The Sega Genesis featured a plethora of popular platformers, so we've looked through them all and found the ten best on the system.

The Nintendo 64 was a leader in 3D platformers, but these five games stand tall amongst the crowd as the best the system had.

Jason Wojnar started his gaming life with the original PlayStation and the Commodore 64, despite being way too young to know what the was. He started writing about video games in 2018 and hasn't ...

For every era and generation of gaming that has come and gone, platformers have always been there at the forefront — shaping childhoods, genres, and entire consoles. 2D platformers offered tight ...

The Best Platformers Forgotten by Time were great in their eras, but couldn't quite establish themselves.

Dark Souls has nothing on these all-time frustrators.

Games have been making a staple point for the genres they have been cast into, and as of May 2025, the platformer genre continues to captivate players with innovative gameplay, nostalgic elements, and ...

Has qualifications in English and hopes to complete a degree in the sector one day. Wrote as a volunteer contributor at the online outlet Xbox Nerds. With almost 20 years of experience playing video ...

Jake brings two decades of experience with him, having covered major industry events, breaking news, one-on-one interviews, and more. When he's not playing World of Warcraft, he's usually on the hunt ...