 for PC