Platformer 2021 for PC — top best games in the Platformer genre

It Takes Two - a game in the Platformer genre

Arcade, Adventure, Online, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 26 March 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 87/100

It Takes Two is a co-op platformer where you and your friends become toys. At the center of the game are two dissimilar heroes Cody and May, who were turned into...

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

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

Game released: PC → 26 March 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is a continuation of the cult game from the 90s, telling about the next adventures of Crash and his younger sister Coco. The plot...

Little Nightmares 2

Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 11 February 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Little Nightmares 2 is a continuation of the horror platformer with quest elements. This time a co-op has appeared in the game and the two of you will have to...

Skul: The Hero Slayer

Side view, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 21 January 2021

Players: 8.6/10

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...

F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Steampunk, Side view

Game released: PC → 3 October 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 80/100

F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch is an atmospheric action platformer with a side view in a dieselpunk setting. In the game you will try on the role of a rabbit who...

Cyber Shadow

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 26 January 2021

Metacritic: 80/100

Cyber Shadow is a dynamic side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The world has been taken over by synthetic life forms. A desperate cry for help...

Pronty: Fishy Adventure

Adventure, Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer

Game released: PC → 19 November 2021

Pronty: Fishy Adventure is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to help Pronty and his faithful assistant Bront...

Psychonauts 2

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: PC → 25 August 2021

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Psychonauts 2 is a fantastic sequel to the third-person action platformer that takes players back to the world of psychonauts. The dream of the protagonist of the...

Mighty Goose

Action, Shooter, Indie, Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 5 June 2021

Metacritic: 73/100

Mighty Goose is an old-school arcade action game. In this 2D shooter, you take on the role of a bounty hunter named Goose. And it's actually a goose, only armed and...

Eastern Exorcist

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

Game released: PC → 8 July 2021

Players: 5.8/10

Eastern Exorcist is a hardcore side-scrolling action RPG platformer in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to get used to the role of an experienced Chinese...

The Legend of Tianding

Side view, Action, Platformer, Slasher, Anime / Manga, Comics

Game released: PC → 1 November 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 81/100

The Legend of Tianding is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer in a comic book style. The game will tell the story of a young Taipei vigilante, Liao...

Oddworld: Soulstorm

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PC → 6 April 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Oddworld: Soulstorm is a continuation of the arcade platformer with a side view, where we will once again play as Abe the Mudokon. The events of the game will...

They Always Run

Side view, Platformer, Action, Adventure, Science fiction, Indie

Game released: PC → 20 October 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 73/100

They Always Run is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The main character in the game is a character named Aiden. He is a mutant...

Shattered: Tale of the Forgotten King

Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, First-person view, Side view

Game released: PC → 17 February 2021

Metacritic: 68/100

Shattered: Tale of the Forgotten King is a side-scrolling action RPG platformer. Powerful creatures called Demiurges began to rule the world of Hypnos after the...

Super Meat Boy Forever

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Action, Runner

Game released: PC → 10 January 2022

Players: 5.5/10

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...

BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites

Arcade, Side view, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher, Platformer, Horror, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → 9 September 2021

Players: 10/10

BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites — remaster of the dynamic side-scrolling slasher BloodRayne Betrayal, where the main character, the seductive half-breed Rayne...

Rising Hell

Arcade, Side view, Action, Roguelike, Metroidvania, Platformer, Fantasy, Procedural generation, Demons

Game released: PC → 19 May 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Rising Hell is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer with roguelike elements. In the game you have to fight your way through hordes of bloodthirsty demons to...

Axiom Verge 2

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view

Game released: PC → 11 August 2021

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Axiom Verge 2 is a continuation of the side-scrolling pixel action platformer in a sci-fi setting. In the sequel you will find new characters, skills and game...

Greak: Memories of Azur

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 17 August 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Greak: Memories of Azur is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. You will take on the role of three siblings: Grek, Adara and Rydel, who will guide them...

Lost Ruins

Arcade, Side view, Anime / Manga, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Slasher, Adventure

Game released: PC → 13 May 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Lost Ruins is a hardcore side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with a retro theme. The girl wakes up in the twilight of the dungeon. She doesn't remember...

PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: PC → 13 August 2021

Players: 5.5/10

PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls is a multi-player co-op action adventure. Big city — big adventures. When Ryder and the PAW Patrol learn that Mayor...

Actraiser Renaissance

Action, Role-playing game, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Strategy, Isometric, Side view, In real time

Game released: PC → 24 September 2021

Metacritic: 73/100

Actraiser Renaissance is an action role-playing platformer with real-time strategy and platforming elements. You will be able to use powerful fire, ice and other...

Clan O'Conall and the Crown of the Stag

Adventure, Side view, Platformer, Action, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 28 April 2021

Clan O'Conall and the Crown of the Stag is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer with puzzle elements in a fantasy setting. The Mother of Demons, Kaoranach...

Blue Fire

Adventure, Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 4 February 2021

Metacritic: 71/100

Blue Fire is a 3D arcade platformer with a third-person perspective, set in a place called The Nether. As you progress, you'll explore ancient temples, meet...

Aeon Drive

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Cyberpunk, Side view

Game released: PC → 30 September 2021

Aeon Drive is a side-scrolling arcade platformer in a sci-fi setting. The action takes you to the neon-lit streets of Neo-Barcelona. You will try on the role of...

Ghosts 'N Goblins: Resurrection

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

Game released: PC → 1 June 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Ghosts 'N Goblins: Resurrection is a fantasy side-scrolling arcade action platformer. The game follows the valiant knight Arthur as he runs, jumps and fights his...

Blaster Master Zero 3

Action, Arcade, Indie, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view

Game released: PC → 29 July 2021

Metacritic: 80/100

Blaster Master Zero 3 is a sequel to the classic side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You have to help Jason again, and this time go to the...

Narita Boy

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Side view

Game released: PC → 30 March 2021

Metacritic: 75/100

Narita Boy is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a cyberpunk setting. In the game you have to become a legendary warrior who needs to get out of...

8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure

Action, Adventure, Side view, Platformer

Game released: PC → 8 April 2021

Players: 9.9/10

8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with Metroidvania elements. In the game you will try on the role of the brave...

The Company Man

Platformer, Action, Side view, Indie, Slasher, Adventure

Game released: PC → 28 May 2021

Players: 9/10

The Company Man is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. The game challenges you to battle the work routine of attacking your crazy colleagues with a...

Okinawa Rush

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PC → 21 October 2021

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Okinawa Rush is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer inspired by classic games from the 90s. Expect dynamic battles with ancient evil, unique character...

Steel Assault

Arcade, Platformer, Action, Side view, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: PC → 28 September 2021

Metacritic: 76/100

Steel Assault is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in the near future of post-apocalyptic America. You...

Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX

Arcade, Side view, Platformer

Game released: PC → 22 June 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX is an updated version of the 1986 platformer. The legendary Alex Kidd is back. The main character explores locations, breaks stones...

Sable

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

Game released: PC → 23 September 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Sable is a member of a family of nomads. As an adult, she sets off on an exciting journey through endless deserts to find her way in this life and explore the world...

Astalon: Tears of the Earth

Action, Indie, Platformer, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → 3 June 2021

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Astalon: Tears of the Earth is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer in a fantasy setting. The game follows three heroic explorers who travel through a...

Smelter

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

Game released: PC → 22 April 2021

Metacritic: 75/100

Smelter is a side-scrolling action-platformer RPG in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to try on the role of Eve, who came to the earthly world from Eden and...

Hoa

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

Game released: PC → 24 August 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Hoa is an indie platformer with a side view and elements of the puzzle. You are waiting for breathtaking drawings, hand -drawn, excellent music and a pacifying...

The Captain

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Strategy, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 3 December 2021

Players: 10/10

The Captain is a side-scrolling adventure platformer with RPG elements. You have to try on the role of a young spaceship captain who, by chance, finds himself on...

Time Loader

Adventure, Platformer, Arcade, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 3 November 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Time Loader is the adventure of a little robot who goes back in time to change the tragic events that forever changed the fate of his creator. All your actions will...

Flynn: Son of Crimson

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

Game released: PC → 15 September 2021

Flynn: Son of Crimson is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a fantasy setting. In the game you will go to the fabulous and beautiful island of...

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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2021 for PC (Game released)