The Best Platform Games - Page 5

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SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated (2020)

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Are you ready, kids? The cult classic is back, faithfully remade in spongetastic splendor! Play as SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy and show the evil Plankton that crime pays even less than Mr. Krabs.


  • platform
  • remake
  • robots
  • multiplayer
  • cult
  • classic
  • 3d
  • boss-fight
  • funny

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LOVE 3 (2021)

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Linux PC Windows Nintendo Switch

LOVE 3 is a precision platformer where you control fiveEight, a lone survivor searching for others in a mechanical, apocalyptic world. Face challenging obstacles, discover hidden secrets, and try to find hope within the hopeless as you overcome each new danger.


  • platform
  • precision
  • minimalist
  • scroller
  • 2d
  • retro
  • surreal
  • pixel
  • linear
  • choices

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Ori and the Will of the Wisps (2020)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X

Ori and the Will of the Wisps is a captivating 2D platformer that follows the eponymous spirit of the forest as they embark on an adventure to save a friend. This game offers a great mix of platforming puzzles, combat, and beautiful painterly locations.


What we like:
  • Smooth controls
  • Exceptional level design
  • Improved combat options
  • Fast travel and auto-saving systems
  • Highly polished port
What could be improved:
  • Limited variety in enemies and bosses

  • platform
  • boss-fight
  • combat
  • flight
  • metroidvania
  • boss
  • puzzle
  • skill

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Rain World (2017)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X

Rain World is a grim industrial wasteland game where you take on the role of a vulnerable Slugcat, torn away from their family after a huge flood. Your mission is to reunite with your family while also surviving and navigating around the dangerous creatures in this world.


What we like:
  • Challenging platforming gameplay
  • Unique predator-prey relationships
  • Great music and sound design
  • Huge map with interconnecting levels and hidden areas
  • Creative use of hibernation chambers as save checkpoints
What could be improved:
  • Controls could be improved

  • platform
  • survival
  • post-apocalyptic
  • difficult
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • exploration
  • metroidvania
  • atmospheric

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Lunistice (2022)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Lunistice is a 3D Platformer created with simple & fun gameplay and a cute PS1/SEGA Saturn inspired artstyle in mind. Take the role of Hana the Tanuki and jump and fight through her dreams!


  • platform
  • 3d
  • short
  • linear
  • attack
  • score
  • precision
  • pixel
  • old-school
  • collectathon

46

Axiom Verge 2 (2021)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch wii u vita PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Dive into Axiom Verge 2, an epic adventure that takes you into a mysterious parallel universe. As Indra, unravel the secrets of this world, battling monsters, hacking machines, and exploring ancient ruins. With intriguing gameplay, unique combat mechanics, and a refreshing protagonist, this game offers an immersive, fast-paced, and thrilling experience.


What we like:
  • Excellent game design with a lot to discover
  • Unique combat mechanics that encourage stealth and hacking
  • Refreshing protagonist that breaks stereotypes
  • Improved aesthetic with varied pixel art and haunting music
  • Gameplay is fast-paced and responsive with a diverse array of weapons
What could be improved:
  • Level tree imbalance and unclear progression at times
  • Combat feels optional and some weapons are underutilized
  • Occasional confusion in navigating the open world
  • Less emphasis on bosses and limited weapon options

  • boss
  • exploration
  • platform
  • metroid
  • retro
  • boss-fight
  • classic
  • sci-fi
  • alternate
  • pixel
  • combat
  • metroidvania
  • narrative
  • adventure
  • fight

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The Last Cube (2022)

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Playstation 5 Xbox One Linux PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Mac OS

Cube puzzler and an epic adventure. Stamp stickers to the sides of your cube to imbue each surface with unique powers, which are vital to solving puzzles and finding secrets.


  • puzzle
  • platform
  • 3d
  • science
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • atmospheric
  • logic
  • movement
  • sci-fi
  • futuristic
  • colourful
  • third-person
  • grid
  • robots

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Celeste (2018)

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Xbox One Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Celeste is an action-packed, heartwarming journey to the summit of a treacherous mountain. You'll experience an enchanting story of self-discovery, face over 700 screens of hardcore platforming challenges, and meet a charming cast along the way. With its deep narrative, stunning visuals, and rewarding gameplay, every death becomes a lesson. Are you ready to conquer your inner demons and reach the summit?


What we like:
  • Captivating story of self-discovery
  • Rewarding and challenging gameplay
  • Beautiful 16-bit art style
  • Energetic soundtrack
  • Adjustable difficulty for accessibility
What could be improved:
  • Uneven exposition placement affects pacing

  • platform
  • pixel
  • 2d

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The Spirit and the Mouse (2022)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Playstation 4

Bring kindness and light to the people of Sainte-et-Claire as Lila—a tiny mouse with a big heart! Explore a quaint French village, make electrifying new friends, and do good deeds for those in need in this lush narrative adventure game.


  • platform
  • 3d
  • collectathon
  • emotional
  • puzzle
  • cute
  • exploration
  • colourful
  • narrative
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • fantasy
  • adventure
  • single-player
  • head-scratch

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Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines (2024)

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Swing, jump, and blast through dimensions in the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed 2D action-platformer Grapple Dog. Zip between action-packed worlds as Pablo and Luna team up to save the cosmos in their own unique ways.

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  • platform
  • dog
  • collectathon
  • 2d
  • precision
  • family-friendly
  • cartoony
  • pixel
  • colourful
  • cute
  • comedy

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