Platformers: jumping and running

Platform games, also known as platformers, are a genre of video games characterized by gameplay focused on navigating a protagonist through a series of platforms and obstacles within a 2D or 3D environment. The main objective in platform games is to progress through levels, often reaching the end or completing specific objectives.

In platform games, players typically control a character who possesses the ability to jump or perform other acrobatic moves. These movements allow the character to traverse platforms, avoid obstacles, and defeat enemies or overcome challenges.

The genre originated in the early days of video gaming, with iconic titles like "Super Mario Bros" and "Donkey Kong" shaping the foundation of platformers. The success of these games led to the growth and diversification of the genre, resulting in a wide range of platform games with unique gameplay mechanics, art styles, and level designs.

Most popular platform games

Rick Dangerous

actionDOS

Mega Man X4

shooterWindows XP/98/95

Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame

actionDOS, Mac

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Manic Miner remake

DOS1997remake3.3/5
Mario and Luigi

DOS2001remake4.1/5
Mario Bros VGA

DOS1990remake4.2/5

Mario Bros VGA is a fan made remake of the original Mario Bros by Nintendo, the game that popularized the character of Mario, the italian plumber first saw in Donkey Kong. Mario Bros VGA is a fixed-screen platform arcade game that truly shines when played in co-op with a friend.
McDonald Land

DOS19923.7/5 Visual Concepts Entertainment
Mega Man

DOS19903.8/5 Capcom
Mega Man 3

DOS19924.1/5 Hi-Tech Expressions
Mega Man X

DOS1995protected3.9/5 Capcom
Mega Man X3

Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 Capcom
Mega Man X4

Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 Capcom
Metal Mutant

DOS19914/5 Silmarils
Miami Vice

DOS19893.3/5 Capstone
MicroMan

Windows 3.x1993freeware3.8/5
Montezuma's Revenge

DOS19844.3/5 Parker Brothers
Monuments of Mars

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac1991freeware3.3/5 Scenerio Software
Moonwalker

DOS19893.1/5 Emerald Software
Nebulus

DOS19884.1/5 Hewson Consultants
Nicky Boom

DOS19924/5 Microids
Night Hunter

DOS19883.8/5 UBI Soft
Night Shift

DOS19904.3/5 LucasArts
Onslaught

DOS19904/5 Arc Developments
Pac-in-Time

DOS19933.8/5 Kalisto Entertainment

Pac-in-Time is an abandoned action side-scrolling platformer game developed by Kalisto Entertainment and released by Mindscape in 1993 for DOS. Pac-in-time was but also published for other platforms such as Amiga, Game Boy, Mac, SNES. Pac-in-Time is essentially Fury of the Furries reskinned with Pac-Man as the main character.
Pharoah's Curse

Windows 3.x1998remake3.6/5
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure

Windows XP/98/9519954.1/5 Activision

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure is an abandoned action platform game set in South America and it's the fourth installment of the Pitfall series. Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure was designed by John Spinale, developed and released by Activision in 1995 for Windows, Super Nintendo, Game Boy Advance, Genesis, Jaguar, etc. The Mayan Adventure is part of the ...
Pocahontas

DOS19953.2/5 Teeny Weeny Games
Popeye 2

DOS19923.4/5 Bizarre Developments
Prehistorik

DOS1991protected4.1/5 Titus Interactive
Prehistorik 2

DOS1993protected4.1/5 Titus Interactive
Prince of Persia

DOSMac19904.2/5 Broderbund

Prince of Persia is an abandoned DOS platform game set in Middle East, developed and released by Broderbund in 1990. Designer Jordan Mechner created a game that made a lasting impression of gamers thanks to a clever use of a tecnique called rotoscoping which makes the animation of the protagonist very realistic.
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame

DOSMac19934.1/5 Broderbund
Prophecy: The Viking Child

DOS19913.5/5 Imagitec Design