Platformer

This is an action-platformer game featuring a robot protagonist navigating through various levels. Core gameplay involves platforming challenges, combat against enemies, and collecting items. The setting follows Astro Bot on a journey through different worlds to rescue his crewmates.

*Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove* is a 2D action-adventure platformer series featuring retro 8-bit visuals. The core gameplay involves running, jumping, and combat using a shovel as the primary weapon, with additional campaigns offering varied mechanics like alchemy-based combat and wall-climbing. The setting follows Shovel Knight and other knights in a fantasy world where they battle the Order of No Quarter to uncover the Enchantress’s schemes and resolve personal quests.

This is a 2.5D side-scrolling puzzle platformer where players navigate environments composed of public signs. The core gameplay involves solving puzzles by moving, connecting, and adjusting signs to progress from start to finish. The game features a wordless experience, conveying mechanics and story through visuals and symbols across various settings like offices, subways, and sewers.

This is a platformer game where players control Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong. The core gameplay involves navigating through over 100 levels, using abilities like barrel rolls and vine-swinging to progress while collecting items and facing adversaries. The setting follows the duo as they attempt to recover stolen bananas from K. Rool and his Kremlings, with options for solo, competitive, or cooperative play.

Yooka-Laylee is a 3D platformer featuring cooperative gameplay between Yooka, a chameleon, and Laylee, a bat. Players explore open worlds, collect Pagies to unlock new areas, and complete platforming challenges and puzzles. The story follows the duo as they oppose Capital B’s plan to monetize all books in the universe.

This game is a 2D action-platformer prequel set in the Shovel Knight universe. Players control Specter Knight, who must recruit knights for the Enchantress while using mobility-based abilities like wall-climbing and a scythe-based combat system. The narrative explores Specter Knight’s quest for humanity amid the Enchantress’s manipulations, with optional challenges and upgrades available.

Based on the 1994 video game adaptation of Disney's *The Lion King*, players control Simba in a side-scrolling platformer. The core gameplay involves jumping, climbing, and fighting enemies while collecting bugs to progress through ten levels. The game follows Simba’s journey from cub to king, set against the African savanna, with music from the original film.

A platformer game developed by Rare for the Nintendo 64, featuring mature humor and graphic content. The gameplay consists of platforming, puzzle-solving, combat, and object collection, with a multiplayer mode supporting up to four players. The story follows Conker the Squirrel as he attempts to return home to his girlfriend while navigating a series of challenges and pop culture references.

This action-adventure game is the fifth and final installment in the Legacy of Kain series, featuring linear progression through story chapters. Players control both Kain and Raziel, using their unique abilities, including shapeshifting and spells, while earning experience points to upgrade skills. The narrative follows the two characters as they attempt to resolve a time paradox and save the world of Nosgoth from destruction.

This is a 3D platformer game where players control Spyro, a purple dragon, exploring 30 distinct worlds. The core gameplay involves collecting gems, dragon eggs, and completing levels while engaging in new minigames and encounters with additional characters. The story follows Spyro as he ventures into the Forgotten Worlds to retrieve stolen dragon eggs from the sorceress Bianca.

This is a 2D action-platformer with Metroidvania elements. Players control Juan Aguacate, a luchador who uses wrestling moves to combat enemies and traverse a hand-crafted world inspired by Mexican culture and folklore. The game features exploration, combat, and platforming challenges while incorporating elements of Mexican mythology and humor.

This platformer game features six playable characters from the *Ice Age* franchise on a rescue mission. Players navigate through melting snow and a newly discovered jungle filled with dinosaurs, carnivorous plants, and lush environments. The game is based on the film of the same name, offering an action-adventure experience across various levels.

This is a 2D platforming action-adventure game where players control Rusty, a steam-powered robot who inherits a mine and explores its underground depths. Core mechanics involve mining resources with a pickaxe, upgrading equipment, and navigating procedurally generated caves filled with enemies and hazards. The setting is a post-apocalyptic world where remnants of human civilization are uncovered as Rusty investigates the mine’s mysteries.

This is a 2D action-platformer game. The player controls Ori, a spirit guardian, navigating the dying forest of Nibel by running, jumping, and using new abilities like Dash and Light Burst to solve puzzles and overcome obstacles. The story follows Ori’s quest to restore the forest and uncover Naru’s past after a storm triggers a series of catastrophic events.

This is a puzzle-platformer game featuring stealth elements. The player controls The Kid, navigating the dark and grimy engine area of The Maw to rescue Nomes, small creatures that aid in progression. The story explores the origins of the Nomes and the secrets hidden within their nest.

A young boy named Kutaro is transformed into a puppet by the Moon Bear King and must navigate a shifting, dark fairytale world to recover his stolen head. The game is an action-platformer where players use a pair of scissors to manipulate the environment and solve puzzles. Set in a surreal, theater-inspired realm, the story follows Kutaro's quest to escape the tyrant's castle and return home.

This is a side-scrolling platformer where players control a blob character that grows larger by consuming objects. Core mechanics involve navigating levels, using mutant abilities like rocket transformation and telekinesis, and overcoming obstacles through physics-based interactions. The game is set on Earth, featuring a 1950s-inspired art style and humor, with the blob's journey serving as a prequel to another game in the series.

A pixel art side-scrolling action platformer where the player controls a male protagonist navigating through levels. The game features 28 unique monster girl enemies, each with distinct behaviors and animations. The setting and narrative are minimal, focusing primarily on gameplay mechanics and progression.

This game is an action-platformer based on the *Harry Potter* universe. Players control Harry, Ron, and Hermione, using spells to defeat enemies, solve puzzles, and navigate Hogwarts and surrounding areas. The story follows Harry’s third year at Hogwarts as he confronts Sirius Black and the threat of Dementors.

This is a 3D platformer adventure game. The core gameplay involves navigating through levels by controlling a small character, with mechanics focused on movement and exploration. The setting follows a protagonist reflecting on life's memories while journeying through surreal environments.

This is a 2D platformer where players control the character Splosion Man, who can explode and respawn. The game features a single-player campaign with 50 levels and a separate cooperative multiplayer campaign with another 50 levels. The setting revolves around Splosion Man navigating various environments while causing explosions.

This is a local multiplayer-focused action-platformer featuring archery combat and retro-style movement. Players compete in rounds using bows and melee stomps to eliminate opponents, with limited arrows and respawn mechanics in arena-based maps. The *Ascension* version adds a single-player mode where players fight enemy waves across varied challenges without a narrative.

This is a platformer game featuring characters from the Sonic universe. Players control teams of three characters, each with unique abilities, and must switch between them to progress through levels. The game includes multiple paths and missions, with a story told through cinematic cutscenes between levels.

This is a 2D action-adventure platformer where players control Simon Belmont, a member of the Belmont clan, who must defeat Dracula and his minions using a whip and various secondary weapons. The game consists of 11 stages set in different locations, ranging from the countryside to Dracula's Castle, featuring traps and enemies that must be overcome. The story follows the Belmont clan's eternal fight against Dracula, whose resurrection is attempted every century due to weakening powers of good.