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Best Platformer Games

How many of the 52 rankings — not the rank
1Hollow Knighton 8 of 52 rankings2Super Mario 64on 7 of 52 rankings3Super Metroidon 7 of 52 rankings4Sly 2: Band of Thieveson 4 of 52 rankings5Super Smash Bros. Meleeon 3 of 52 rankings6Terrariaon 3 of 52 rankings7Castlevania: Symphony of the Nighton 5 of 52 rankings8Super Mario Worldon 3 of 52 rankings9Super Mario Sunshineon 2 of 52 rankings10Super Mario Galaxyon 2 of 52 rankings11Hollow Knight: Silksongon 2 of 52 rankings12Super Smash Bros. Ultimateon 2 of 52 rankings13Infamous: Second Sonon 2 of 52 rankings14Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenalon 2 of 52 rankings15Uncharted 2: Among Thieveson 3 of 52 rankings16It Takes Twoon 2 of 52 rankings17Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Queston 1 of 52 rankings18Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckleson 1 of 52 rankings19Crash Bandicoot: Warpedon 1 of 52 rankings20Assassin's Creedon 1 of 52 rankings21Conker's Bad Fur Dayon 1 of 52 rankings22Journeyon 1 of 52 rankings23Rain Worldon 1 of 52 rankings24Metroid Dreadon 1 of 52 rankings25Mega Man 2on 1 of 52 rankings26Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonuson 1 of 52 rankings27Antichamberon 1 of 52 rankings28The Simpsons: Hit & Runon 1 of 52 rankings29Uncharted 3: Drake's Deceptionon 1 of 52 rankings30God of War IIon 1 of 52 rankings31Katana ZEROon 1 of 52 rankings32Mark of the Ninjaon 1 of 52 rankings33Super Mario Odysseyon 3 of 52 rankings34Thank Goodness You're Here!on 1 of 52 rankings35Another worldon 1 of 52 rankings36Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacyon 1 of 52 rankings37Thomas Was Aloneon 1 of 52 rankings38The Last Guardianon 1 of 52 rankings39Contraon 1 of 52 rankings40Prince of Persia: The Lost Crownon 1 of 52 rankings41Ratchet & Clank: Rift Aparton 1 of 52 rankings42Brawlhallaon 1 of 52 rankings43Sonic Adventure 2on 1 of 52 rankings44Psychonautson 1 of 52 rankings45Cupheadon 1 of 52 rankings46Strayon 1 of 52 rankings47Celesteon 2 of 52 rankings48Alien Soldieron 1 of 52 rankings49Disney's Aladdinon 1 of 52 rankings50Rogue legacy 2on 1 of 52 rankings51Worms Armageddonon 1 of 52 rankings52Super Mario Bros.on 1 of 52 rankings53Neon Whiteon 1 of 52 rankings54Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!on 1 of 52 rankings55Mega Man Xon 1 of 52 rankings56SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottomon 1 of 52 rankings57Sonic the Hedgehog 2on 1 of 52 rankings58Icoon 1 of 52 rankings59Papo & Yoon 1 of 52 rankings60Sonic Adventure 2: Battleon 1 of 52 rankings61Cupheadon 1 of 52 rankings
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How this ranking is made
The answer

According to Made the Cut's census of 52 independent rankings, recounted 19 October 2026, the best Platformer game is Hollow Knight, followed by Super Mario 64 and Super Metroid.

How this is counted

This chart counts 52 ranking sources, one voice each: the published ranking of games from that source with the most titles whose genre is Platformer, cut down to those titles, in the order that source listed them. A title's place is its average position across all sources counted: a title someone left off their ranking counts as tied with their last place (here, that source ranked titles of this kind and left this one out). A small pull toward the middle keeps one enthusiastic list from crowning a #1. Every title in the computed chart has a numbered position, with its source count shown beside it. It is recounted whenever a ranking is published, changed or removed, last on 19 October 2026. Member rankings and attributed external lists use the same calculation. Multiple lists from one member or external author count once; linked slices add no extra vote. Frozen links, private or unlisted lists and unmatched titles are never counted. The full method.

Rankings behind this chart
My Top 100vintik91 · @6c3tk3zAny-Ball-1267: top 5 gamesSource: Any-Ball-1267 on RedditReplubic: top 5 gamesSource: Replubic on RedditSavageLove2004: top 5 gamesSource: SavageLove2004 on RedditCuzTyler: top 5 gamesSource: CuzTyler on Redditsexyimmigrant1998: top 5 gamesSource: sexyimmigrant1998 on RedditSunCrux: top 5 gamesSource: SunCrux on RedditAramaticFire: top 5 gamesSource: AramaticFire on RedditDrSussBurner: top 5 gamesSource: DrSussBurner on RedditSilverKoala2199: top 5 gamesSource: SilverKoala2199 on RedditJuxzta: top 5 gamesSource: Juxzta on RedditPrinceChaz: top 10 gamesSource: PrinceChaz on Reddit

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