Best 2D Platformer games on PC
Games centered on moving and jumping across platforms in two-dimensional environments, sometimes combined with combat, puzzles, or precision challenges.
- Jumping between platforms
- Side-view character movement
- Obstacles and timing challenges
Related: Platformer, Precision Platformer, Puzzle Platformer, 2D
433 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Iron Meat
Side-scrolling run-and-gun shooter against mutants and multi-phase bosses
97% positive
1,111 reviews
Dragon Marked For Death
Quest-based side-scrolling action RPG with varied characters and online co-op
77% positive
1,110 reviews
La-Mulana 2
2D action platformer built around cryptic clues in ancient ruins
86% positive
1,086 reviews
JellyCar Worlds
2D physics platformer about driving a jelly car through squishy levels
97% positive
1,082 reviews
Voidwrought
Dark 2D Metroidvania with relics, boss fights, and shrine building
78% positive
1,032 reviews
METAL GEAR & METAL GEAR 2: Solid Snake
Two top-down stealth games built around avoiding enemy detection
84% positive
1,024 reviews
Taiwan Love Story⁵
Dating sim with five romances across Taiwan and themed minigames
85% positive
1,021 reviews
Aonatsu Line
Youth-themed visual novel following young love over summer vacation
93% positive
1,016 reviews
Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love
Chinese horror puzzle adventure shaped by Zangling Village’s marriage warning
93% positive
1,004 reviews
Bloody Trapland 2: Curiosity
Precision platformer with deadly traps and local or online co-op
83% positive
1,000 reviews
Olija
Side-scrolling action adventure built around a harpoon for movement and combat
90% positive
995 reviews
Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU
Side-scrolling action adventure about a shaman seeking his father's spirit
83% positive
986 reviews
Hatsuyuki Sakura
Romance visual novel with supernatural mysteries and a winter setting
94% positive
986 reviews
Guns of Fury
Run-and-gun platforming meets ability-gated exploration and mech combat
88% positive
986 reviews
Contra: Operation Galuga
Side-scrolling run-and-gun action with weapon upgrades and co-op
87% positive
976 reviews
Clover Day's Plus
Romance visual novel about childhood bonds and returning friends
94% positive
970 reviews
Unruly Heroes
Side-scrolling action platformer with four switchable kung fu heroes
76% positive
963 reviews
ITORAH
2D action platformer about a lone human among masked beings
73% positive
959 reviews
Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX
Old-school 2D platformer with switchable retro and updated graphics
78% positive
943 reviews
The Darkest Tales
Side-scrolling action platformer starring a bear in twisted fairy tales
71% positive
932 reviews
The Devil Within: Satgat
2D action platformer with demanding combat and demon powers
79% positive
929 reviews
突然＊恋人
Romance visual novel with customizable dates and heroine routes
97% positive
925 reviews
Bionic Bay
2D sci-fi puzzle platformer built around physics and position swapping
85% positive
922 reviews
Promenade
Platform adventure about collecting cogs to unlock new worlds
95% positive
911 reviews