Platformer 2020 for PC — top best games in the Platformer genre

Ori and the Will of the Wisps - a game in the Platformer genre

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

Game released: PC → 11 March 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Ori and the Will of the Wisps — the continuation of the colorful side-scrolling platformer Ori and the Blind Forest. The forest spirit Ori embarks on a journey once...

Rogue Legacy 2

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Fantasy, Medieval era, Metroidvania

Early Access: PC → 19 August 2020; Game released: PC → 28 April 2022

Players: 8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 89/100

One day, a brave knight gets to a mysterious place where some kind of devilry happened many years ago. Skeletons, ghosts and other evil spirits roam everywhere, and...

Carrion

Action, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 23 July 2020

Players: 9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 76/100

The game's protagonist is a creature created in a laboratory that managed to escape from a glass container and start hunting its creators. The huge complex and its...

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Remake, Online

Game released: PC → 23 June 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 69/100

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom — Rehydrated is a re-release of the classic SpongeBob game from 2003 in an updated form. You will have a...

Fall Guys

Arcade, Action, Online, Platformer, Third-person view, Free game, Battle Royale, MMO

Game released: PC → 4 August 2020

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Fall Guys is a free-to-play, cute arcade action game about falling colorful people. A unique “battle royale” awaits you, where many players will take on the roles...

Risk of Rain 2

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Online, Cooperative (co-op), Roguelike

Early Access: PC → 28 March 2019; Game released: PC → 11 August 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Risk of Rain 2 is a dynamic action platformer with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. In the second part you will find a full three-dimensional environment...

Journey

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PC → 11 June 2020

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...

Skul: The Hero Slayer

Side view, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike

Early Access: PC → 19 February 2020; Game released: PC → 21 January 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Skul: The Hero Slayer is a side-scrolling pixel platformer. People have attacked the demon fortress and are trying to destroy their leader. Most of the inhabitants...

Huntdown

Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Action

Game released: PC → 12 May 2020

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Huntdown is an arcade side-scrolling pixel shooter with platforming elements in a sci-fi setting. You will go to a dark world of the future, where the police have...

Fury Unleashed

Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Comics, Side view, Online, Action, Replayability

Early Access: PC → 24 February 2017; Game released: PC → 8 May 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Fury Unleashed is a 2D arcade platformer with a side view, made in a comic book style. You will play as the cool Scumbag, a comic book hero whose goal is to save...

Spelunky 2

Arcade, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Replayability

Game released: PC → 29 September 2020

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Spelunky 2 is a sequel to the fun side-scrolling arcade platformer with procedurally generated levels. This time you have to embark on an adventure as the child of...

Noita

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons

Game released: PC → 15 October 2020; Early Access: PC → 24 September 2019

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Noita is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer in a fantasy setting. You will find procedural generation of levels, the irreversible death of the hero, as well...

The Longing

Adventure, Side view, Puzzle, Arcade, Platformer, Point & Click, Walking Simulator, Exploration

Game released: PC → 5 March 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 79/100

The Longing is an unusual game, the main feature of which lies in its length. The fact is that it will take 400 days to complete the game. Even if a player enters...

Haydee 2

Action, Shooter, Indie, Platformer, Puzzle, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 24 November 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 87/100

Haydee 2 is the sequel to the sexy action puzzle game with a third-person view. Once again you will play as a sexy heroine who is locked in a strange complex...

Hayfever

Platformer, Indie, Side view, Comedy, Adventure

Game released: PC → 25 February 2020

Steam: 89/100

Players need to help the postman Thomas collect lost letters. The hero suffers from severe allergies, and various allergens help him overcome obstacles. For...

Neon Abyss

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Side view, Platformer, Procedural generation

Game released: PC → 14 July 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Neon Abyss is a dynamic action game with roguelike elements and a side view in a sci-fi setting. As a fearless warrior, you will go into dangerous dungeons that...

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Farm Simulator

Game released: PC → 10 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...

Evan's Remains

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Casual game, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 11 June 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Evan's Remains is a side-scrolling puzzle-platformer adventure inspired by classic Japanese thrillers. You have to explore a mysterious island and solve puzzles to...

Vigil: The Longest Night

Arcade, Side view, Action, Role-playing game, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania, Platformer

Game released: PC → 14 October 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Vigil: The Longest Night is a 2D platformer with RPG elements and a side view, inspired by the Castlevania and Salt and Sanctuary series. You have to go together...

ScourgeBringer

Action, Indie, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 21 October 2020

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 77/100

ScourgeBringer is a dynamic action-platformer with a side view and roguelike elements from the creators of NeuroVoider. The events of the game unfold in a...

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...

Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kitten

Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Fantasy, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Slasher, Procedural generation

Game released: PC → 19 February 2024; Early Access: PC → 4 December 2020

Steam: 79/100

Hardcore indie platformer with roguelike elements and dungeons. The player takes on the role of a brave hero who, at the command of the eccentric Lady Tallowmere...

Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time

Action, Platformer, Slasher, Arcade, Adventure

Game released: PC → 21 August 2020

Players: 9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time is a colorful platformer based on the animated series “Samurai Jack”. The events of the new slasher take place before the final...

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...

Pode

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Isometric, Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 3 April 2020

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Pode is a cute action-adventure platformer with an isometric camera view and lots of interesting co-op puzzles. The game will tell the story of a small rock that...

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...

PHOGS!

Logic, Puzzle, Arcade, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Platformer, Adventure

Game released: PC → 3 December 2020

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 78/100

PHOGS! is a fun cooperative puzzle platformer with a third-person view about a cute two-headed dog. In the game you have to play as two dogs connected by a long and...

Shady Part of Me

Indie, Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Arcade

Game released: PC → 10 December 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Shady Part of Me is an adventure puzzle platformer where you have to solve the mystery of a poor girl. An exhilarating journey through the land of dreams awaits you...

Inmost

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

Game released: PC → 21 August 2020

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Inmost is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with horror elements. The events of the game take place in two parallel worlds in which three brave main...

Creaks

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 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...

Yupitergrad

Futurism (Future), Virtual Reality (VR), First-person view, Adventure, Action, Puzzle, Platformer, Parkour

Game released: PC → 27 August 2020

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Yupitergrad is an action-adventure game with a first-person view in a sci-fi setting for virtual reality devices HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR. In the...

Lair of the Clockwork God

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Action

Game released: PC → 21 February 2020

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Lair of the Clockwork God is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a post-apocalyptic setting. A unique blend of genres awaits you in the form of...

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...

Alwa's Legacy

Metroidvania, Exploration, Platformer

Game released: PC → 17 June 2020

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A non-linear adventure with modern retro styling, Alwa's Legacy centers on exploring dangerous dungeons, magical items and ancient secrets. As the player...

Endless Memories

Adventure, Action, Side view, Role-playing game, Platformer

Game released: PC → 20 October 2020

Players: 3/10

Endless Memories is an action-adventure game with role-playing elements and a side view that will take you to the amazing world of dreams. In each of them you will...

Bug Academy

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

Game released: PC → 14 January 2020

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Bug Academy is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer. Bug Academy is the only insect school in the world. It is also a training center where insects become...

Eternal Hope

Platformer, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 20 August 2020

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Eternal Hope is a fantasy adventure about Ti’bi, a boy who sets out to find the soul of his beloved. His journey centers on love and...

Journey of the Broken Circle

Adventure, Indie, Platformer

Game released: PC → 18 September 2020

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 76/100

An adventure about self-discovery, love, and existentialism. The protagonist is the Circle, who journeys through an unusual universe and gradually learns about the...

Backworlds

Free game, Logic, Puzzle, Side view, Platformer, Indie

Game released: PC → 20 February 2020

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 97/100

Backworlds is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer in which you can influence the game world using a special eraser. This is what the main game mechanics...

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...

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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2020 for PC