The best PS4 platformer games

402 platformer games came out on PlayStation 4. These are the 50 best reviewed. Ranked by Metacritic score where a game has one, otherwise by its RAWG player rating; player ratings only count with at least 25 votes behind them.

Celeste

2018 · Matt Thorson · Metacritic 91

Celeste is a platformer about climbing a mountain, from the creators of TowerFall. Explore a sprawling mountain with over 500 levels bursting with…
Fez

2014 · Polytron Corporation · Metacritic 91

FEZ is a 2D and 3D game at the same time. Even though it is a platformer game in which you solve puzzles in the dimension your looking at, you can…
Spelunky

2014 · Mossmouth · Metacritic 90

You play as an adventurer known as a spelunker. The primary task is to explore the caves, collecting as many treasures as possible, avoid the traps of…
Jetpack Joyride

2016 · Big Ant Studios · Metacritic 90

Blast from the past A hit for mobile devices, released in the distant 2011 when the platform was just starting to move towards games.
Spelunky 2

2020 · Mossmouth · Metacritic 90

Meet the next generation of treasure hunters in Spelunky 2! Follow Ana Spelunky and her friends on an exciting new adventure as they journey deeper than…
Rayman Legends

2014 · Ubisoft Montpellier · Metacritic 89

Rayman Legends is a fifth main title in the original series of platform games. The new Rayman chapter is a direct sequel to the 2011 game Rayman Origins.
Limbo

2015 · Double Eleven · Metacritic 88

This popular 2D puzzle-platformer creates the atmosphere of isolation, where the player alone can guide the nameless protagonist to his destination.
Hollow Knight

2018 · Team Cherry · Metacritic 88

Hollow Knight is a Metroidvania-type game developed by an indie studio named Team Cherry.
It Takes Two

2021 · Hazelight Studios · Metacritic 88

Bring your favorite co-op partner and together step into the shoes of May and Cody. As the couple is going through a divorce, through unknown means their…
Dead Cells

2018 · Motion Twin · Metacritic 88

Dead Cells is a roguelike adventure title developed by Motion Twin.
SteamWorld Dig 2

2017 · Image & Form · Metacritic 88

In SteamWorld Dig 2, you step into the boots of Dorothy, a steambot once robbed of her dear friend – now driven by the hunger for answers.
Psychonauts 2

2021 · Double Fine Productions · Metacritic 88

Razputin Aquato, trained acrobat and powerful young psychic, has realized his life long dream of joining the international psychic espionage organization…
Owlboy

2018 · D-Pad Studio · Metacritic 88

Owlboy is a pixel-art platformer game about an owl-humanoid boy called Otus. When his homeland was attacked by pirates, Otus starts an adventure to…
Hollow Knight: Silksong

2025 · Team Cherry · user score 88/100 from 265 ratings

Hollow Knight: Silksong is the epic sequel to Hollow Knight, the epic action-adventure of bugs and heroes.
Rogue Legacy 2

2023 · Cellar Door Games · Metacritic 88

Rogue Legacy is back! But now it's got a 2 in front of it! Rogue Legacy 2 is a genealogical Rogue-LITE.
Inside

2016 · Playdead · Metacritic 87

INSIDE is a platform adventure game that transfers the atmosphere of a dystopic world. Players assume the role of a lonely boy, who walks through the…
Cuphead

2020 · StudioMDHR · Metacritic 87

Hand-drawn 2D platformer in the style of 30s cartoons. 2D Dark Souls as the fans refer to the difficulty of this one.
Super Meat Boy

2015 · Team Meat · Metacritic 87

Super Meat Boy is a fast-paced 2D platform game that rewards mechanical perfection and accuracy of controls.
The Swapper

2014 · Curve Studios · Metacritic 87

The Swapper is a classical platform game with several elements of Metroidvania focused on solving puzzles.
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty!

2014 · Just Add Water · Metacritic 87

Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty is a platformer developed by Just Add Water. It is a complete remake of the first installment in the series, Oddworld: Abe's…
TowerFall Ascension

2014 · Matt Thorson · Metacritic 87

TowerFall is an indie action-game with focus on local multiplayer. It was initially developed as an exclusive for OUYA microconsole and was later ported…
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

2014 · DrinkBox Studios · Metacritic 86

Guacamelee! is strongly inspired by colorful Mexican aesthetics and folklore. Your protagonist, Juan Aguacate, used to be a regular farmer until one day…
Iconoclasts

2018 · Konjak · Metacritic 86

Robin just wants to be a mechanic and help people, but without a license that makes her a sinner in Mother’s eyes.
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights

2021 · Live Wire · Metacritic 86

Story Once upon a time, in the Kingdom of End,the Deathly Rain suddenly started to fall, transforming all living things it touched into bloodthirsty…
Mega Man X Legacy Collection

2018 · Capcom · Metacritic 86

The celebrated Mega Man X series returns! Play as Mega Man X – the powerful successor of classic fighting robot Mega Man – as he battles a variety of…
Ratchet & Clank

2016 · Insomniac Games · Metacritic 85

A game about the adventures of Cosmic fennec Ratchet and his friend and ally, the robot Clank, whom Ratchet carries behind him in his satchel.
Rogue Legacy

2014 · Cellar Door Games · Metacritic 85

The game begins in the castle, in which the heroes are "settled", there are also important things for the game, money and useful qualities.
Sonic Mania

2017 · PagodaWest Games · Metacritic 85

Experience the ultimate celebration of past and future in Sonic Mania, an all-new 2D Sonic adventure running at a crisp 60FPS with stunning HD retro-style…
Shovel Knight

2015 · Yacht Club Games · Metacritic 85

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the full and complete edition of Shovel Knight, a sweeping classic action adventure game series with awesome gameplay…
Guacamelee! 2

2018 · DrinkBox Studios · Metacritic 85

Brawling has never been more beautiful! The long-awaited sequel to the smash hit action-platformer is here: Guacamelee!
Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

2016 · Choice Provisions · Metacritic 85

Runner2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed and IGF award winning BIT.TRIP RUNNER.
Mega Man Legacy Collection

2015 · Digital Eclipse · Metacritic 85

Mega Man Legacy Collection for PlayStation 4 — Action and Arcade, from Digital Eclipse, 2015. Details, screenshots and gameplay footage.
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

2018 · The Game Atelier · Metacritic 85

A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original…
Shu

2016 · Coatsink Software · Metacritic 85

When the great and terrible Storm destroys Shu's village, he embarks on a desperate journey to survive.
Trine 2: Complete Story

2013 · Frozenbyte · Metacritic 84

Trine II takes a few years after the first game. Successfully saving the kingdom, Amadeus seeks the fireball spells.
Dust: An Elysian Tail

2014 · Humble Hearts · Metacritic 84

Dust: an Elysian Tale is an action role-playing game with metroidvania elements set in an imaginary world called Falana.
SpeedRunners

2017 · tinyBuild · Metacritic 84

In a city filled with superheroes, getting to crimes becomes a competition on its own. Fortunately there are enough rockets, bombs, grappling hooks…
Salt and Sanctuary

2016 · Ska Studios · Metacritic 84

Salt and Sanctuary is a 2D action with role-playing elements developed by Ska Studios.
The Messenger

2019 · Sabotage Studio · Metacritic 84

The game moves between 8-bit and 16-bit art styles, allowing the player to move between the two by going forward or backwards in time.
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

2020 · Toys for Bob · Metacritic 84

Neo Cortex and N. Tropy are back at it again and launching an all-out assault on not just this universe, but the entire multiverse!
Thank Goodness You're Here!

2024 · Coal Supper · user score 84/100 from 51 ratings

Thank Goodness You're Here! is an absurd comedy slapformer set in the bizarre Northern English town of Barnsworth.
Broforce

2016 · Free Lives · Metacritic 83

Broforce is a parody run-and-gun game made in a 2D side-scrolling manner. Players are offered to take control of a Bro – one of the soldiers of the…
Gris

2019 · Nomada Studio · Metacritic 83

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life.
Yoku's Island Express

2018 · Villa Gorilla · user score 83/100 from 216 ratings

Yoku has arrived on Mokumana and he’s ready for the easy life, soaking up the sun and delivering parcels on a tropical paradise!
Stick It to the Man!

2014 · Zoink Games · Metacritic 83

Meet Ray, he lives in a world where everything is made out of paper and stickers. One day he has an accident and wakes up with a giant pink spaghetti arm…
The End Is Nigh

2019 · Edmund McMillen · Metacritic 83

If you are reading this you are probably dead... Just kidding, you aren't dead... YET! See, in the future, everything dies... for the most part.
Bleed 2

2018 · Bootdisk Revolution · Metacritic 83

Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses.
Astalon: Tears of the Earth

2021 · LABSworks · Metacritic 83

Three explorers wander through a post-apocalyptic desert to find a way to save the people in their village.
Stray

2022 · BlueTwelve · Metacritic 82

Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten city.
Little Nightmares II

2021 · Tarsier Studios · Metacritic 82

Return to the world of charming horror that has terrified over 1 million fans. Face a completely new set of distorted enemies as Mono, and learn how to be…

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