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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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, enemies, and puzzles. The ultimate goal is to collect musical notes and instruments to assemble the band. develope...
Night Shift
DOS1990 LucasArts
Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior
DOS1989 Psygnosis
Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle
DOS1991protected id software
Jill of the Jungle 3: Jill Saves the Prince
DOS1992 Epic MegaGames
Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars
DOS1990 id software
Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars is a platform video game developed by id Software and published by Apogee Software in 1990 as shareware for MS-DOS. The game follows the adventures of an eight-year-old genius named Billy Blaze, who uses his homemade spaceship to travel to various alien planets to save the Earth from alien invaders known as V...
Asterix and Obelix
DOS1996 Infogrames
Dangerous Dave
DOS1990protected Softdisk Publishing
Fantastic Dizzy
DOS1994 Codemasters
First Samurai
DOS1992 Vivid Image
First Samurai is a classic action-platformer game originally released in 1991. The game was initially available on the Amiga and Atari ST, with later ports to the Commodore 64, DOS, and Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). The game follows the journey of a samurai warrior, simply known as the "First Samurai", who seeks revenge against t...
Prehistorik 2
DOS1993protected Titus Interactive
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: the Action Game
DOS1989 Tiertex Design Studios
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
DOS1992 Manley Associates
Jet Set Willy remake
DOS1999freewareremake
Jet Set Willy is a classic platform video game released for various home computers in the 1980s. It was developed by Matthew Smith and published by Software Projects for the ZX Spectrum in 1984. The game is the sequel to Manic Miner, another popular title created by Smith. This is a remake.In Jet Set Willy, players control the protagonist, Willy, w...
Jill of the Jungle
DOS1992 Epic MegaGames
The Smurfs
DOSWindows XP/98/951996 Infogrames
Super Mario Fusion: Revival
Windows 10/112011freewareremake
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...
Jumpman
DOS1984 Epyx
Metal Mutant
DOS1991 Silmarils
Commander Keen: Keen Dreams
DOS1992 id software
Zool 2
DOS1994 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
Nicky Boom
DOS1992 Microids
Blackthorne
DOS1994 Blizzard Entertainment
Blackthorne is a sci-fi / fantasy abandoned action platform game designed by Ronald Millar, developed by Blizzard Entertainment (yes, the creators of Diablo and World of Warcraft) and was released by Interplay Productions in 1994 for DOS and Mac. Blackthorne was also published for SNES, Sega 32X, Game Boy Advance and other systems.
Airball
DOS1987 MicroDeal
Impossible Mission 2
DOS1988 Novotrade Software
Hercules
Windows XP/98/951997protected Eurocom Developments
Mario Bros VGA
DOS1990remake
Mario Bros VGA is a fan made remake of the original Mario Bros by Nintendo, the game that popularized the character of Mario, the Italian plumber that first appeared in Donkey Kong. Mario Bros VGA is a fixed-screen platform arcade game that truly shines when played in co-op with a friend.
Titus the Fox
DOS1992protected Titus Interactive
Titus 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...
Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk
DOS1993 Codemasters
Home Alone
DOS1991 Manley Associates