Platformer 2020 for Xbox One — top best games in the Platformer genre

Katana Zero - a game in the Platformer genre

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

Game released: Xbox One → 15 October 2020

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Katana Zero is a hardcore side-view action game in cyberpunk style. Expect dynamic battles using futuristic technologies, fast movements of the main character and...

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

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

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

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...

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated

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

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

Starbound

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Simulation, Survival, Sandbox, Space

Game released: Xbox One → 8 December 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Starbound is an indie adventure role-playing arcade game with platformer and action elements. You are forced to flee your planet by hijacking a ship. Fleeing from...

Carrion

Action, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

ScourgeBringer

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

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

Huntdown

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

Game released: Xbox One → 12 May 2020

Players: 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...

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

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

Game released: Xbox One → 2 October 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 82/100

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...

Neon Abyss

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

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

Dead Cells: The Bad Seed

Action, Roguelike, Side view, Adventure, Slasher, Platformer, Role-playing game, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

Pikuniku

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

Game released: Xbox One → 12 March 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Pikuniku is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle adventure game. You have to go to a mysterious game world where you need to uncover a conspiracy and restore the...

The Messenger

Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Xbox One → 25 June 2020

Players: 8/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 84/100

The Messenger is a side-scrolling pixel action platformer. When an army of demons lays siege to his home village, a young ninja breaks through a cursed world to...

Creaks

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

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

Evan's Remains

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

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

Micetopia

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

Game released: Xbox One → 20 November 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 37/100

Micetopia is a classic side-scrolling Metroid set in a medieval mouse kingdom with magic and dragons. The main character, a brave mouse, lived quietly in his...

Levelhead

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Combat robots, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game

Game released: Xbox One → 30 April 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Levelhead is a fun side-scrolling arcade platformer set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you have to control the GR-18 delivery robot through various levels with...

Shady Part of Me

Indie, Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Arcade

Game released: Xbox One → 11 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...

Fury Unleashed

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

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

PHOGS!

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

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

Monster Sanctuary

Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

Hayfever

Platformer, Indie, Side view, Comedy, Adventure

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

Giraffe and Annika

Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Action, Indie, Platformer, Music game, Fantasy / Medieval, Arcade

Game released: Xbox One → 27 August 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Giraffe and Annika is a third-person action-adventure platformer with Japanese-style rhythm game elements. You will learn the story of an anthropomorphic cat named...

Iconoclasts

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

Game released: Xbox One → 23 January 2020

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Iconoclasts is a side-scrolling arcade action-platformer adventure game. You have to get used to the role of the brave girl Robin, who is engaged in the destruction...

YesterMorrow

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

Game released: Xbox One → 5 November 2020

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 49/100

YesterMorrow is an indie side-scrolling time travel platformer. In it you will play as the little girl Yui, who will have to save her family and change the fate of...

Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time

Action, Platformer, Slasher, Arcade, Adventure

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

New Super Lucky's Tale

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

Game released: Xbox One → 21 August 2020

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 76/100

An updated version of the vibrant 3D platformer Super Lucky's Tale, where the story of the adventures of the fox Lucky takes on a more complete and polished form...

Prisma & The Masquerade Menace

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Adventure, Indie

Frozen: Xbox One → 18 February 2020

Anticipation Rating: 2.5/10

Prisma & The Masquerade Menace is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer in a fantasy setting. The events of the game will tell the story of a young adventurer...

One Dog Story

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

Game released: Xbox One → 13 July 2020

Steam: 71/100

One Dog Story is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with RPG elements. You have to take on the role of a dog (EO-43) from a mysterious underground...

Supraland

Action, Shooter, Platformer, First-person view, Puzzle, Exploration, Metroidvania, Adventure

Game released: Xbox One → 22 October 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 95/100

Supraland is an exciting action platformer with a first-person view. In the game you have to solve fun puzzles, explore the environment, find secrets and fight...

Reed 2

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Action

Game released: Xbox One → 6 May 2020

Reed 2 is a side-scrolling arcade adventure...

Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia

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

Game released: Xbox One → 25 September 2020

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 82/100

Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer where you'll set out to conquer the world of Trollhunters, based on the animated...

Helheim Hassle

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

Game released: Xbox One → 18 August 2020

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Helheim Hassle is an adventure game with puzzle elements. The player controls a pacifist Viking named Bjorn, who has a unique ability — he can detach and...

Gonner 2

Indie, Platformer, Arcade, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Shooter

Game released: Xbox One → 22 October 2020

Steam: 68/100

Gonner 2 is a sequel to the brutally challenging 2D platformer with roguelike elements and procedurally generated levels. Hikk returns again, and this time he will...

Projection: First Light

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

Game released: Xbox One → 29 September 2020

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 78/100

Projection: First Light is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer. You will travel to an alternative shadow world of puppets and visit 19th century England...

Tiny Hands Adventure

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Casual game, Action

Game released: Xbox One → 23 December 2020

Steam: 92/100

Tiny Hands Adventure is a dynamic adventure platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. Meet Borty, a young and cheerful dinosaur who is the main...

Even the Ocean

Adventure, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 19 August 2020

Steam: 85/100

A story-driven 2D platformer about Aliph, a power plant technician who becomes involved in confronting an unknown threat after an accident at work. Working with the...

The Alto Collection

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Stunts, Collection, Adventure, Snowboard, Action, Sports game

Game released: Xbox One → 13 August 2020

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 94/100

The Alto Collection is a collection of minimalist adventure arcade games Alto's Adventure and Alto's Odyssey. As a snowboarder, you will have to ride through...

Morkredd

Isometric, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Mysticism / Supernatural, Platformer, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Xbox One → 11 December 2020

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 71/100

Morkredd is a co-op puzzle adventure with an isometric camera view. In the game you will have to answer the call of the Sphere together with a friend or prove your...

Skelattack

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 2 June 2020

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 59/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Skelattack is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. You are an enchanted skeleton living in the deepest part of the dungeon. You are awakened by the sound...

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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2020 for Xbox One