platformers
Games with jumping
Platformers are video games where players navigate a character by jumping between platforms, avoiding obstacles, and defeating enemies.
The genre emerged with early arcade games and remains foundational to gaming: Super Mario Bros. is the most famous platformer.
The term derives from the central mechanic of landing on suspended platforms.
Italian masculine name
- SonicBlue gaming icon
- RaymanFloating hands protagonist
- CupheadVessel-headed game character
- SpyroGaming's purple dragon
Banjo-Kazooie · Kirby · LittleBigPlanet · Metroid · Castlevania
Platformer requiring backtracking with upgrades
- run-and-gunMobile aggressive attack style
- collectathonGame centered on accumulation
- 2DTwo-dimensional
- 3DThree-axis spatial representation
Propel oneself airborne
- leapSudden springing movement
- bounceSpring back after impact
- dashQuick burst or pinch
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
climb · swing · glide · stomp · collect · powerup · checkpoint · respawn
State of being hard
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- timingArt of choosing moments
- skillAcquired ability through practice
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
coordination · trial · death · retry · speedrun · hardcore · pixel-perfect · practice
Mario
Italian masculine name
Banjo-Kazooie · Spyro · Kirby · LittleBigPlanet · Metroid · Castlevania
Metroidvania
Platformer requiring backtracking with upgrades
- run-and-gunMobile aggressive attack style
- collectathonGame centered on accumulation
- 2DTwo-dimensional
3D · sidescroller · isometric
jump
Propel oneself airborne
sprint · climb · swing · glide · stomp · collect · powerup · checkpoint · respawn · hitbox
difficulty
State of being hard
dexterity · coordination · trial · death · retry · speedrun · hardcore · pixel-perfect · practice · mastery
sprites
Tiny supernatural beings
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- parallaxPosition change from different vantages
- scrollingMoving display content vertically
colorful · retro · cartoon · whimsical · fantasy · sci-fi · hand-drawn · atmospheric · vibrant · stylized
ledge
Projecting horizontal surface
obstacle · hazard · ladder · vine · trampoline · conveyor · switch · door · key · secret
- gamesboard games, card games, board game, card game, video games
- video gamesvideo games, gameplay, Fortnite, mobile game, arcade
- indie gamesindie games, Hollow Knight, Hades, Undertale, Cuphead
- party gamescharades, musical statues, musical chairs, truth or dare, spin the bottle
- challenging gameschess, Dark Souls, sudoku, Go, Elden Ring
- jumping activitiesleapfrog, jump rope, pole vault, double dutch, high jump
platformersvisual novels
Text-heavy illustrated games
idle games · text adventures · clicker games · clickers · shooters