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Best platformer games for ps4

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1.Rayman Legends

Paid: $29.99 Check price
Rayman Legends is a platforming game by Ubisoft. The game is about Rayman and Globox enter new realms by entering a collection of paintings. Players can also play as the Teensies and princesses by rescuing them.
  • Emma Baker

    by Emma Baker

    If you're really interested in a sort of kid-scary, exciting platformer, Rayman Legends sounds like something you might meet wandering down your alley More

  • Rosario Alonso

    by Rosario Alonso

    The game is repetitive and fun for the first hour, after that the characters are the same with different skins and levels are too easy. This would be  More

  • Liu Li

    by Liu Li

    Always have thought this game was overrated, but once I got into the thick of things when I played it on my (brand new hehehe) PS4 it was really fun.  More

  • Gary Fisher

    by Gary Fisher

    The Rayman series is one of the best Playstation platformer series, and Rayman Legends continues the trend. This is a great game that I can play with  More

2.Limbo

Paid: $4.99

Limbo is an adventure and indie game developed and published by Playdead. It was released on Aug 3, 2011, and is available with different platforms including Android, iOS, and more. It centers around the adventures of a boy who entered limbo.

  • Karen Martin

    by Karen Martin

    I think you need to get your eyes checked Mr. Lawrence Martin, Limbo is one of the best cross-platform platforming games out there. At first I thought More

  • Lawrence Martin

    by Lawrence Martin

    This is not related to Playstation 4

3.Psychonauts

Paid: $9.99
A psychic odyssey through the minds of misfits, monsters, and madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.
  • Justin Guzman

    by Justin Guzman

    I wanted a game for PS4, I have no way of playing this. This is a horrible solution when I have such specific parameters for what I am looking for. It More

  • Ramón Hurtado

    by Ramón Hurtado

    You better look again Justin, the PS4 platform is on the dropdown if you click the play now button, try exploring the site before making those comment More

  • Thomas Richards

    by Thomas Richards

    Psychonauts is a platformer game that is very positively reviewed on steam. It is available for PC but the linked page has nothing to do with PS4 so t More

  • Wayne Oliver

    by Wayne Oliver

    I played the game originally on the ps2 and it was fun the controls and level design are top notch and I now i can play it on my ps4 for 10 bucks that More

4.Salt and Sanctuary

Paid: $17.99
Salt and Sanctuary is a 2D action role-playing video game for PlayStation 4, Windows, Mac, and Linux computers. It was developed and published by Ska Studios and was released on May 18, 2016.
  • Manuel Cortés

    by Manuel Cortés

    The game was described to me as a 2D Souls game. That is the first impression, but it’s not a complete picture. It’s a Metroidvania in terms of wo More

  • David Nelson

    by David Nelson

    Cool graphics, interesting storyline, and and enjoyable characters and skills. Overall a very well done game. I think I might save a lot of money whil More

  • Kyle Shaw

    by Kyle Shaw

    I am a huge fan of Dark Souls, even though I die every other minute. I was wanting something similar to play, and Salt and Sanctuary was the answer. I More

  • Gregory Boyd

    by Gregory Boyd

    Salt and Sanctuary is still a fairly new game, just over a year old, and it employees the 2D style of game play a lot of action role playing games are More

5.Sonic Mania

Paid: $19.99

Sonic Mania is a 2D platform game by Sega. Players can select as Sonic, Tails, or Knuckles, and they have to face the robot army of Dr. Eggman. The game has a retro design with crisp details in HD, combined with high-speed gameplay.

  • Ricardo Andrade

    by Ricardo Andrade

    Who does not love sonic. This game is awesome and brings back so many child hood memories for me and I sure it will for you also! Definitely worth pic More

  • Pamela Reyes

    by Pamela Reyes

    I asked for PS4 and this is for nintendo switch so you missed the mark there. The game overall brings back some crazy memories from growing up.

6.Rogue Legacy

Paid: $14.99
Rogue Legacy is a roguelike metroidvania video game developed and published by Cellar Door Games. Released in 2013, this game can be played on PlayStation 3, 4, and Vita, Windows PC, macOS, Linux, and Xbox One.
  • Frances Jenkins

    by Frances Jenkins

    I loved plat former games since I was a young child playing them with my brothers. I played through many of them since then. Rogue legacy has one of t More

  • Heather Contreras

    by Heather Contreras

    It's so hard to find platformer games for ps4 but this one is great! Rogue Legacy is nice because even when you die your character's children can cont More

  • Craig Cole

    by Craig Cole

    This game is so much fun! It's my favorite platformer of all time. It really has a lot of unique elements that differentiate it from others.

7.Risk of Rain

Paid: $9.99
Risk of Rain is an action multiplayer video game with full of action and roguelike elements developed by Hopoo Games and published by Chucklefish. Through this game, players will be set on a mysterious planet. 
  • Sara Gomez

    by Sara Gomez

    This game you can play alone or with friends. It has excellent reviews and looks very engaging. You gain levels as you play, discovery levels and gain More

  • Rishika Gavde

    by Rishika Gavde

    My nieces seem to love it very much, but sometimes I cannot understand the game's graphics. Might be for the younger generation, for us old peeps, we  More

  • Brian Carter

    by Brian Carter

    Risk of rain is a very fun game. The levels are always different and It can get pretty hard but the game rewards your effort very well.

  • Robert Fernandez

    by Robert Fernandez

    Risk of Rain is a 2D platformer available of PS4 and PS vita. This game allows players to amass items and gain experience all while evolving your play More

8.A Hat in Time

Paid: $29.99

A Hat in Time is an Indie 3D platformer video game developed and published by Gears for Breakfast. Players take the role of Hat Kid, an alien and space-traveling girl with a big top hat with many powers.

  • William Chapman

    by William Chapman

    As a 3D platform game for the PS4, A Hat in Time has players take the role of the Hat Kid, a girl and space alien whose hat has many powers. Rather weird overall but at the same time, entertaining.

9.Grow Home

Paid: $7.99
In Grow Home you play BUD (Botanical. Utility. Droid), a robot on a mission to find the Star Plant and save this planet. Discover a strange open-world a planet of floating islands, with precipitious drops, caves, and waterfalls to navigate, all rendered in a minimalist but beautiful art style.
  • Brian Walker

    by Brian Walker

    I love playing platformer games on my PS4 and I had just completed another game, so I was in the market for another one. I found Grow Home on PSN and  More

  • by Carl Ray

    A great game with a cute robot dude that you get to run around and takes a while to learn. Once you do, mastering it takes a bit more time after that. More

  • Andrew Stanley

    by Andrew Stanley

    I am not a fan of this game. It's a minimalist game which seems to be entertaining enough, but its for PC/Steam, not PS4.

  • Phillip Webb

    by Phillip Webb

    Grow Home looks to be a very interesting and fun game from the previews. However, once installed and upon first play the action and interest just don' More

10.Unravel

Paid: $19.99

Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer video game developed by the Swedish company, featuring Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn who must embark on a larger than life adventure.

  • by Julia Castañeda

    I love Yarny. The character reminds me of something I would have made up as a kid while on long, boring family road trips. He alone is why I like playing Unravel. The game being incredibly well-made and interesting is icing on the cake.

11.Little Nightmares

Paid: $19.99

Little Nightmares is an indie puzzle-platformer video game developed by Tarsier Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. This game is a dark journey to your childhood fantasies and fears.

  • Johnny Fernandez

    by Johnny Fernandez

    Little Nighmares is an excellent platformer game for PS4. It has a fun and unique feel. I've been enjoying it for weeks now. It has great graphics and visual design. It has a gripping and whimsical storyline that will make you want to keep playing. I More

12.Lego Worlds

Paid: $29.99
Lego Worlds is an open world video game available for Windows computers, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It was developed by TT Games, Traveller's Tales and was published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.
  • Simon Xue

    by Simon Xue

    Being an avid gamer and a former child I was very interested in the game Lego Worlds on Steam. Steam is a great platform game for PS4 so I was very excited to try it out. I love Legos and the mix of a game together was too good to pass up. As usual t More

13.Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy

Paid: $39.99 Check price

The Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is a platformer video game collection developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Activision. Relive the best moments of the Sony's mascot with graphics and soundtrack completely remastered.

  • by Margaret Mills

    Crash Bandicoot is a very interesting 3D game of the PS1 series more than 10 years ago. It is old, but the graphics, sound and gameplay of this game i More

  • Daniel McDonald

    by Daniel McDonald

    Any Crash Bandicoot fan will tell you that this game is a dream come true!! 3D Crash and platforming games are a match made in heaven! The only game t More

14.Ratchet & Clank

Paid: $14.99
Ratchet & Clank is a 3D third platformer shooter and is a remastered edition of the original Ratchet & Clank. It was released for PlayStation 2 and was re-released in 2016 for PlayStation 4.
  • Nancy Allen

    by Nancy Allen

    One of the best games I've ever played, this new imagining of Ratchet brings the series to a new light and a new era. While it's got plenty of winks a More

  • Lawrence Fisher

    by Lawrence Fisher

    It's an amazing game that uses shooter features but with updated graphics. It's still very fun. An adventure waiting to happen and the story continues More

  • Nicholas Obrien

    by Nicholas Obrien

    Ratchet and Clank is a decent game but it doesn't really stand out in any particular way. You get the standard platformer controls and experience but  More

15.Yooka-Laylee

Paid: $39.99
Yooka-Laylee is a platform game published by Team17 in 2017 and developed by Playtonic Games. Yooka-Laylee is a spiritual successor to their series Banjo-Kazooie released for the Nintendo 64 nearly 20 years prior.

  • by Kevin Aguilar

    Great game that offers a lot of fun and interesting game play. Reminds me of crash and I really have enjoyed playing this game. The play makes you want to come back for more and keep seeing new things.

16.Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee - New' N' Tasty

Paid: $19.99

Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty is platform video game and a full HD remake of Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee with amazing new's gen graphics, revamped controls, and new areas/ secrets.

  • Cheng Gu

    by Cheng Gu

    Oddworld is the best game I have played on the PS4. The graphics are amazing and it has great gameplay. Time flies by while Im playing this game.

  • Teresa Banks

    by Teresa Banks

    I played the original on PlayStation. Now I love this one too. The graphics are great. The game is a bit of a challenge but fun.

17.Megaman Legacy Collection

Paid: $14.99
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a game collection from the classic Mega Man series produced by Capcom and Digital Eclipse with new special features as the Museum Mode.

  • by Christian Hunter

    When I bought Megaman Legacy Collection online, I thought I had purchased a platformer game for PS4. To my unpleasant surprise, I had just paid for a  More

  • by Vincent Ortiz

    Megaman Legacy Collection was one of the first games that I bought myself for the PS4. This game brought back a lot of child hood memories and is defi More

18.Mega Man 11

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Mega Man 11 is an action platform game by Capcom and is the eleventh in the Mega Man game series. Its graphics and environment follow the classic game style, but with a new story. It will be released for multiple platforms in October 2018.

  • Vivian Liang

    by Vivian Liang

    If you grew up playing the beloved Mega Man series, you won't be disappointed in this eleventh edition form Capcom! Unfortunately, this version is not for PS4. If you've got a Switch, it's a great edition!

19.Awesomenauts Assemble!

Paid: $9.99

Awesomenauts Assemble! is a 2D multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) fitted into the form of an accessible 3-on-3 action platformer and developed by Dutch video game development company Ronimo Games.

 

  • Ralph Berry

    by Ralph Berry

    I really dig this game so much; it's gorgeous! It has a sort of old style Metroid vibe, but the graphics are so lush, that you feel like you're stuck  More

  • Marie Mills

    by Marie Mills

    I like the graphics of Awesomenauts assemble. I also like play 2-3 and more (online) other player and that you can customize the character.

20.Skylanders: Imaginators

Paid: $74.99 Check price

Skylanders: Imaginators is a toys-to-life action 3D platformer video game developed by Toys for Bob and published by Activision. Players use the power of imagination to create their own Skylanders and battle in an adventure to save Skylands.

  • Juan Knight

    by Juan Knight

    Skylanders: Imaginators is a game where toys come to life and in 3D. The best part is Crash Bandicoot is back and in the game. If you like very cartoonish platformer games this is perfect for you. I don't think that I could get very excited about thi More

21.LEGO Marvel's Avengers

Paid: $19.99

LEGO Marvel's Avengers is a LEGO-themed action adventure game for Windows and Mac computers, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. It was published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and was released on January 26, 2016.

  • by Roger Ross

    Personally, the Lego games are getting a bit stale for my taste, Traveler's tales seems to make innovations then take steps backward. Looking at the open world in game seems almost identical to that of LEGO Heroes which doesn't entice me to pick the  More

22.Little Big Planet 3

Paid: $19.99

Developed by Sumo Digital, the Little Big Planet 3 is a puzzle game released in 2014. The adventure game was published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for PS3 and PS4. It follows four main characters Swoop, Sackboy, and two more.

  • by Willie Walters

    what a good game even if it is mainly for children, it is entertaining, very entertaining, fun and with very good graphics, the characters are wonderf More

  • by Alice Porter

    Stackboy on PS4, what can get better than that -- NOTHING. This is a great platform game for PS4. I agree wholeheartedly with this review.

23.Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams

Paid: $14.99

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a platform video game which is the successor to The Great Giana Sisters and sequel to the Giana Sisters DS. This game pits up to four players against each other.

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