2d Platformers reviews from Reddit

"Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze is an excellent 2D platformer. It can be played on "Funky Mode" which makes the game *significantly* easier."

"Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, even if on the harder side, is the best non precision 2D plataformer ever made."

"Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze has good level design."

"Donkey Country games (Particularly 2 and Tropical Freeze)"

"Donkey Country games (Particularly 2 and Tropical Freeze)"

"Mario Wonder\ NSMB U, Rayman Origins and Legends."

"Mario Wonder\ NSMB U, Rayman Origins and Legends."

"Metroid Dread"

"This is hard, and I don't have time to read everything so here is what I recommend as a starting point of platformer greatness without extreme precision and perfection required every second of your play: The Messenger, Super Mario Maker 2, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Axiom Verge, Shantae: The Pirate's Curse, N++,"

"I have to say, Mario maker is great"

"Rayman is incredible and very forgiving in multiplayer."

"Rayman Legends is a great platformer that has plenty for inexperienced players and has plenty to go back for once you gain new skills."

"Rayman Legends is a good one that hasn’t been mentioned yet."

"Mario Wonder\ NSMB U, Rayman Origins and Legends."

"Mario Wonder\ NSMB U, Rayman Origins and Legends."

"Rayman Legends."

"Rayman Legends"

"If you haven’t played Rayman legends you need to do yourself a favour and pick it up."

"No mention on Rayman Legends? One of the best “bang for the buck” games out there."

"Other well-crafted games are Rayman legends and mario bros u deluxe."

"Another Ristar recommendation! I really might need to bump that one forwards on my list of shit to get to"

"Ristar is also absolutely fucking incredible if you've never seen/played it"

"It's best to just play Rocket Knight Adventures"

"What a game! Best combat, hard AF boss fights, the sound FX, the MUSIC!"

"I'm also about to recommend Rocket Knight Adventures. Really rad platformer."

"If you can find a copy of Comix Zone I highly recommend it."

"Rocket Knight Adventures"

"I am surprised that no one has mentioned Rocket Night Adventures. Such a good game!"

"Sonic Mania"

"Decap Attack is great."

"Megaman X"

"Megaman 2"

"Mega Man X is good."

"Mega Man X!"

"The megaman and megaman X remakes are fantastic."

"Was pretty amazing back in the day."

"Mega Man, i would start in order from 1 to 11"

"DuckTales remastered."

"Gargoyle’s Quest on gameboy is part of the nintendo switch online membership."

"Mega man Zero and Megaman ZX collection on the Switch"

"There are ones that try to to closer to NES/SNES era platformers like Volgarr the Viking, Shovel Knight, and Odallus."

"Also Shovel knight is amazing, and hollow knight too"

"Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment has a very satisfying wall jump."

"Shovel Knight!"

"Shovel knight, the mechanics are insanely well crafted."

"Shovel Knight"

"Shovel knight"

"Shovel Knight"

"Shovel knight made it into the list, hell yeah"

"Celeste! It can be quite challenging, but the quick respawn and assist mode make it very accessible."

"If you want to be good at this kind of game, play Celeste."

"Celeste"

"Another for Celeste!"

"Celeste with assist mode on."

"A masterclass in fun and challenging platformers."

"Phenomenal game."

"Also check out Celeste for another challenging but awesome platformer."

"It’s not classic, but Celeste is my pick. You can adjust the speed of the game to suit your skill."

"Here's my favourite Nintendo Switch 2D games: Classic Platformers: Celeste, Sonic Mania, Sonic Origins, Super Mario Wonder, Yoshi's Crafted World"

"Celeste is a casual 2D platformer with a story and a lot of challenges."

"Definitely Celeste, arguably Spelunky."

"I will reiterate that Celeste is the definitive modern indie platformer, you absolutely must play it."

"Celeste, Super Meat Boy and Cuphead in addition to what you said."

"Definitely Celeste. I fucking love that game, it deserves all the praise it gets. It's also a pure platformer unlike some other mentions in here."

"Hollow knight is absolutely incredible and looks beautiful on the deck"

"Hollowknight, no question."

"Hollow knight babyy."

"Imo the best 2d platformer of all time is hollow knight."

"Definitely get Hollow Knight."

"Hollow Knight might be worth a look."

"Ori."

"Ori"

"Ori and the Blind Forest"

"Check out Ori and the Blind Forest."

"Ori and the blind forest."

"Hollow knight."

"Hollow Knight, Metroid, the new Disney's Illusion island"

"Hollow Knight."

"Hollow Knight #1"

"Though, I'd say there's too large of a combat focus to call it purely a platformer."

"Dead cells, since I don't see it mentioned. 2d Metroidvania style roguelite. Super smooth and fun combat and controls."

"Dead Cells Love this game."

"Dead Cells, Hollow Knight and (more expensive) Metroid Dread."

"Dead Cells."

"Dead Cells, Hollow Knight, Celeste, Super Meat Boy, Spelunky, Shovel Knight, Castlevania, Metroid, Mega Man, Sonic, Mario"

"+1 for Ori. Some of my all time favorites."

"Absolutely stunning visually."

"Braid, Fez, Rain World, Limbo, and even though it’s Metroidvania it may still scratch your itch —> Ori games"

"Ori games and the Messenger."

"More modern 2D platformers that are fantastic are the Ori games."

"Metroidvanias: The Messenger, Hollow Knight, Metroid Dread, Ori and The Blind Forest, Ori and The Will of the Wisps"

"The Messenger!"

"The Messenger is pretty good (so far, just started two days ago), retro platformer."

"I really like The Messenger and Katana ZERO"

"Gunstar Heroes is probably the best game on Genesis."

"Gunstar heroes is still God tier"

"Gunstar heroes is a must."

"Shovel knight treasure trove if you like retro style at all."

"Shovel Knight"

"Shovel Knight - Pc/Ps4/Wii U/Switch/Xbox One"

"Super Meat Boy."

"Super Meat Boy"

"Kirby returns to dreamland is mandatory, imo."

"Do you have Kirby's Return to Dreamland for the Wii?"

"Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze is one of the best 2-D platformers ever."

"For a game with a very classic 2D platformer setup."

"CUPHEADDDDDD"

"Then there’s cuphead which is an action platformer that’s hard as nails."

"It is (for me) the BEST platformer ever made."

"If you want a bit of a challenge,N++"

"Kaze and the Wild Masks, Pizza Tower, The End is Nigh, Rain World."

"Kaze and the wild masks. I wish it was cheaper or had more levels, but man it is platforming perfection and seems to have gone under the radar."

"I got my wife into Unravel Two and we have been having a blast."

"Unravel two if you have someone to play with"

"Pizza tower for sure if you haven’t gotten it yet Fast and action packed a platformer can get IMO without it being too crazy. Like wario land and sonic on steroids. Great fun"

"Pizza Tower and Antonblast if you’re looking for games that play like Wario Land."

"Dead Cells has a wall jumping power up."

"Dead Cells. A roguelike without the cheap beginner's traps."

"One of the best 2d platformers on Switch with an insane amount of content and great music"

"N+"

"Any of the Shantae games are must-plays if you’re into 2D metroidvania platformers."

"Shantae half genie hero"

"Cave Story+ blew my mind with its quality this year."

"An action-oriented platformer."

"Shovel Knight, Metroid: Zero Mission."

"Cmon that title is awesome."

"Splasher, Light Fall, Rayman Legends, The Messenger."

"The messenger"

"Braid, Fez, Rain World, Limbo, and even though it’s Metroidvania it may still scratch your itch —> Ori games"

"Rain World"

"Gravity Circuit released a few weeks ago."

"Gravity Circuit - Also available on switch but the steam page has all the details"

"It's free on Steam, and I have a feeling you might like it."

"My personal favourite of this kind."

"Shantae series: the first unlocked transformations in both Half-Genie Hero and Seven Sirens can wall jump."

"It's also a very good, polished game."

"My favorites are Katana Zero, Cyber Shadow and Shovel Knight."

"Mario Wonder!!"

"Rayman Origins. Better/harder than Legends IMO."

"Mark Of The Ninja is my go-to."

"Celeste is great, it’s also very very hard lol"

"There are ones that try to to closer to NES/SNES era platformers like Volgarr the Viking, Shovel Knight, and Odallus."

"Tembo the Badass Elephant by GameFreak. It's like Sonic, Mario, and Mega Man blended together. Very underrated."

"Splasher is a pretty fast paced platformer. I enjoyed it a lot"

"Freedom Planet"

"Flat Heroes! I beg any platforming fan to at least try the demo, it honestly deserves so much more recognition"

"Bo: path of the teal lotus…it’s like hollow knight but with heavier focus on platforming."

"I could never get into Sonic until I tried Sonic Mania last week."

"I really enjoy max: curse of brotherhood. It’s just super fun."

"Astalon!"

"Ender Lilies"

"Katana ZERO."

"It has a similar feel to super meat boy."

"I am liking it a lot."

"My friend Pedro if you like shooting stuff."

"Mr. Run and Jump. A fantastic new platformer from Atari."

"It begins easy and becomes kind of challenging."

"Guacamelee, although you have to unlock it"

"It is a metroid-vania game that was released to high acclaim."

"Aeterna Noctis but it’s too hard for most people."