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Platformer Games

Run and jump your way through thousands of challenges in these side-scrolling games. If you have any hope of succeeding, you'll need to leap over chasms, defeat dangerous enemies, and avoid hazardous traps, at the very least.

About Platformer Games

Run and jump your way through thousands of challenges in these side-scrolling games. If you have any hope of succeeding, you'll need to leap over chasms, defeat dangerous enemies, and avoid hazardous traps, at the very least. With each new level comes a new challenge, and the stages will progressively become harder and harder. See if you have what it takes in this action-packed playlist.

Platformer games have a long line in gaming history. From the first games, such as Donkey Kong and Super Mario World, to the newer games like oVo and Black and White, the goal has remained the same – get to the end of the level. This style has remained popular for good reason, they’re just really really fun to play. Running, jumping, dodging, and ducking are all the standards in platformer games, which almost always makes for some fun and fast-paced gameplay. To learn more about the Coolmath Games titles we mentioned earlier, you can check out our Coolmath Blog on oVo here, and our Black and White blog here

Can I play platformer games with my friends?

Great question! Not only can you play some of these games with your friends, we heavily encourage it. The more the merrier, right? Some of our favorite games to play on the site that have a two-player option are Black and White and the Fireboy and Watergirl series. These games are practically designed to be played with two people, and we highly recommend that you grab one of your friends and give it a shot together.

Is there more to these games than just getting to the other side?

Well, sure there is! The platformer games genre has tons of subsections, and different genres are easily worked into the playlist. There is the fast-paced Run series that is not only from a different perspective from the traditional platformer game, but it's also in 3-D. There are drawing games, logic games, math games, all kinds of games that are included in the playlist. So get out there and start exploring around!

What defines a platformer game?

A platformer game is a game where players must control a character who is running, jumping, or flying through the map. Typically, the goal is to get from one side to the other and reach the exit. This can be any kind of exit, like a door or a portal. Oftentimes there will be enemies and traps that try and obstruct your character from getting to the end, so you must use strategy and planning in order to succeed.