Best Platformer Games

The best Platformer games ranked by Belly Score. See what The Belly thinks of the top Platformer titles.

Looking for the best Platformer games? This list ranks every Platformer title The Belly has scored, from the highest verdicts down to the lowest. Platformer is one of the core genres in the Belly Score database, and each game here has been evaluated on fun factor, gameplay, controls, creativity, presentation, staying power, and that hard-to-define Belly Factor. Use the rankings to find your next Platformer obsession — or see where your favorites landed.

9.8

Celeste

Platformer · Adventure

Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PC · macOS · Linux · Google Stadia

Psychological

ChallengingPrecision-FocusedEmotional+3

9.7

Pizza Tower

Platformer · Adventure · Action

PC · Nintendo Switch

ComedySurrealWorkplace

Fast-PacedFranticChaotic+3

9.7

LittleBigPlanet 2

Platformer · Sandbox

PlayStation 3

FantasyCute / WholesomeSurreal

Open-EndedWhimsicalCharming+2

9.7

CASTLEVANIA: ARIA OF SORROW

Action · Action RPG · Adventure · Platformer

Game Boy Advance · Game Boy Advance SP · Game Boy Micro · Nintendo Wii U · Nintendo

FantasyDark FantasySupernatural+7

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+26

9.7

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

Action · Platformer

PC Engine Super CD-ROM² · PlayStation Portable · Wii · PlayStation 4

Dark FantasyGothicVampires+1

ChallengingBrutalPrecision-Focused+3

9.7

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

Action · Adventure · Platformer

Windows · macOS · Linux · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Nintendo 3DS · Wii U

FantasyMedieval

AdventurousChallengingPrecision-Focused+3

9.6

Noita

Action · Platformer · Simulation

Microsoft Windows

FantasyMythologyNature / Wilderness+1

ChaoticChallengingBrutal+3

9.6

Touhou Luna Nights

Action · Adventure · Platformer

Windows · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

FantasySupernatural

ExploratoryFast-PacedChallenging+2

9.6

Geometry Dash

Action · Platformer · Rhythm / Music

Windows · macOS · iOS · Android

ModernSurrealContemporary

IntenseFast-PacedChallenging+5

9.6

ICO

Action-Adventure · Puzzle · Platformer

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3

FantasyAncient / HistoricalMonsters

AtmosphericDreamlikeEmotional+3

9.5

Rain World

Action · Adventure · Platformer

Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S

Post-ApocalypticNature / WildernessDark / Grim

AtmosphericBrutalUnforgiving+3

9.5

LittleBigPlanet

Platformer · Puzzle · Sandbox

PlayStation 3

FantasyCute / WholesomeSurreal

PlayfulQuirkyWhimsical+2

9.5

Kirby: Planet Robobot

Platformer · Action

Nintendo 3DS

Sci-FiRobots / MechsCute / Wholesome

AdventurousPlayfulCharming+2

9.5

ALADDIN

Action · Platformer

SNES · Game Boy Advance

AdventurousDiscovery-DrivenWonder-Filled+17

9.4

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Action RPG · Platformer

PlayStation · Sega Saturn · PlayStation Portable · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PlayStation 4 · iOS · Android

Dark FantasyGothicSupernatural+1

ExploratoryDiscovery-DrivenMysterious+3

9.4

Spelunky 2

Platformer · Survival

PlayStation 4 · Microsoft Windows · Nintendo Switch · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PlayStation 5

Nature / WildernessFantasy

ChallengingBrutalUnforgiving+3

9.3

Flood Escape 2

Adventure · Survival · Platformer

Roblox

Nature / Wilderness

Fast-PacedFranticChaotic+3

9.3

Wario Land 4

Platformer

Game Boy Advance · Nintendo 3DS · Wii U · Nintendo Switch

FantasyMonstersSurreal

ExploratoryFast-PacedQuirky+3

9.2

APE ESCAPE

Action · Platformer · Adventure

PlayStation

ExploratoryDiscovery-DrivenChill+12

9.2

AMERICAN MCGEE'S ALICE

Action · Horror · Platformer · Adventure · Puzzle

PC · PlayStation · Xbox

ExploratoryAdventurousDark+15

NO ART

9.2

Hollow Knight

Platformer · Action · Adventure

PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation · Xbox

9.2

Spelunky

Platformer · Adventure

PC · Xbox 360 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · Nintendo Switch

Nature / WildernessAncient / Historical

ChallengingBrutalUnforgiving+3

9.1

Ratchet: Deadlocked

Action · Shooter · Platformer

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3

Sci-FiSpaceSatire+1

Fast-PacedChaoticAdrenaline-Fueled+2

9.1

AMBIDEXTRO

Action · Platformer · Puzzle

PC · PlayStation · Xbox · Nintendo Switch

DarkFast-PacedFrantic+6