List of platform game series

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Subgenres

* Action-adventure
* Action role-playing
* Open world
* Stealth
* Survival horror
* Beat 'em up
* Hack and slash
* Fighting
* Platform
* Metroidvania
* Rhythm
* Shooter
* Battle royale
* First-person
* Hero
* Light gun
* Shoot 'em up
* Tactical
* Third-person
* Survival

Topics

* Capture the flag
* Cover system
* First-person shooter engine
* Free look
* Quick time event
* WASD keys

Lists

* List of battle royale games
* List of beat 'em ups
* List of fighting game companies
* List of fighting games
* List of first-person shooters
* List of freeware first-person shooters
* List of third-person shooters
* List of Shoot 'em up game companies
* List of survival games
* List of gun games
* List of maze video games
* List of platform games

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This article gives a list of platform game series, i.e. 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

## 2D sidescroller/platformer

Platformer or sidescrolling game series that originated in 2D.

* 10 Second Ninja X
* A Boy and His Blob
* Adventure Island series
* Aero the Acro-Bat
* Akane the Kunoichi
* Aladdin
* Alien Carnage (Halloween Harry)
* Amazing Princess Sarah
* Another World
* Apple Panic
* Batman
* Beauty and the Beast
* Bebe's Kids
* Blackthorne
* Blaster Master
* Bonk series
* Braid
* Bubble Bobble
* Bucky O'Hare
* Captain Claw
* Captain Comic
* Castlevania series
* Cave Story
* Celeste
* Chakan
* Chuck Rock
* Commander Keen series
* Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure
* Crystal Caves
* Dangerous Dave
* Darkwing Duck
* Dig Dug
* Dizzy series
* DuckTales
* Elevator Action
* Fancy Pants Adventures
* Flashback
* Friday the 13th
* Flying Dragon
* Flying Warriors
* Freedom Planet
* Geometry Dash
* Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
* Ghosts 'n Goblins series
* Gods (video game)
* Heart of Darkness (video game)
* Hocus Pocus
* Hollow Knight
* Ice Climber
* Jazz Jackrabbit series
* Jet Set Willy
* Jetpack
* Jill of the Jungle
* Jumpman / Jumpman Junior
* Kangaroo
* Kid Icarus
* Kirby series
* Knytt
* Lady Sia
* Legend of Kage
* Lode Runner
* Manic Miner
* MapleStory
* Mappy
* Mega Man (RockMan) series
* Metroid
* Miner 2049er
* Monster Bash
* Mr. Nutz and Mr. Nutz
* Mutant Mudds
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* Ninja Five-O
* Ninja Gaiden series (8-bit console versions only)
* Pac-Land
* Pitfall! series
* Ponpoko
* Popeye
* Prinny
* Ristar
* Secret Agent
* Seiklus
* Shadow of the Beast (1989 video game)
* Shantae
* Shinobi series
* Shovel Knight
* Snow Bros
* Sonic the Hedgehog series
* Space Panic
* Speedy Eggbert
* Strider
* Superfrog
* Super Mario Bros. series
* Super Meat Boy
* Techno Cop
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games
* The Lion King
* The Simpsons games
* ToeJam & Earl series
* Transformice
* Ugh!
* Vectorman series
* VVVVVV
* Wario Land series
* Whomp 'Em
* Wonder Boy series
* WonderKing Online
* Wrecking Crew
* Xargon

## 2.5D sidescroller/platformers

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

* Bionic Commando: Rearmed series
* Blade Kitten
* Bug! series
* Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (2013)
* Goemon's Great Adventure
* Kirby 64
* Kirby's Return to Dream Land
* Kirby Triple Deluxe
* Kirby
* Kirby Star Allies
* Klonoa series
* LittleBigPlanet series
* LostWinds
* New Super Mario Bros. series
* Pandemonium
* Shadow Complex
* Sonic Colors (DS Version)
* Sonic Generations (Nintendo 3DS Version)
* Sonic Rush series
* Sonic the Hedgehog 4
* Sonic Unleashed, Sonic Colors (Wii Version) and the remastered version Sonic Colors: Ultimate, Sonic Generations (PS3 and 360 Versions), Sonic Lost World (Wii U Version) and Sonic Forces \- Mainly 3D with 2D sections. Sonic Generations includes the option to play as Classic Sonic, whose gameplay is set in 2D.
* Super Paper Mario \- Combination 2.5D - 3D platforming/RPG
* Super Smash Bros. series
* Tomba! series
* Trine
* Viewtiful Joe series
* Yoshi's Story

## 3D platformers

Platformer series that were born in 3D.

* 40 Winks
* A Hat in Time
* Alice
* American McGee's Alice
* Ape Escape series
* Banjo-Kazooie
* Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
* Blinx
* Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters
* Bugs Bunny
* Chameleon Twist
* Conan
* Crash Bandicoot series
* Croc series
* Dr. Muto
* Gift
* I-Ninja
* Jak and Daxter series
* Jet Set Radio Future
* Jet Set Radio
* Jett Rocket
* Jumping Flash! series
* Kameo: Elements of Power
* Kao The Kangaroo
* Kingsley's Adventure
* Kirby and the Forgotten Land
* Legend of Kay
* Malice
* Maximo series
* Mega Man X7
* Mr. Robot
* Mushroom Men
* Nicktoons
* Nicktoons
* Nicktoons: Globs of Doom
* Pac-Man World series
* Portal Runner
* Psychonauts
* Rascal
* Ratchet & Clank series
* Rocket
* Ruff Trigger
* Scaler
* SEUM
* Shadow Blade
* Sly Cooper series
* Sonic Adventure series
* Sorcery
* Spyro the Dragon series
* Super Mario Galaxy
* Tak and the Power of Juju series
* Tomb Raider (series)
* Tonic Trouble
* Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue
* Ty the Tasmanian Tiger series
* Yooka-Laylee
* Vexx
* Voodoo Vince

## 2D sidescroller/platformer to 3D platformer game series

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

* Bubsy series
* Canimals series
* Castlevania series
* Cinnamoroll series
* Conker series
* Donkey Kong series (2D to 2.5D)
* Duke Nukem series
* Earthworm Jim series
* Gex series
* Hello Kitty series
* Keroppi series
* Kirby series
* Moshi Monsters series
* My Melody series
* Ninja Gaiden series
* Oddworld
* Prince of Persia series
* Rayman series
* Rygar
* Sonic the Hedgehog series
* Spark the Electric Jester series
* Super Mario series
* Tamagotchi series
* The Great Giana Sisters

## Others

* A Nightmare on Elm Street
* Abuse
* Bugs Bunny
* Captain America
* CarVup
* Chuckie Egg
* Cliffhanger
* Commander Keen series
* Congo Bongo
* Crazy Climber
* Demolition Man
* Donald Duck
* Doukutsu Monogatari (Cave Story)
* Eternal Daughter
* Felix the Cat
* Futurama
* Gilligan's Island
* Gish
* Glover
* Haunted Castle
* Hook
* Icy Tower
* Inspector Gadget
* Judge Dredd
* Jungle Hunt / Jungle King
* Jurassic Park games (Genesis)
* Kangaroo
* Knight Lore
* Knytt
* Kung Fu
* Mickey Mouse games
* Miner 2049er
* Monster Party
* Monty on the Run
* New Zealand Story
* Plok
* Q*bert
* QWAK
* Rambo
* Ren and Stimpy
* RoboCop
* Roc 'N Rope
* Roller Coaster
* Rush 'n Attack
* Spider-Man games
* Superman games (Sega Genesis and SNES)
* The Incredible Hulk
* The Jungle Book
* The Lion King
* The Smurfs games

## See also

* Lists of video games

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