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Best PC platformer games

Ranked by IGDB critic score and CritScore member ratings · 40 games · each with at least 4 critic reviews

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  1. 1

    Journey

    2012iOSPCPS4+1

    Indie · Adventure

    Critic 94
  2. 2

    Inside

    2016iOSPCSwitch+3

    Indie · Adventure

    Critic 92 · Members 9.0 · 1 rating · not yet in list score

  3. 3

    Portal 2

    2011X360PCSwitch+3

    Adventure · Puzzle

    Critic 92
  4. 4

    Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

    2021PS5PC

    Adventure · Shooter

    Critic 91
  5. 5

    Ori and the Will of the Wisps

    2020Series X|SPCSwitch+1

    Adventure

    Critic 91
  6. 6

    Spelunky

    2012X360PCC64+4

    Indie · Adventure

    Critic 91
  7. 7

    Celeste

    2018StadiaPCSwitch+4

    Indie · Adventure

    Critic 91
  8. 8

    Hollow Knight

    2017PS5Series X|SWiiU+7

    Indie · Adventure

    Critic 91
  9. 9

    Mark of the Ninja

    2012X360PCLinux+1

    Indie · Adventure

    Critic 91
  10. 10

    Split Fiction

    2025PS5Series X|SPC+1

    Adventure · Puzzle

    Critic 91
  11. 11

    Rogue Legacy 2

    2020PS5Series X|SPC+3

    Role-playing (RPG) · Indie

    Critic 91
  12. 12

    Mina the Hollower

    2026PS5Series X|SPC+4

    Role-playing (RPG) · Indie

    Critic 91
  13. 13

    It Takes Two

    2021PS5Series X|SPC+4

    Adventure · Puzzle

    Critic 90
  14. 14

    Dead Cells

    2017iOSPS5PC+6

    Indie · Adventure

    Critic 90
  15. 15

    Assassin's Creed II

    2009X360iOSPC+3

    Adventure

    Critic 90 · Members 8.0 · 1 rating · not yet in list score

  16. 16

    Linelight

    2017iOSPCSwitch+5

    Indie · Adventure

    Critic 90
  17. 17

    Hollow Knight: Silksong

    2025PS5Series X|SPC+6

    Indie · Adventure

    Critic 90
  18. 18

    Shovel Knight

    2014WiiUPCSwitch+7

    Indie · Adventure

    Critic 89
  19. 19

    Owlboy

    2016PCSwitchXONE+3

    Indie · Adventure

    Critic 89
  20. 20

    SteamWorld Dig 2

    2017StadiaPCSwitch+6

    Indie · Adventure

    Critic 89
  21. 21

    Rayman Origins

    2011X360PCWii+4

    Adventure

    Critic 89
  22. 22

    Bionic Commando Rearmed

    2008X360PCPS3+1

    Shooter · Arcade

    Critic 89
  23. 23

    BattleBlock Theater

    2013X360PCLinux+1

    Indie · Adventure

    Critic 89
  24. 24

    Neon White

    2022PS5Series X|SPC+3

    Indie · Shooter

    Critic 89
  25. 25

    Wandersong

    2018PCSwitchXONE+2

    Music · Indie

    Critic 89
  26. 26

    Blasphemous II

    2023PS5Series X|SPC+3

    Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

    Critic 89
  27. 27

    Animal Well

    2024PS5Series X|SPC+1

    Indie · Adventure

    Critic 89
  28. 28

    Child of Light

    2014StadiaX360WiiU+6

    Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure

    Critic 88
  29. 29

    Ori and the Blind Forest

    2015PCSwitchXONE

    Adventure · Puzzle

    Critic 88
  30. 30

    Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

    2014StadiaPCSwitch+3

    Adventure · Shooter

    Critic 88
  31. 31

    Night in the Woods

    2017iOSPS5PC+5

    Indie · Adventure

    Critic 88
  32. 32

    The Swapper

    2013WiiUPCXONE+5

    Indie · Adventure

    Critic 88
  33. 33

    Mega Man 9

    2008X360PCSwitch+5

    Shooter

    Critic 88
  34. 34

    Spiritfarer

    2020StadiaiOSPC+6

    Indie · Adventure

    Critic 88
  35. 35

    The Plucky Squire

    2024PS5Series X|SPC+1

    Indie · Adventure

    Critic 88
  36. 36

    Gunpoint

    2013PCLinuxMac

    Indie · Adventure

    Critic 88
  37. 37

    Nine Sols

    2024PS5Series X|SPC+4

    Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Indie

    Critic 88
  38. 38

    Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines

    2024Series X|SPCSwitch

    Adventure · Arcade

    Critic 88
  39. 39

    Cuphead

    2017PCSwitchXONE+3

    Indie · Adventure

    Critic 87
  40. 40

    Spelunky 2

    2020PS5Series X|SPC+3

    Indie · Adventure

    Critic 87

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