Platform Games

Platforming games focus on maneuvering through tricky environments that are oftentimes filled with enemies, obstacles, and myriads of other hazards to prevent you from completing a level or otherwise overcoming the challenges set. A mastery of control, timing, and patience is required in order to ensure that you can face the trials that this genre presents.

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SuperTux
Free • Open Source
Platform Game
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
Chrome OS
PortableApps.com
70 alternatives to SuperTux
SuperTux is a classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game in a style similar to the original Super Mario games. Instead of Mario, the hero in this game is Tux, the mascot of the Linux kernel.
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SuperTux Features
1. Ad-freeSuperTux doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. Single playerSuperTux has one or more single player game modes.
3. PortableSuperTux can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Ad-free
Built-in Level Editor
Community-based
Single player
Portable
Side Scrolling
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Limbo
Paid • Proprietary
Platform Game
Puzzle Game
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
Steam
Playstation
Nintendo Switch
Xbox
SteamOS
39 alternatives to Limbo
Limbo (stylized as LIMBO) is a puzzle-platform video game and the premiere title of independent Danish game developer Playdead. The game was released in July 2010 as a platform exclusive title on Xbox Live Arcade, and was later re-released as part of a retail game pack along...
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Limbo Features
Side Scrolling
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Mari0
Free • Open Source
Platform Game
Puzzle Game
Mac
Windows
Linux
24 alternatives to Mari0
Mari0 is an open source fan-made video game that combines elements of the video games Super Mario Bros and Portal.
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Mari0 Features
1. Single playerMari0 has one or more single player game modes.
2. MultiplayerMari0 offers a game mode for more than one player.
3. Local multiplayerMari0 allows two or more players to play from the same device and/or via LAN/System Link againts each other or against players in another location.
4. Endless gameplayMari0 offers at least one game mode that allows you to play indefinitely.
5. PortableMari0 can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Single player
Multiplayer
Portal
Local multiplayer
Endless gameplay
Portable
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Hollow Knight
Paid • Proprietary
Platform Game
Adventure Game
Mac
Windows
Linux
Steam
SteamOS
Humble Bundle
Xbox
Playstation
Nintendo Switch
GOG.com
63 alternatives to Hollow Knight
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

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Celeste
Paid • Proprietary
Platform Game
Mac
Windows
Linux
Nintendo Switch Online
Playstation
Xbox
19 alternatives to Celeste
Celeste is a platforming video game by Canadian video game developers Matt Thorson and Noel Berry. The game was originally created as a prototype in four days during a game jam, and later expanded into a full release.
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Celeste Features
Optional collectibles
Pixel graphics
Pixel Art
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Super Meat Boy
Paid • Proprietary
Platform Game
Mac
Windows
Linux
77 alternatives to Super Meat Boy
Super Meat Boy is a platform game developed by Team Meat and is the successor to Edmund McMillen's and Jonathan McEntee's flash game, Meat Boy, originally released on the Newgrounds website in October 2008.
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Super Meat Boy Features
1. Single playerSuper Meat Boy has one or more single player game modes.
2. Controller SupportSuper Meat Boy supports the use of a controller (XBOX, PlayStation, etc.).
Single player
Controller Support
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Cave Story (Dokutsu Monogatari)
Free • Proprietary
Platform Game
Mac
Windows
Linux
RetroArch
Internet Archive
Haiku
AmigaOS
Playstation
Lakka
Nintendo Switch
33 alternatives to Cave Story (Dokutsu Monogatari)
Cave Story, or Dokutsu Monogatari, is a Japanese freeware Metroidvania side-scrolling Metroidvania platform-adventure game developed by Studio Pixel . It has been translated into English by Aeon Genesis Translations.
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Cave Story (Dokutsu Monogatari) Features
Side Scrolling
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VVVVVV
Paid • Open Source
Platform Game
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
Steam
26 alternatives to VVVVVV
In VVVVVV, the player controls Captain Viridian, who is lost in an alternate dimension, in search of the missing members of his spaceship's crew. Instead of jumping, the player is able to control the direction of gravity, allowing Captain Viridian to flip between the floors...

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Inside
Paid • Proprietary
Platform Game
Puzzle Game
Windows
iPhone
iPad
Steam
Epic Games Store
Mac
Xbox
Playstation
GOG.com
11 alternatives to Inside
The dark and eerie sequel to the hit platformer game, Limbo.
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Inside Features
1. Single playerInside has one or more single player game modes.
Single player
Side Scrolling
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Rayman (Series)
Paid • Proprietary
Platform Game
Adventure Game
Mac
Windows
Android
iPhone
iPad
Apple TV
39 alternatives to Rayman
Rayman is a platform video game series created by Michel Ancel and owned by Ubisoft. The original Rayman was a 2D sprite-based platformer similar to those of the 16-bit era. Rayman 2: The Great Escape moved the series into 3D, and added more variety to the gameplay with new...
Represent entire series of Rayman games.
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Rayman Features
1. Single playerRayman has one or more single player game modes.
Single player
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Alex the Allegator (Series)
Free • Open Source
Platform Game
Mac
Windows
Linux
71 alternatives to Alex the Allegator
Alex the Allegator is a series of games that I, Johan Peitz, usually use for game coding challenges like Speedhack and Ludumdare. Whilst most of my games reside on Free Lunch Design, this is the place for the Alex' series and the even the source for these games. Let's go!
Represent entire series of Alex the Allegator games including Alex the Allegator 1, 2, 3, and 4.
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Bloodstained (Series)
Paid • Proprietary
Platform Game
Adventure Game
Action Game
Windows
Steam
GOG.com
Nintendo Switch Online
Playstation
PlayStation Network
Nintendo Switch
Xbox
15 alternatives to Bloodstained
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a gothic horror action side-scrolling RPG set in 18th century England. A paranormal force has summoned a demon-infested castle, revealing crystal shards infused with tremendous magical power.
Represent entire series of Bloodstained games including Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon.
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Bloodstained Features
1. Single playerBloodstained has one or more single player game modes.
8-bit Game
Side Scrolling
Single player
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Ori and the Blind Forest
Paid • Proprietary
Platform Game
Action Game
Windows
Xbox
59 alternatives to Ori and the Blind Forest
Ori and the Blind Forest tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer. The forest of Nibel is dying. After a powerful storm sets a series of devastating events in motion, an unlikely hero must journey to find his courage...

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Sonic The Hedgehog
Freemium • Proprietary
Platform Game
Android
iPhone
Chrome OS
Android Tablet
iPad
Amazon Appstore
Playstation
Xbox
25 alternatives to Sonic The Hedgehog
Sonic The Hedgehog brings SEGA's legendary platformer mascot to modern systems with all the familiar 16-bit sights, sounds and blistering gameplay of the original.
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Sonic The Hedgehog Features
1. Single playerSonic The Hedgehog has one or more single player game modes.
Side Scrolling
Single player
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Nikki and the Robots
Free • Open Source
Platform Game
Mac
Windows
Linux
46 alternatives to Nikki and the Robots
A cute physics platformer that plays in a fictional world of the future the infamous super villain Dr. Lacroix schemes to seize world supremacy with his army of robots. You take the role of Nikki and try to cross those evil plans on behalf of a secret organization.
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Nikki and the Robots Features
1. Single playerNikki and the Robots has one or more single player game modes.
Single player
Built-in Level Editor
8-bit Game
Discontinued
The Joyride Labs no longer work on the project and their official website is no longer available. Last version of the game, 1.0.1, released in February 2015, can be still downloaded from GitHub.
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Rayman (Series)

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Bloodstained (Series)

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