Platformer 2019 for Xbox One — top best games in the Platformer genre

Blasphemous - a game in the Platformer genre

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Fantasy, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 10 September 2019

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A hardcore action platformer made in the spirit of the Castlevania series, but in a bloodier and more brutal form. The player explores the dark world of corrupt...

Risk of Rain 2

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

Early Access: Xbox One → 30 August 2019; Game released: Xbox One → 21 October 2020

Players: 8.7/10

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...

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

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

Game released: Xbox One → 18 June 2019

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a fantasy setting. The game will tell the story of an 18-year-old girl...

Salt and Sanctuary

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

Game released: Xbox One → 6 February 2019

Players: 9/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Salt and Sanctuary is a fantasy platformer with RPG elements and a side view. The game tells the story of a sailor who is shipwrecked off the shore of an unknown...

Gang Beasts

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Platformer, Indie, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One → 27 March 2019

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Gang Beasts is a multiplayer game with gelatinous characters, comical fights and absurd...

FAR: Lone Sails

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Exploration

Game released: Xbox One → 2 April 2019

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 81/100

FAR: Lone Sails is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a post-apocalyptic setting. The main character will have to cross the dry ocean in an amazing...

Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Platformer

Game released: Xbox One → 8 October 2019

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince is a sequel to the popular side-scrolling puzzle platformer in a fantasy setting. This time, three heroes will go in search of the...

Risk of Rain

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Xbox One → 30 August 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Risk of Rain is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view and roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game will take you to a distant...

My Friend Pedro

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Shooter

Game released: Xbox One → 5 December 2019

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 80/100

My Friend Pedro is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer that will remind many of Max Payne. You will play as a heavily armed hero who kills hundreds of...

Timespinner

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

Game released: Xbox One → 4 June 2019

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Timespinner is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a fantasy setting. The events of the game will tell the story of a young girl named Lunais, who...

SNK 40th Anniversary Collection

Action, Arcade, Platformer

Game released: Xbox One → 3 May 2019

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 78/100

This collection brings together classic arcade games from SNK’s golden age. SNK 40th Anniversary Collection features a selection of retro games, including Ikari...

Arise: A Simple Story

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Adventure

Game released: Xbox One → 3 December 2019

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Arise: A Simple Story is an adventure platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game will tell an atmospheric story of two people in a world...

OVIVO

Platformer, Indie, Side view, Action, Casual game

Game released: Xbox One → 3 July 2019

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 71/100

OVIVO is a minimalist side-scrolling indie platformer. In the world of the game, Black and White live in harmony. Intertwining and replacing each other, they...

Old Man's Journey

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Casual game, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 4 March 2019

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Old Man's Journey is a side-scrolling puzzle-platformer adventure that puts you in the role of the titular old man as he travels to various locations and reminisces...

Ghost of a Tale

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Stealth

Game released: Xbox One → 12 March 2019

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Ghost of a Tale is an adventure arcade platformer with a third-person view in a medieval world. The events of the game take place in a parallel universe where...

The King's Bird

Action, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 12 February 2019

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 67/100

The King's Bird is a precision platformer built around momentum-based movement. It combines parkour with aerial movement, making both central to its...

Woodle Tree Adventures

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

Game released: Xbox One → 8 May 2019

Steam: 70/100

Woodle Tree Adventures is a classic arcade action platformer with a third-person perspective. Explore six colorful worlds and save lands with magical water drops...

Unruly Heroes

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One → 23 January 2019

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Unruly Heroes is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer in a fantasy setting, inspired by the famous Chinese fairy tale "Journey to the West." The game...

Sea of Solitude

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

Game released: Xbox One → 5 July 2019

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Sea of Solitude is an action-adventure game played from a third-person perspective. The game will tell the story of a girl named Kay, who suffered from loneliness...

Aggelos

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

Game released: Xbox One → 12 July 2019

Players: 8/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Aggelos is a side-scrolling adventure RPG action platformer in a fantasy setting. Together with the main character, you have to go on a dangerous adventure through...

Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior

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

Game released: Xbox One → 19 June 2019

Steam: 58/100

A brave warrior takes up a legendary sword and embarks on a journey through time, exploring a futuristic cyberpunk world. The game features four levels with diverse...

Guacamelee! 2

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Metroidvania

Game released: Xbox One → 18 January 2019

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Guacamelee! 2 is a continuation of the dynamic action platformer with a side view. Seven years after defeating Carlos Calaca, Juan Aguacata is forced to once again...

Degrees of Separation

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One → 14 February 2019

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Degrees of Separation is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a fantasy setting. The game will tell the story of two heroes — Amber and Rhyme...

Indivisible

Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Side view, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 11 October 2019

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Indivisible is a colorful action-RPG platformer with turn-based combat and a side view. You have to try on the role of the girl Ajna, who goes on a journey around...

Hive Jump

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

Game released: Xbox One → 11 January 2019

Steam: 68/100

Hive Jump is a futuristic side-scrolling action platformer. In the 24th century, humanity is at war with a hostile alien race. Space Corporation J.U.M.P. remains...

Damsel

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Side view, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 7 August 2019

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Damsel is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a dark fantasy setting. You act as a hunter of evil spirits, who, armed with an ultraviolet gun, sets...

Epic World

Adventure, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Arcade, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Xbox One → 15 November 2019

Epic World is a fast-paced side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to try on the role of a young adventurer and go...

Devious Dungeon 2

Arcade, Role-playing game, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view, Slasher, Dungeons

Game released: Xbox One → 15 May 2019

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 73/100

This medieval action platformer takes place in a dark castle whose ever-shifting halls conceal monsters, traps, and treasure. The castle is the domain of the...

Ice Age: Scrat's Nutty Adventure

Action, Adventure, Platformer

Game released: Xbox One → 18 October 2019

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 52/100

This 3D action-adventure follows Scrat, a sabre-toothed squirrel searching for missing relics. Along the way, he encounters prehistoric creatures and survives...

Exception

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

Game released: Xbox One → 13 August 2019

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Exception is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade action runner set in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place inside a computer system infected with a malicious...

Etherborn

Platformer, Isometric, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Xbox One → 18 July 2019

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Etherborn is an atmospheric puzzle platformer with an isometric camera view. You have to try on the role of a silent creature who has found himself in a wonderful...

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

Arcade, Isometric, Puzzle, Side view, Adventure, Indie, Platformer

Game released: Xbox One → 8 October 2019

Players: 10/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is a continuation of the arcade action platformer, created according to the canons of the classic Banjo-Kazooie. Capital B is...

Eternum EX

Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 10 December 2019

Steam: 84/100

Eternum EX is a classic side-scrolling action platformer with pixel graphics. Sir Arthur became old, too old. He lost everything he had and loved. With great...

Brief Battles

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

Game released: Xbox One → 7 May 2019

Steam: 100/100

Brief Battles is an arcade side-scrolling action platformer. You will go up against others in exciting battles in closed arenas. Use all your dexterity and selected...

Valfaris

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

Game released: Xbox One → 15 November 2019

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Valfaris is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting from the creators of Slain: Back from Hell. Many years ago, the huge and powerful...

Rex Rocket

Arcade, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Action, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 25 September 2019

Steam: 71/100

Set in Earth’s distant future, this 2D platformer follows a former war hero trying to stop a starship’s rogue artificial intelligence. The player chooses Captain...

Miles & Kilo

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 22 March 2019

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Miles & Kilo is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. A little boy, Miles, and his faithful dog, Kilo, find themselves stranded on an island after a plane...

Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King

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

Game released: Xbox One → 29 October 2019

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King — re-releases of the cult games Aladdin and The Lion King, adapted for modern platforms. Both games received...

Furwind

Action, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 25 July 2019

Steam: 68/100

Furwind is a side-scrolling pixel action platformer. Events take place in a magical world inhabited by intelligent animals. A great evil has awakened, after many...

Asterix & Obelix XXL 3: The Crystal Menhir

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

Game released: Xbox One → 21 November 2019

Players: 10/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 56/100

Asterix & Obelix XXL 3: The Crystal Menhir is a continuation of the action-adventure platformer with a third-person view along with Asterix and Obelix. Year 50 BC...

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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2019 for Xbox One