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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.

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Cosmo's Cosmic Adventures

DOS1992protected Apogee Software
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Demon Blue

DOS1992 Hirographics
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Stormlord

DOS1989 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.
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Mega Man X

DOS1995protected Capcom
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Prehistorik 2

DOS1993protected Titus Interactive
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Fire and Ice

DOS1993 Graftgold
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Magic Pockets

DOS1992 Bitmap Brothers
Magic Pockets is a platform game developed by The Bitmap Brothers and published by Renegade Software. It was released in 1991 for the Atari ST, Amiga, and MS-DOS platforms. In Magic Pockets, players control a character known ...
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Super Star Wars

DOS1992 LucasArts
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Bumpy's Arcade Fantasy

DOS1992 Loriciels
Imagine Marble Madness had a caffeine overdose and fell into a platformer. That’s Bumpy’s Arcade Fantasy. You control a perpetually bouncing ball named Bumpy (creative, I know), who must navigate tricky levels full of ...
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Commander Keen: Keen Dreams

DOS1992 id software
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Fantasy World Dizzy

DOS1991 Codemasters
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Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure

Windows XP/98/951995 Activision
Pitfall: 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 Activisio...
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Metal Mutant

DOS1991 Silmarils
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Ardentryst

Windows 10/11Linux2009
Ardentryst is the indie platformer that tried really hard to be a Metroidvania and kinda pulled it off. With anime-style art, RPG elements, and two playable characters, it’s got ambition pouring out of its pixelated pores. T...
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Prehistorik

DOS1991protected Titus Interactive
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Captain Dynamo

DOS1993 Codemasters
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Iron Blood

DOS1996 Family Production
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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 esse...
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Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle

DOS1991protected id software
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Framed

DOS1995 Machination
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Mega Man 3

DOS1992 Hi-Tech Expressions
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Duck Tales: The Quest for Gold

DOS1990 Incredible technologies
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Mario and Luigi

DOS2001remake
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Risky Woods

DOS1992protected Dinamic Multimedia
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Zeliard

DOS1990 Game Arts
Zeliard is a fantasy platformer/RPG hybrid that has all the trappings of a classic quest: a brave knight, an evil demon, a princess in distress, and an unreasonable number of bats. With charming pixel art and a hauntingly catchy s...
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The Great Giana Sisters

DOS1987remake
The 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-DO...
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Nicky Boom

DOS1992 Microids
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Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine

DOS1991protected id software
Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine is a science fiction action oriented platform game designed by Tom Hall, developed by id Software and released by Apogee Software in 1991 for DOS only. Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Mach...