The best platform games
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 applications
Platform applications
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Windows XP/98/9519974.2/5 Infogrames -
DOS1993protected4.2/5 Imagitec Design -
DOSWindows XP/98/9519964.2/5 Infogrames -
DOS19924.2/5 LucasArts -
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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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DOS19964.2/5 Infogrames -
Windows XP/98/9519954.1/5 ActivisionPitfall: The Mayan Adventure is a platform video game that was originally released in 1994. It is a sequel to the classic 1982 game Pitfall! but features updated graphics and gameplay mechanics. The game was developed by Activision and initially released for various platforms, including PC, the Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNE...
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DOS1993protected4.1/5 Softdisk Publishing -
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DOS1995protected4.1/5 Shiny Entertainment -
DOS19924.1/5 Flair Software -
Windows2011freewareremake4.1/5Super 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.
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DOS19874.1/5 Codemasters -
DOS19924.1/5 Epic MegaGames -
DOS1990protected4.1/5 id software -
DOS19934.1/5 Apogee Software -
DOS19924.1/5 Hi-Tech Expressions -
DOS19904.1/5 Core DesignRick Dangerous 2 is a clear example of a sequel done right. Developed by Core Design and released in 1990 on a plethora of platforms, Rick Dangerous 2 is a classic platform game with a (linear) story. The first levels can be played in any order: an ice cave, Hyde Park in London, a forest and the atomic mud mines. The fifth level will become availab...
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DOSMac19934.1/5 Broderbund -
DOS1991protected4.1/5 id software -
Windows XP/98/9519984.1/5 CapcomMega 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...
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DOS19914.1/5 Linel -
DOS1991protected4.1/5 Delphine software -
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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DOS19944.1/5 Junkyard -
DOS1993freeware4.1/5 Interactive Binary IllusionsHalloween Harry is a DOS science fiction multi-directional scroller shooter game. Halloween Harry - later renamed Alien Carnage - was published by Apogee, developed by Interactive Binary Illusions and designed by John Passfield and Robert Crane.
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DOS19894.1/5 Denton Designs -
DOS19844.1/5