Platform
Description
Platform games can be both 2D and 3D games in which jumping or climbing onto platforms on various elevations is a major focus of the game. Early platform games mostly focused on climbing onto platforms using ladders, while later games generally focus more on jumping. Game Title |
 Browser (2012) In Give Up the player controls a character, shaped like the one on the public exit signs, through 40 single-screen... |
Browser (2015) Tasselfoot, the masochistic Armor Games administrator who made players' lives a living hell in Give Up, is back to ruin... |
 Browser (2010) Give Up, Robot is a twitchy platformer starring a robot that is woken up in a corrupted testing environment. He... |
 Browser (2010) Give Up Robot 2 is the sequel to Give Up, Robot and retains the core game mechanics. It is a... |
 Windows (2003), PlayStation 2 (2003) and Xbox (2003) Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance is an action game that takes place in the times of the Roman empire. You take... |
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 Windows (2015) In this short 3D puzzle-platformer, you play as Mayfly, a fairy who is kidnapped by a demon named Ferace who... |
 Browser (2012) Glean is a 2D sci-fi platform game in which the player controls a small robotic mining probe equipped with drills.... |
 Browser (2011) Glitch was a short lived browser based massive multiplayer online game. The game took place in one large persistent world... |
 Amiga (1993) One of not-nearly-enough games to star an amorphous blob, Globdule sees your character moving around a level by sliding along... |
 Windows (1998), PlayStation (1999) and Nintendo 64 (1998) A wizard is mixing up a batch of magic potions, when an explosion sends the gloves off his hands flying... |
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Windows (2009) In Glum Buster, a free "charityware" game, you travel to several surreal worlds to bust up some "glum". On your... |
J2ME (2004) The mobile version of 7 Zwerge: Das Brettspiel is a jump-and-run game based on the Snow White fairy tale, and... |
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 DOS (1991), SNES (1992), Genesis (1992), Amiga (1991), Atari ST (1991), BlackBerry (2013), PC-98 (1992) and Acorn 32-bit (1992) Hercules is aiming to achieve immortality by completing the task the Gods have set him. His task is presented as... |
Commodore 64 (1986) In this follow up to Hercules, you once again play Hercules who must traverse over 50 single screens in this... |
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 Nintendo 64 (1998) Goemon and his friends return in this side-scrolling sequel to Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon. Bismaru, who looks like Goemon's friend... |
 Xbox 360 (2012) An evil robot has imprisoned the children who inhabit the once-peaceful Rainbow Island and is filling the world with monsters... |
SNES (1994) Ackman is not what one would call a good person. His job is to murder and steal souls for the... |
SNES (1995) Go Go Ackman 2 is mostly the same as its predecessor, with a few small tweaks. The angel Tenshi is... |
Critic Score
Top games by as rated by the press:
- 96 Super Mario Galaxy
- 96 Super Mario Bros. 3
- 96 Shadow of the Colossus
- 95 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
- 95 Super Mario Odyssey
- 95 Super Mario Galaxy 2
- 95 Super Mario 64
- 95 Pitfall II: Lost Caverns
- 95 Donkey Kong
- 94 Super Mario World
Games must have at least a Critic Score of 80 to be considered.
MobyScore
Top games as rated by our users:
- 4.67 Ice Guys (1997)
- 4.62 Sonic Rush Adventure (2007)
- 4.53 Strider 2 (1999)
- 4.53 Sonic CD (2011)
- 4.50 Ninja Gaiden (1992)
- 4.50 Super Mario Maker (2015)
- 4.48 Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015)
- 4.45 Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time (2009)
- 4.45 Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (2008)
- 4.45 Cave Story (2010)
Games must have at least 5 votes and a User Score of 4.0 to be considered.
Gameplay
Platform is part of Gameplay. This group of genres contain:
- 4X
- Action RPG
- Arcade
- Artillery
- Beat 'em up / Brawler
- Board Game
- Cards / Tiles
- Casino
- Chess
- City Building / Construction Simulation
- Dating Simulation
- Falling Block Puzzle
- Fighting
- Game Show / Trivia / Quiz
- Graphic Adventure
- Hack and Slash
- Hidden object
- Hunting
- Interactive Book
- Interactive Fiction / Text Adventure
- Japanese-style Adventure
- Japanese-style RPG (JRPG)
- Life / Social Simulation
- Managerial / Business Simulation
- Martial Arts
- Mental training
- Metroidvania
- Mini-Games
- Music / Rhythm
- Paddle / Pong
- Party Game
- Pinball
- Platform
- Puzzle elements
- Quick Time Events (QTEs)
- Rail Shooter
- Roguelike
- RPG elements
- Sandbox / Open World
- Shooter
- Stealth
- Survival Horror
- Tactical RPG
- Tactical Shooter
- Tile Matching Puzzle
- Timed Input
- Time Management
- Tower Defense
- Trading / Collectible Card
- Tricks / Stunts
- Vehicle Simulator
- Vehicular Combat Simulator
- Virtual World
- Visual Novel
- Wargame
- Word Construction
