The most popular 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.
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Fury of the Furries
DOS19934/5 Kalisto Entertainment
Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion
DOS1991protected4.1/5 id software
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
DOS19893.6/5 Konami
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) is an arcade game released in 1989 by Konami. It is based on the popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. The game was initially released as a coin-operated arcade game and later adapted for various home gaming platforms. The game follows the adventures of the four anthropomorphic turtles who must emb...
Hercules
Windows XP/98/951997protected3.9/5 Eurocom Developments
Flashback: The Quest for Identity
DOS1993protected4.2/5 Delphine software
Mega Man 3
DOS19924/5 Hi-Tech Expressions
Montezuma's Revenge
DOS19844.2/5 Parker Brothers
Halloween Harry
DOS1993freeware4.2/5 Interactive Binary Illusions
Halloween 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.
Below The Root
DOS19843.7/5 Dale Disharoon, Inc.
Below the root is an atipycal early 2 dimensional adventure game based on the Zilpha Keatley Snyder novels: the Green Sky Trilogy. The player can choose one of many characters, each with different skills and embark in a quest to eliminate the distrust between two races: the Erdling and the Kindar.
Goody
DOS19873.5/5 Opera Soft
Night Shift
DOS19904.2/5 LucasArts
The Humans
DOS1993protected4.2/5 Imagitec Design
Cool Spot
DOS19944.1/5 Virgin Interactive
Rick Dangerous 2
DOS19904.2/5 Core Design
Rick 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...
Commander Keen 3: Keen Must Die!
DOS1990protected4.2/5 id software
Jumpman
DOS19844/5 Epyx
Impossible Mission 2
DOS19884.3/5 Novotrade Software
Zool
DOS19923.9/5 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
Zool 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.
Super Mario Fusion: Revival
Windows2011freewareremake4/5
Super Mario Fusion: Revival is a freeware fan-made game project that aims to combine elements from various classic video games, primarily the Super Mario series and the Sonic the Hedgehog series, into a single game. It's essentially a crossover fan game where players can experience levels and gameplay mechanics inspired by both franchises. The...
Duck Tales: The Quest for Gold
DOS19904.1/5 Incredible technologies
Hocus Pocus
DOS1994protected4.2/5 Apogee Software
Stormlord
DOS19893.9/5 Hewson Consultants
Stormlord is an abandoned DOS platform game set in a fantasy world, developed and published by Hewson Consultants in 1989 and designed by Raffaele Cecco. There was some controversy about the scantily clothed fairies in the game.
Magic Pockets
DOS19924/5 Bitmap Brothers
Monster Bash
DOS1993protected3.3/5 Apogee Software
Commander Keen 6: Aliens Ate my Baby Sitter!
DOS19914.1/5 id software
Mega Man X
DOS1995protected4/5 Capcom
Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior
DOS19893.9/5 Psygnosis
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
DOS19924/5 Manley Associates
Aldo's Adventure
DOS1987remake3.8/5
Beverly Hills Cop
DOS19903.2/5 Tynesoft Computer Software
The Beverly Hills Cop video game by Tynesoft is an action-adventure game based on the popular film franchise starring Eddie Murphy. It was released in 1990 for various home computer platforms, including the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC.In the game, players take on the role of Axel Foley, the wise-cracking detective played by Murphy in...