Platformer games have always been a go-to genre for gamers who love a mix of skill, challenge, and adventure. Whether you’re swinging through fiery depths, jumping across moving platforms, or fighting ...

David Heath is a List Writer from the UK specializing in video games, movies, TV shows, and the occasional anime. Platform games are perhaps the most iconic video game genre, as they’ve produced a ...

3D platformers were a hallmark of a specific era of gaming, with many all-time classics stemming from that time. There are plenty of indie games inspired by that same era, but brought into modern ...

The best platformer games are those that manage to challenge the player while still telling a compelling story. Platformers of this quality can be found in all sorts of interesting niches and ...

Ferocious is a very different kind of dinosaur game. This one is a first-person shooter from OMYOG and tinyBuild in which you ...

Based in Rome, Diana loves all kinds of stories, even though she’s too lazy for most things that aren’t games. She's a freelance writer with a degree in Art History, contributing to GameRant while she ...

Games have been making a staple point for the genres they have been cast into, and as of May 2025, the platformer genre continues to captivate players with innovative gameplay, nostalgic elements, and ...

Jo Craig (they/them) is a Feature Writer from Scotland and has been in the industry for nearly a decade and finds dissecting Marvel trailers for hours standard practice and still finds time to review, ...

If 2024 has taught us anything about the state of the video game industry, it is that platformers are still an incredible gaming genre. This was proven true at The Game Awards where we saw Team ASOBI ...

How do you make a platform game without jumping? That's the question legendary indie game developer Terry Cavanagh asks in VVVVVV, the iconic gravity-flipping platformer. Boasting a very deserved, ...

Burair is a game-centric writer with 2 years of experience writing helpful content for gamers all around the globe. He has in-depth knowledge of competitive multiplayer titles and also dabbles in AAA ...

Platforming has been a staple of video games for almost as long as video games have been around. The genre really took off with the release of Super Mario Bros. for the NES, kicking off a golden age ...