List of platformer series

This article gives a list of platformer series, i.e. video games of the "platformer" 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.

2D
Platform 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
 * Bud Redhead - The Time Chase
 * Bugs Bunny
 * Captain Claw
 * Captain Comic
 * Castlevania series
 * Cave Story
 * Celeste
 * Chakan: The Forever Man
 * 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
 * Fireboy and Watergirl
 * Flashback
 * Friday the 13th
 * Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll
 * Flying Warriors
 * Freedom Planet
 * Gentlemen!
 * Geometry Dash
 * Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
 * Ghosts 'n Goblins series
 * Gods (video game)
 * Gunslugs series
 * 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: Hoppin' Mad and Mr. Nutz
 * Mutant Mudds
 * N
 * Ninja Five-O
 * Ninja Gaiden series (8-bit console versions only)
 * Pac-Land
 * Pitfall! series
 * Pizza Tower
 * Ponpoko
 * Popeye
 * Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?
 * 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
 * Speedrunners
 * VVVVVV
 * Wario Land series
 * Whomp 'Em
 * Wonder Boy series
 * WonderKing Online
 * Wrecking Crew
 * Xargon

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


 * Bionic Commando: Rearmed series
 * Blade Kitten
 * Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (2013)
 * Goemon's Great Adventure
 * Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
 * Kirby's Return to Dream Land
 * Kirby: Triple Deluxe
 * Kirby: Planet Robobot
 * Kirby Star Allies
 * Klonoa series
 * LittleBigPlanet series
 * LostWinds
 * New Super Mario Bros. series
 * Pandemonium
 * Shadow Complex
 * Sonic Colors (DS Version)
 * Sonic Generations (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
Platform game series that were born in 3D.


 * 40 Winks
 * A Hat in Time
 * Alice: Madness Returns
 * American McGee's Alice
 * Ape Escape series
 * Banjo-Kazooie
 * Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
 * Blinx
 * Bug! series
 * Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters
 * Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time
 * 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: Attack of the Toybots
 * Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island
 * Nicktoons: Globs of Doom
 * Pac-Man World series
 * Portal Runner
 * Psychonauts
 * Rascal
 * Ratchet & Clank series
 * Rocket: Robot on Wheels
 * Ruff Trigger: The Vanocore Conspiracy
 * Scaler
 * SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell
 * Shadow Blade
 * Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
 * 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 to 3D
Game series that were initial 2D 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
 * Captain America and The Avengers (NES version only)
 * CarVup
 * Chuckie Egg
 * Cliffhanger
 * 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
 * Monkey Labour
 * 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