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
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DOS19902.9/5 Softie -
DOS1987remake4/5The Great Giana Sisters is a platform video game developed by Time Warp Productions and published by Rainbow Arts. It was originally released in 1987 for the Commodore 64 and other platforms, and later unofficially ported to MS-DOS.The game follows the adventures of two sisters, Giana and Maria, as they journey through a dream world filled with var...
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DOS1993protected4.2/5 Imagitec Design -
DOS19873.7/5 Opera Soft -
DOS19944.1/5 Westwood Studios -
DOS19934.3/5 Silicon & SynapseThe Lost Vikings is an old DOS platform-puzzle game, developed by Silicon & Synapse and published by Interplay Productions in 1993. In The Lost Vikings you have to solve puzzles by controlling three characters (glorious vikings!), each with a single skill of its own.
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DOS19914.1/5 Linel -
DOSWindows XP/98/9519964.2/5 Infogrames -
DOS19873.6/5 Game Arts -
DOS1992protected4.2/5 Titus InteractiveTitus the Fox is a DOS horizontal scrolling platform game developed by Titus Interactive in 1992. As Titus, you have to advance through 15 levels to rescue your beloved Suzy who has been kidnapped. The player can interact with objects by throwing them at foes, or jumping higher. There are bosses at the end of each level and secret rooms spread acro...
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DOS19924.1/5 Flair Software -
DOS19893.5/5 Opera Soft -
DOS19953.8/5 Six Pound Sledge Studios -
DOS19914.2/5 Abstrax -
DOS1993freeware3.9/5 Epic MegaGames -
DOS19904.1/5 Game ArtsZeliard is a fantasy platformer - JRPG hybrid with metroidvania gameplay elements developed by Game Arts and released for DOS in 1990. Zeliard is a single-player game.
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DOS19923.9/5 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin InteractiveZool was to Amiga what Sonic was for Sega consoles: a cool protagonist (a ninja of the Nth dimension!) for a high adrenaline action platformer. Zool was designed by George Allen and published by Gremlin in 1992 and it was an instant success. It was ported for many platforms, DOS included, and followed by Zool 2 in 1993.
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DOS19943.7/5 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive -
DOS19953.3/5 Capstone