Core Mechanics
Best Platforming Games
Jumping and navigating platforms
48 games ranked by platforming intensity
Portal 2
WindowsLinux
PlatformingShootingPuzzle solvingLinear storyWhimsical
Hollow Knight
WindowsmacOSLinux
PlatformingSkill masteryOpen worldExplorationMelee combat
Blasphemous 2
Windows
PlatformingSkill masteryPixel artFantasy mythologyExploration
Terraria
WindowsmacOSLinux
Open worldSandboxExplorationPixel artPlatforming
ROUNDS
WindowsmacOS
Melee combatLocal multiplayerDeck buildingPlatformingSkill mastery
Duck Game
Windows
Local multiplayerPlatformingCompetitive rankedWhimsicalPixel art
Risk of Rain (2013)
WindowsmacOSLinux
PlatformingPixel artLocal multiplayerCo-op chaosSkill mastery
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Windows
PlatformingAnime/mangaExplorationSci-fi technologyMeditative
Spelunky 2
Windows
PlatformingLocal multiplayerSkill masteryCo-op chaosRoguelike loops
Spelunky
Windows
PlatformingLocal multiplayerSkill masteryRoguelike loopsSolo contemplative
Brawlhalla
WindowsmacOS
Melee combatPlatformingLocal multiplayerSkill masteryPick-up-and-play
10 Second Ninja X
Windows
PlatformingSkill masteryFranticSolo contemplativePuzzle solving
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly
WindowsmacOSLinux
Puzzle solvingExplorationPlatformingSolo contemplativePhotorealistic
Portal
WindowsLinux
PlatformingShootingPuzzle solvingSolo contemplativeSci-fi technology
Celeste
WindowsmacOSLinux
PlatformingSkill masteryExplorationPixel artSolo contemplative
Ori and the Blind Forest
Windows
PlatformingOpen worldExplorationLinear storyFantasy mythology
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Windows
PlatformingSkill masteryOpen worldExplorationSolo contemplative
Persona® 5 Strikers
Windows
PlatformingAnime/mangaMelee combatLinear storyExploration
Papo & Yo
WindowsmacOSLinux
PlatformingExplorationLinear storyPuzzle solvingSolo contemplative
STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™
Windows
Skill masteryOpen worldPlatformingExplorationMelee combat
Katana ZERO
WindowsmacOS
PlatformingMelee combatPixel artLinear storySci-fi technology
UNCHARTED™: Legacy of Thieves Collection
Windows
StealthPlatformingExplorationLinear storySolo contemplative
Hi-Fi RUSH
Windows
PlatformingAnime/mangaSkill masteryMelee combatSolo contemplative
Geometry Dash
WindowsmacOS
PlatformingTenseSkill masterySolo contemplativePick-up-and-play
Blasphemous
WindowsmacOSLinux
PlatformingPixel artSkill masteryExplorationMelee combat
No Time To Explain Remastered
WindowsmacOSLinux
PlatformingLocal multiplayerExplorationWhimsicalSkill mastery
F1® 23
Windows
Vehicle controlPlatformingCompetitive rankedSolo contemplativeMeditative
Dust: An Elysian Tail
WindowsmacOSLinux
PlatformingAnime/mangaExplorationLinear storySolo contemplative
Pizza Tower
Windows
PlatformingFranticWhimsicalSolo contemplativePixel art
ScourgeBringer
WindowsmacOSLinux
Pixel artPlatformingFranticExplorationSkill mastery
Seen
Windows
PlatformingTenseExplorationLinear storySolo contemplative
A Short Hike
WindowsmacOSLinux
Pixel artOpen worldPlatformingExplorationMeditative
Genesis Noir
WindowsmacOS
PlatformingPuzzle solvingExplorationLinear storyStylized 3D
Crab Champions
Windows
PlatformingDialogue choicesShootingCo-op chaosFrantic
Antichamber
WindowsmacOSLinux
PlatformingPuzzle solvingExplorationSolo contemplativeMinimalist
Tomb Raider Game of the Year
WindowsmacOS
StealthPlatformingExplorationLinear storySolo contemplative
FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE
Windows
PlatformingLinear storySolo contemplativeExplorationFantasy mythology
I Am Bread
WindowsmacOS
PlatformingWhimsicalPhysics puzzlesSkill masteryExploration
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
WindowsmacOSLinux
PlatformingLocal multiplayerPixel artExplorationSolo contemplative
Fall Guys
Windows
Local multiplayerMMO socialPlatformingCompetitive rankedWhimsical
LIMBO
WindowsmacOS
PlatformingMinimalistPuzzle solvingTenseExploration
INSIDE
Windows
PlatformingMinimalistTenseLinear storySolo contemplative
Sonic Generations Collection
Windows
PlatformingFranticSolo contemplativeExplorationPick-up-and-play
Sonic Forces
Windows
PlatformingAnime/mangaExplorationLinear storyFrantic
Little Nightmares
Windows
StealthPlatformingTenseExplorationLinear story
Magical Delicacy
Windows
PlatformingPixel artCraftingFantasy mythologyExploration
GRIS
WindowsmacOS
PlatformingAnime/mangaMeditativeExplorationLinear story
FEZ
WindowsmacOSLinux
PlatformingPuzzle solvingPixel artExplorationSolo contemplative