Abandonware DOS title

Platformers: jumping and running sorted by release date

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

Mega Man X4
shooterWindows XP/98/95
Disney's Aladdin
actionDOS
Super Mariio Bros
actionDOS
  • inner-worlds-08
    DOSLinux19963.7/5 Sleepless Software
  • iron-blood-02
    DOS19964.1/5 Family Production
  • smurfs-02
    DOSWindows XP/98/9519964.2/5 Infogrames
  • hercules-05
    Windows XP/98/951997protected3.9/5 Eurocom Developments
  • luckylukewin-04
    Windows XP/98/9519974.2/5 Infogrames
  • manic-miner-02
    DOS1997remake3.3/5
  • jump-and-bump-02
    DOS1998freeware3.6/5 Brainchild Design
  • megaman-x3-06
    Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 Capcom
  • megaman-x4-05
    Windows XP/98/9519984.1/5 Capcom

    Mega Man X4 is an abandoned side scrolling action-platform video game that was released for Windows, the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn in 1997 and 1998. Mega Man X4 is part of the Mega Man X series, which is a spin-off of the original Mega Man series, and it was developed by Capcom. Mega Man X4 is set in a dystopian future where h...

  • pharaos-curse-01
    Windows 3.x1998remake3.6/5
  • jet-set-willy-remake-02
    DOS1999freewareremake3.7/5
  • auf-wiedersen-monty-rem-01
    Windows XP/98/952001remake4/5
  • mario-and-luigi-03
    DOS2001remake4.1/5
  • castle-malvado-02
  • gng-remake-02
    Windows2004freewareremake4.1/5
  • pijamarama-01
    Windows2004remake3.2/5
  • lyle-cube-sector-01
    Windows20064/5
  • finders-keepers-03
    Windows2007remake3/5

    Finders Keepers is an abandoned free platformer game with a medieval setting. It's a remake of the original Finders Keepers, developed by David Jones and released by Mastertronic in 1985 for a number of 8 bit platforms (C64, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Amstrad CPC).

  • ardentryst-02
    WindowsLinux20094/5
  • super-mario-fusion-revival-02
    Windows2011freewareremake4.1/5

    Super Mario Fusion Revival is a remake of the popular Super Mario platform game by Nintendo. SMFR was released in 2011, designed and developed by SMFR Team.

  • bagman-remake-01
    Windows2013freewareremake3.9/5