Platformer 2024 for PC — top best games in the Platformer genre

Prince of Persia The Lost Crown - a game in the Platformer genre

Adventure, Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: PC → 18 January 2024

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 87/100

A reimagining of the Prince of Persia series, the main character of which is the Persian soldier Sargon from the elite group of warriors “Immortals”, who is able to...

Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Side view, Exploration, Remake

Game released: PC → 24 September 2024

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A remake of the colorful Disney Epic Mickey for Wii in 2010. Mickey Mouse embarks on an epic journey across the Wasteland, the realm of forgotten Disney characters...

Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy, Platformer, Slasher, Old school

Game released: PC → 10 December 2024

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Updated version of the cult action-adventures Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2. Both classic projects have received significantly...

BlazBlue Entropy Effect

Action, Roguelike, Side view, Platformer, Metroidvania, Procedural generation, Cyberpunk, Replayability

Game released: PC → 14 February 2024

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A dynamic action roguelike in the BlazBlue universe. Familiar characters from the series team up to overcome various challenges and fight hordes of enemies who want...

Kong: Survivor Instinct

Action, Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 22 October 2024

Players: 9/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Adventure Metroidvania based on King Kong. The game tells the story of oil rig worker David as he tries to find his daughter in a collapsing city. To save his...

Thank Goodness You're Here!

Adventure, Side view, Comedy, Exploration, Platformer, Puzzle, Open world

Game released: PC → 1 August 2024

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 86/100

An absurd comedy game set in the quaint town of Barnsworth. The main character works as a traveling salesman, and in his free time he goes sightseeing and gets to...

Little Kitty, Big City

Third-person view, Adventure, Action, Exploration, Open world, Sandbox, Platformer, Simulation

Game released: PC → 9 May 2024

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 78/100

The player controls a little black kitten who goes on an adventure to find his way home. You can explore the city and make new friends among homeless animals, some...

Nine Sols

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 28 May 2024

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Adventure action-platformer from the creators of psychological horrors Detention and Devotion. The game tells the story of an awakened hero who must fight nine...

Chained Together

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

Game released: PC → 19 June 2024

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 90/100

A cooperative action-platformer about friends connected by a chain. In the story, players begin their journey in the depths of Hell and try to climb from there to...

Sonic X Shadow Generations

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

Game released: PC → 25 October 2024

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 80/100

An updated version of Sonic Generations with an additional story campaign about Shadow, improved graphics and redesigned levels. The game brings together two...

Castlevania Dominus Collection

Action, Adventure, Old school, Platformer, Collection, Metroidvania, Fantasy, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 27 August 2024

Players: 6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 91/100

A collection of classic Castlevania games, including Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin and Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, previously...

Sky: Children of the Light

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Online, Open world, Exploration

Game released: PC → 10 April 2024

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Multiplayer adventure from the creators of Journey and Flower. Players take control of the Children of Light, who bring light from the heavens to where it is...

Valiant Hearts: Coming Home

Puzzle, Adventure, Logic, Historical, Casual game, Platformer

Game released: PC → 7 March 2024

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Continuation of Valiant Hearts: The Great War, which takes place in the midst of the First World War. Two brothers try to survive and pass all the tests in order...

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...

LEGO Harry Potter Collection

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Collection, Puzzle, Casual game, Adventure

Game released: PC → 8 October 2024

Players: 5.2/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A collection of two games that recreate the magical world of Harry Potter in LEGO style, covering all seven books and eight films. Players are immersed in a journey...

Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona

Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PC → 7 August 2024

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 77/100

A dark metroidvania inspired by the Castlevania and Dark Souls series. The main character is the doomed Lord Derek Erikon, who escaped a fatal end in favor of a...

ANIMAL WELL

Metroidvania, Action, Side view, Platformer, Old school, Puzzle, Exploration

Game released: PC → 9 May 2024

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 89/100

An old school metroidvania with a focus on exploration and puzzle solving that will require the player to think outside the box to achieve results. In the game you...

The Strange City

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Horror

Game released: PC → 25 November 2024

Players: 7/10

Steam: 47/100

Atmospheric platformer in the spirit of the Little Nightmares series. The game takes place in an otherworldly world in which a certain Agent G is trying to find his...

Dragon Quest Builders

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game, Platformer

Game released: PC → 13 February 2024

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Dragon Quest Builders — arcade sandbox with a third-person view in an open world in the Dragon Quest universe. The plot of the game will tell the sweet story...

Tales of Kenzera: ZAU

Adventure, Metroidvania, Indie, Fantasy, Side view, Platformer

Game released: PC → 23 April 2024

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 75/100

The main character is Zau, a young warrior seeking adventure in the fantasy world of Kenzer. He has unusual abilities that allow him to change the shape of his...

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - Mask of Darkness

DLC, Adventure, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PC → 17 September 2024

Steam: 54/100

The plot add -on, continuing the saga about the sargon. This time he is trapped in the mind of Rajen - the murderers of the immortals, whose dark magic created the...

Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

Adventure, Metroidvania, Side view, Platformer, Demons, Exploration

Game released: PC → 17 July 2024

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 76/100

The main character is a certain Bo. One day he descends from heaven to play a key role in a mystical ritual. The hero goes on a dangerous journey through colorful...

Anima Flux

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: PC → 7 October 2024

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 78/100

A cooperative game that pits two genetically modified soldiers against mutants in a deserted space city. Each character has their own characteristics and skills...

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...

Tchia

Adventure, Third-person view, Action, Platformer, Sandbox, Open world, Exploration

Game released: PC → 21 March 2024

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 77/100

An adventure platformer inspired by the culture of New Guinea. A young heroine named Chia goes on an amazing journey through a bright world, explores the underwater...

The Plucky Squire

Arcade, Puzzle, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 17 September 2024

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The main characters are characters from a fairy tale book who manage to get out of their 2D world and get into another reality — three-dimensional. The heroes...

Voidwrought

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 24 October 2024

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 76/100

The main action takes place in a hand-rendered cosmic horror world, in which the player explores the ruins of the First Civilization and battles the gods who live...

Iron Meat

Shooter, Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Science fiction

Game released: PC → 26 September 2024

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 96/100

Meat shooter inspired by the legendary Contra and seasoned with a dark plot and living machinery. Players fight bloodthirsty bosses that look like KAMAZ trucks...

Hell of an Office

Action, Platformer, First-person view, Parkour, Slasher

Game released: PC → 3 October 2024

Steam: 89/100

The main character of the game is an office worker who finds himself in hell. To escape, he must climb a demonic tower located in the ruins and overcome 100...

Awaken - Astral Blade

Role-playing game, Action, Side view, Adventure, Fantasy, Exploration, Metroidvania, Slasher, Indie, Platformer

Game released: PC → 22 October 2024

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 82/100

The main character is a certain Loretta, who is called upon to defeat demons and save the world. Among the features of the game are a wide selection of weapon...

Blasphemous 2 - Mea Culpa

Action, Adventure, DLC, Platformer, Side view, Gothic, Indie

Game released: PC → 31 October 2024

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 50/100

The continuation of the story of the Penitent, who goes on a completely new adventure, where he will be able to try out new abilities and fight additional bosses...

Biomorph

Metroidvania, Action, Side view, Fantasy, Adventure, Platformer

Game released: PC → 5 April 2024

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A colorful metroidvania in the spirit of Hollow Knight, in which the main emphasis is on hardcore battles with enemies, an abundance of different fighting styles...

Braid Anniversary Edition

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Action

Game released: PC → 14 May 2024

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Anniversary Edition of Braid. The creators invited the original game's artist, David Hellman, to help update the visual style. But the changes aren't limited to...

Banana Hell: Mountain of Madness

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Casual game, Strategy

Game released: PC → 2 May 2024

Steam: 90/100

A hardcore platform jumping game. The gamer controls a banana that tries to climb up to find a crystal. You will need to prepare carefully to make the perfect jump...

BREAKER: INITIATING

Arcade, Puzzle, Platformer, Cyberpunk, Post-apocalyptic, Third-person view, Side view, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 30 September 2024

Steam: 70/100

A post-apocalyptic adventure about a robot named Al. The character accidentally escaped from a terrible facility where cryogenic chambers with people are stored...

Frontier Hunter: Erza's Wheel of Fortune

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Anime / Manga, Dungeons, Exploration, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PC → 26 July 2024

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 82/100

Side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. Erza is a legendary huntress who has become a spearhead in the Empire's military campaigns. With its help, the majestic...

Nikoderiko: The Magical World

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

Game released: PC → 5 December 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A bright adventure with the support of a cooperative, whose heroes want to save a magical island from a villain. There are seven unique worlds where you can find...

Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines

Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Action, Old school, Comedy

Game released: PC → 12 September 2024

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 86/100

A fun arcade game that combines fast-paced platforming with grappling hook mechanics. The main character is a brave dog who sets off on a space journey to save the...

Axiom of Maria

Action, Cyberpunk, Science fiction, Slasher, Third-person view, Metroidvania, Exploration, Platformer

Game released: PC → 6 February 2024

The game takes place in Seoul, which has turned into a ghost town. The main character, Kay, a former instructor for the 707th Special Mission Group, opposes...

A Difficult Game About Climbing

Action, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 6 March 2024

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Hardcore precision platformer in the spirit of Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. The player controls the climber's hands to ascend a massive, treacherous...

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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2024 for PC (Game released)