Best games
Best Platformer games in 2026
The 250 best Platformer games, ranked from 18,638 critic and player ratings.
Also covers metroidvania, platform games.
How this ranking is built
- Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
- A game only enters the ranking with at least 80 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
- Each game is ranked in one genre only, the one that defines it best, so the same title never tops two different genre charts.
- Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
- Release window covered: 1970 to 2026.
- 50 games are listed on this page, carrying 18,638 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 28 September 2026.
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151
ibb & obb
83
/100
152
LocoRoco
83
/100
153
MDK 2
83
/100
154
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
83
/100
155
Worms Armageddon
83
/100
156
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
83
/100
157
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
82
/100
158
Metal Slug
82
/100
159
The Last Guardian
82
/100
160
Sunset Overdrive
82
/100
161
D
Ghostrunner
82
/100
162
Little Nightmares II
82
/100
163
Antichamber
82
/100
164
OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood
82
/100
165
The Pedestrian
82
/100
166
Super Mario 3D All-Stars
82
/100
167
Creaks
82
/100
168
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
82
/100
169
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
81
/100
170
Prince of Persia (1989)
81
/100
171
Mega Man Zero
81
/100
172
Gris
81
/100
173
SteamWorld Dig
81
/100
174
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
81
/100
175
Ultrakill
81
/100
176
Mirror's Edge
81
/100
177
VVVVVV
81
/100
178
Downwell
81
/100
179
Tearaway Unfolded
81
/100
180
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
81
/100
181
Type: Rider
81
/100
182
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
81
/100
183
Rochard
81
/100
184
Splatoon
81
/100
185
Ratchet: Deadlocked
81
/100
186
GoNNER
81
/100
187
Unravel Two
81
/100
188
Disney's Aladdin
81
/100
189
Assassin's Creed
81
/100
190
C
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
81
/100
191
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
81
/100
192
Velocity 2X
80
/100
193
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
80
/100
194
Tomb Raider II
80
/100
195
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
80
/100
196
Unreal
80
/100
197
C
inFAMOUS Second Son
80
/100
198
Trine Enchanted Edition
80
/100
199
LEGO Batman
80
/100
200
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
80
/100
ibb & obb
83
/100
152
LocoRoco
83
/100
153
MDK 2
83
/100
154
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
83
/100
155
Worms Armageddon
83
/100
156
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
83
/100
157
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
82
/100
158
Metal Slug
82
/100
159
The Last Guardian
82
/100
160
Sunset Overdrive
82
/100
161
D
Ghostrunner
82
/100
162
Little Nightmares II
82
/100
163
Antichamber
82
/100
164
OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood
82
/100
165
The Pedestrian
82
/100
166
Super Mario 3D All-Stars
82
/100
167
Creaks
82
/100
168
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
82
/100
169
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
81
/100
170
Prince of Persia (1989)
81
/100
171
Mega Man Zero
81
/100
172
Gris
81
/100
173
SteamWorld Dig
81
/100
174
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
81
/100
175
Ultrakill
81
/100
176
Mirror's Edge
81
/100
177
VVVVVV
81
/100
178
Downwell
81
/100
179
Tearaway Unfolded
81
/100
180
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
81
/100
181
Type: Rider
81
/100
182
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
81
/100
183
Rochard
81
/100
184
Splatoon
81
/100
185
Ratchet: Deadlocked
81
/100
186
GoNNER
81
/100
187
Unravel Two
81
/100
188
Disney's Aladdin
81
/100
189
Assassin's Creed
81
/100
190
C
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
81
/100
191
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
81
/100
192
Velocity 2X
80
/100
193
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
80
/100
194
Tomb Raider II
80
/100
195
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
80
/100
196
Unreal
80
/100
197
C
inFAMOUS Second Son
80
/100
198
Trine Enchanted Edition
80
/100
199
LEGO Batman
80
/100
200
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
80
/100