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Platformers: jumping and running sorted by year, newest first

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.

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Zool

DOS1992 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
Forget Sonic. Forget Mario. Zool is a ninja from the Nth Dimension, which is apparently a place where hyperactive insects fight sentient sweets. Speed is the name of the game, and Zool never walks—he zips, spins, and somersa...
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Aldo's Assault

DOS1991
Think of Aldo's Assault as what happens when Mario forgets his plumber license and joins a bootleg army. This 1991 DOS gem throws you into a side-scrolling frenzy of ladders, barrels, and the kind of platforming logic that predate...
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Another World

DOS1991protected Delphine software
Another World (1991) is a cinematic platformer with big ideas, minimal UI, and a shocking willingness to let you die within five seconds of starting. You play as a scientist who gets teleported to an alien planet where everything ...
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Arctic Adventure

DOS1991 Apogee Software
Arctic Adventure is the sequel nobody asked for to Pharaoh's Tomb, except this time you’re freezing your butt off. As Nevada Smith (not a typo, it’s his real name), you platform-hop through icy ruins in search of... so...
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Baby Joe in: Going Home

DOS1991 Loriciels
In 1991, DOS gamers were treated to the weirdest parenting simulator ever: Baby Joe in: Going Home. You play as Baby Joe, an infant inexplicably left to crawl through caves, forests, and other extremely child-unfriendly terrain. W...
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Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle

DOS1991protected id software
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Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine

DOS1991protected id software
Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine is a science fiction action oriented platform game designed by Tom Hall, developed by id Software and released by Apogee Software in 1991 for DOS only. Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Mach...
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Crystal Caves

DOS1991protected Apogee Software
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Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion

DOS1991protected id software
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Dark Ages Volume I - Prince of Destiny

DOS1991freeware Scenerio Software
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Dark Ages Volume II - The Undead Kingdom

DOS1991freeware Scenerio Software
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Dark Ages Volume III - Dungeons of Doom

DOS1991freeware Scenerio Software
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Duke Nukem

DOS1991 Apogee Software
Duke Nukem was released in 1991 by Apogee Software for MS-DOS, marking the beginning of the Duke Nukem franchise. The game is a side-scrolling action platformer with a sci-fi theme. In this original installment, players control Du...
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Elvira: the Arcade Game

DOS1991 Flair Software
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Fantasy World Dizzy

DOS1991 Codemasters
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Gods

DOS1991 Bitmap Brothers
Gods is a video game developed by The Bitmap Brothers and initially released in 1991. It is a platformer that combines action and puzzle-solving elements. The game was originally released for various platforms, including the Commo...
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Home Alone

DOS1991 Manley Associates
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Joe and Mac Cavemen Ninja

DOS1991 Data East
Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja is a side-scrolling platformer video game developed and released by Data East in 1991. Known as "Joe & Mac" in North America and "Caveman Ninja" in other regions, the game gained popularity for its...
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Jumpman Lives!

DOS1991remake Apogee Software
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Lone Wolf: The Mirror of Death

DOS1991 Mr. Micro
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Metal Mutant

DOS1991 Silmarils
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Monuments of Mars

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1991freeware Scenerio Software
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Prehistorik

DOS1991protected Titus Interactive
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Prophecy: The Viking Child

DOS1991 Imagitec Design
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Rolling Ronny

DOS1991 Starbyte Software
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The Blues Brothers

DOS1991 Titus Interactive
The Blues Brothers is a platformer that follows the adventures of Jake and Elwood Blues as they try to put their band back together. The player controls one of the Blues Brothers through various levels, each filled with obstacles,...
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Alpha Waves

DOS1990 Infogrames
Alpha Waves is what happens when someone programs a 3D platformer using only triangles and pure imagination. You bounce. That’s it. You bounce through abstract levels that look like a geometry teacher’s daydream, all w...