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This article gives a list of platform game series, i.e. computer and video games of the "platform" genre. There are both 2D and 3D variants of such games, with the latter becoming more prevalent from the 32/64-bit era and up to the present.

Contents 1 2D sidescroller/platformer 2 2.5D sidescroller/platformers 3 3D platformers 4 2D sidescroller/platformer to 3D platformer game series 5 Others 6 See also

[edit] 2D sidescroller/platformer

Platformer/Sidescrolling game series that were born in 2D.

Adventure Island series Aero the Acro-Bat Aladdin Apple Panic Beauty and the Beast Bebe's Kids Blackthorne Blaster Master Bonk series Braid A Boy and His Blob Bubble Bobble Bucky O'Hare Captain Claw Castlevania series Cave Story Contra / Probotector series Comix Zone Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure Dangerous Dave Darkwing Duck Dig Dug Donkey Kong series Donkey Kong Country trilogy DuckTales Elevator Action Friday the 13th Ghosts 'n Goblins series Golden Axe The Great Giana Sisters Ice Climber Knytt Lady Sia The Lion King Mega Man MapleStory Mario Bros. Mega Man (RockMan) series

Metroid Mr. Nutz: Hoppin' Mad and Mr. Nutz Pac-Land Pitfall! series Ponpoko Popeye Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? Ristar Shinobi series Jazz Jackrabbit series Jet Set Willy Jet Set Willy II Jill of the Jungle Jumpman / Jumpman Jr. Kangaroo Kid Icarus Kirby series Legend of Kage Lode Runner Manic Miner Mappy Miner 2049er Ninja Five-O Ninja Gaiden series (8-bit console versions only) Seiklus The Simpsons games Snow Bros Space Panic Superfrog SuperTux Techno Cop Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games Toe Jam and Earl series Top Hat Willy Trine Ugh! Vectorman series Wario Land series Wonder Boy series WonderKing Online Whomp 'Em Wrecking Crew Xargon

[edit] 2.5D sidescroller/platformers

A mix of 2D gameplay/3D style gameplay. See 2.5D.

Bug! series New Super Mario Bros. LittleBigPlanet Pandemonium LostWinds Bionic Commando: Rearmed

Super Paper Mario - Combination 2.5D - 3D platforming/RPG Viewtiful Joe series Sonic Rush Sonic Rush Adventure Klonoa series Crash Bandicoot Super Smash Bros. series Yoshi's Story The Three Musketeers: One for All!

[edit] 3D platformers

Platformer series that were born in 3D.

40 Winks Ape Escape series Banjo-Kazooie series Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg Blinx Crash Bandicoot series Croc: Legend of the Gobbos series I-Ninja Jak and Daxter series Jumping Flash! series Kameo: Elements of Power Kingsley's Adventure Mr. Robot Malice Maximo series

Mushroom men Pac-Man World series Portal Runner Psychonauts Ratchet & Clank series Scaler Sly Cooper series Sonic Adventure series Spyro the Dragon series Tonic Trouble Ty the Tasmanian Tiger series Uncharted: Drakes Fortune Vexx Voodoo Vince

[edit] 2D sidescroller/platformer to 3D platformer game series

Game series that were born as a 2D sidescroller/platformer in the first game evolved into 3D at some point in their sequels.

Bubsy series Castlevania series Conker (series) series Donkey Kong Series Duke Nukem series Earthworm Jim series Gex series Kirby series

Mickey Mouse games/appearances Prince of Persia series Rayman series Sonic the Hedgehog series Super Mario series Tomba! series

[edit] Others

The Smurfs (Video games) Mickey Mouse games Abuse Bugs Bunny Captain America Felix the Cat RoboCop Gilligan's Island Spider-Man games Superman games (Sega Genesis and SNES) Demolition Man CarVup Chuckie Egg Cliffhanger Commander Keen series Congo Bongo Crazy Climber Donald Duck Doukutsu Monogatari (Cave Story) Eternal Daughter Futurama Glover Gish Haunted Castle Hook Icy Tower The Incredible Hulk Inspector Gadget

Iron Horse Jail Break Judge Dredd The Jungle Book Jungle Hunt / Jungle King Jurassic Park games (Genesis) Kangaroo Knight Lore Knytt Kung Fu The Lion King Michael Jordan in Chaos in the Windy City Miner 2049er Monster Party Monty on the Run New Zealand Story A Nightmare on Elm Street Plok The Punisher QWAK Rambo Ren and Stimpy Roller Coaster Rush 'n Attack Samurai Pizza Cats Roc 'N Rope

[edit] See also

• Lists of video games