Platformer 2021 for Xbox Series X/S — top best games in the Platformer genre

It Takes Two - a game in the Platformer genre

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 26 March 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

Little Nightmares 2

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 25 August 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 93/100

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...

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 12 March 2021

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...

White Shadows

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 7 December 2021

Players: 5.3/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 73/100

White Shadows is an indie action adventure with platforming elements and a side view. Much time has passed since the Great War. Humanity is half human, half animal...

BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 9 September 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 60/100

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

Sable

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Open world

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 23 September 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 86/100

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...

Oddworld: Soulstorm

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 30 November 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 64/100

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...

Psychonauts 2

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 25 August 2021

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 96/100

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...

Golf Club Wasteland

Adventure, Golf, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Casual game

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 3 September 2021

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Golf Club Wasteland is an adventure platformer with futuristic puzzle elements. The rich fled to Mars, but ventured back to desolate Earth for a round of golf. Each...

Dreaming Sarah

Metroidvania, Puzzle, Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Casual game

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 5 March 2021

Steam: 90/100

The girl Sarah got into an accident and is in a coma. You need to explore the dream world, collect objects and communicate with strange characters to help her wake...

Aeterna Noctis

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 14 December 2021

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Aeterna Noctis is a side-scrolling adventure role-playing action platformer in a fantasy setting. The Supreme God Chaos cursed his creation, forcing the dominant...

Hoa

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 24 August 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

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...

Mighty Goose

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 5 June 2021

Steam: 86/100

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...

Omno

Arcade, Third-person view, Adventure, Exploration, Logic, Indie, Platformer, Casual game, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 29 July 2021

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Omno is a third-person, open-world puzzle-platformer adventure game. In the game you will go to conquer the ancient world of wonders with many interesting riddles...

The Artful Escape

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie, Music game

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 9 September 2021

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The Artful Escape is a side-scrolling arcade adventure platformer. The game tells about what goes on in a musician’s head while writing music. In our case, in the...

Aeon Drive

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 30 September 2021

Steam: 76/100

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...

Greak: Memories of Azur

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 17 August 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 80/100

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...

Tamarin

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 17 November 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 40/100

Tamarin is a fun third-person action platformer in which you take on the role of a small tamarin monkey who has survived an insect attack and now embarks on a...

Demon Turf

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 4 November 2021

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Demon Turf is a third-person platformer where the main character dreams of becoming a demon queen. The world of demons is inhabited by all kinds of monsters, most...

A Juggler's Tale

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 29 September 2021

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A Juggler's Tale is an atmospheric side-scrolling action platformer in a fantasy setting. The main character is a puppet named Abby, who was captured in a circus...

Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX

Arcade, Side view, Platformer, Old school, Adventure

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 22 June 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 80/100

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...

Circa Infinity

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 5 November 2021

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Circa Infinity is an arcade action game from indie developers from the Kenny Sun studio. The players' task is to move through an endless cycle of circle levels...

PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 13 August 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 52/100

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...

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania

Arcade, Third-person view, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Board / Group Game, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Online

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 5 October 2021

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is a remaster of the exciting third-person arcade game in the Super Monkey Ball series. Expect 300 recreated labyrinth levels (from...

Jet Kave Adventure

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 15 January 2021

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Jet Kave Adventure is a side-scrolling arcade action-platformer. You will meet Cave, a caveman with a jet engine. When the chief is driven out by his own tribe, he...

Balan Wonderworld

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 26 March 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 55/100

Metacritic: 43/100

Balan Wonderworld is an arcade action-platformer with puzzle and adventure elements in an anime style and a third-person view. Led by a mysterious maestro named...

Aerial_Knight's Never Yield

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Runner, Music game

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 19 May 2021

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Aerial_Knight's Never Yield is an adventure arcade platformer in the world of the future with a side view and runner elements. You have to play on behalf of the...

Ball laB

Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Casual game

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 8 December 2021

Players: 5.3/10

Steam: 64/100

Ball laB is a hardcore platformer with minimalistic graphics and a side view. In the game you have to control the ball and overcome 60 levels. The main feature of...

Aeterna Lucis

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Side view, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 15 December 2021

Continuation of Aeterna Noctis, but with a new character. After the events of the first part, the Queen of Light must stop the destruction of the world by...

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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2021 for Xbox Series X/S