List of video games, filtered by Grouvee tag: 2D Platformers
Super Mario World
Nov 21, 1990
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★ 4.5
A 2D platformer and first entry on the SNES in the Super Mario franchise, Super Mario World follows Mario as he attempts to defeat Bowser's underlings and rescue Princess Peach …
Celeste
Jan 25, 2018
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★ 4.3
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover …
Celeste
Jan 25, 2018
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★ 4.3
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover …
Cuphead
Sep 29, 2017
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★ 4.2
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same …
Super Mario Bros.
Sep 13, 1985
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★ 4.0
A side scrolling 2D platformer and first entry in the Super Mario franchise, Super Mario Bros. follows Italian plumber Mario as he treks across many levels of platforming challenges featuring …
Arcade
Family Computer
Family Computer Disk System
Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo Entertainment System
Wii
Wii U
+4 more
Super Meat Boy
Oct 20, 2010
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★ 3.7
Super Meat Boy is a tough-as-nails platformer where you play as an animated cube of meat who's trying to save his girlfriend (who happens to be made of bandages) from …
Linux
Mac
Nintendo Switch
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 4
PlayStation Vita
Wii
Wii U
Xbox 360
+6 more
Super Mario Bros. 3
Oct 23, 1988
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★ 4.3
Super Mario Bros. 3, the third entry in the Super Mario Bros. series and Super Mario franchise, sees Mario or Luigi navigate a nonlinear world map containing platforming levels and …
Shovel Knight
Jun 26, 2014
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★ 4.2
Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. It's a hot mashup of new and old! You play as …
Linux
Mac
Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo Switch
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
PlayStation Vita
Wii U
Xbox One
+7 more
Shovel Knight
Jun 26, 2014
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★ 4.2
Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. It's a hot mashup of new and old! You play as …
Linux
Mac
Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo Switch
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
PlayStation Vita
Wii U
Xbox One
+7 more
Rayman Legends
Aug 29, 2013
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★ 4.0
Originally thought as an exclusive title, Rayman Legends used the Wii U Gamepad for some functionalities. After going multiplatform, the Wii U and PlayStation Vita versions of Rayman Legends gave …
PlayStation Vita
Wii U
Donkey Kong Country
Nov 18, 1994
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★ 4.1
Donkey Kong Country is a side scrolling platformer by British developers Rare in 1994. It featured revolutionary pre-rendered 3D graphics that give the game a very unique look compared to …
Donkey Kong Country
Nov 18, 1994
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★ 4.1
Donkey Kong Country is a side scrolling platformer by British developers Rare in 1994. It featured revolutionary pre-rendered 3D graphics that give the game a very unique look compared to …
New Super Mario Bros.
May 15, 2006
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★ 3.7
New Super Mario Bros. is a side-scrolling 2.5D action-adventure platformer game for the Nintendo DS, starring Mario and Luigi. The game features a solo story mode with Mario or Luigi, …
Nintendo DS
Wii U
Sonic Mania
Aug 15, 2017
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★ 4.0
Experience the ultimate celebration of past and future in Sonic Mania! Re-live the Sonic of the past with an exciting new twist on classic zones while fighting against new bosses …
Sonic Mania
Aug 15, 2017
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★ 4.0
Experience the ultimate celebration of past and future in Sonic Mania! Re-live the Sonic of the past with an exciting new twist on classic zones while fighting against new bosses …
Sonic the Hedgehog
Jun 23, 1991
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★ 3.6
Sonic the Hedgehog is a 2D side-scrolling platformer developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Genesis/Mega Drive. Players control Sonic the Hedgehog, who can run at near …
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Nov 1, 1992
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★ 3.9
Dr. Eggman (aka Dr. Robotnik) has returned, turning helpless animals into robots and forcing them to build his ultimate weapon, the Death Egg! But this time, Sonic has a friend …
Nintendo 3DS
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 3
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Wii
Wii U
Xbox 360
+4 more
Sonic Generations
Nov 1, 2011
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★ 3.8
Celebrate 20 years of Sonic in an all new adventure that delivers a definitive experience to Sonic fans new and old!
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Trine
Jul 3, 2009
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★ 3.4
Trine is a physics-based action game where three characters allow clever solutions to challenges created by hazardous puzzles and threatening enemies. The gameplay is based on fully interactive physics – …
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Nov 21, 1995
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★ 4.2
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest is the sequel to Donkey Kong Country. It was developed by Rare and is one of the best selling Super Nintendo games.
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Nov 21, 1995
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★ 4.2
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest is the sequel to Donkey Kong Country. It was developed by Rare and is one of the best selling Super Nintendo games.
New Super Mario Bros. U
Nov 18, 2012
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★ 3.5
New Super Mario Bros. U is a side-scrolling 2.5D platform game, and the fourth and latest installment in the New Super Mario Bros. series. As the sequel to New Super …
Wii U
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Feb 13, 2014
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★ 4.1
All the challenging ground-pounding, barrel-blasting, side-scrolling mine cart action from the Donkey Kong Country series is back along with a bushel of new game-play elements and features. And now, there …
Wii U
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Nov 21, 2010
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★ 3.9
Under the influence of a group of evil Tikis, the animals of Donkey Kong Island have raided Donkey Kong's banana hoard and stolen his stash of bananas - and being …
Wii
Wii U
The Messenger
Aug 30, 2018
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★ 3.9
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan's survival. Leveraging players expectations as a core …
Castlevania
Sep 26, 1986
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★ 3.6
Step into the shadows of the deadliest dwelling on earth. You've arrived at Castlevania, and you're here on business: To destroy forever the Curse of the Evil Count. Unfortunately, everybody's …
Owlboy
Nov 1, 2016
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★ 3.4
Owlboy is a platform/action-adventure video game created by Norwegian developer D-Pad Studio. Explore a vibrantly crafted pixel world in this flying adventure platformer. Being a mute, Otus struggles living up …
Kirby's Adventure
Mar 23, 1993
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★ 3.8
Not everything is well in Dream Land. For some mysterious reason, the Dream Spring, a magical well that is the reservoir for all the dreams of the citizens of Dream …
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Jul 28, 2012
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★ 3.3
New Super Mario Bros. 2 is a side-scrolling 2.5D action-adventure platform game for the Nintendo 3DS. As the direct sequel to New Super Mario Bros., it is an indirect follow-up …
Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Oct 21, 1992
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★ 3.8
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins is a platforming game for the Game Boy and the sequel to Super Mario Land. It also marks the debut of Mario's self-proclaimed …
Game Boy
Nintendo 3DS
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Nov 18, 1996
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★ 3.9
Monkey Mayhem Lives On! Kiddy Kong is a portly primate toddler with incredible power and agility! He teams up with Dixie Kong to stop the ever-present army of Kremlings. The …
Sonic CD
Sep 23, 1993
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★ 3.5
A fast-paced platformer that follows Sonic as he races through time-traveling zones to rescue past and future versions of stages and stop Dr. Robotnik’s time-altering plans. Combining classic Sonic speed …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sega CD
Super Mario Maker
Sep 10, 2015
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★ 3.9
Super Mario Maker lets people’s imaginations run wild. For the first time ever, friends can have fun playing through levels they create for one another. The Wii U GamePad controller …
Wii U
Kirby Super Star
Mar 21, 1996
· Bundle
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★ 4.1
Kirby Super Star, released as Kirby's Fun Pak in PAL regions, is a platforming video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo. The game was advertised as featuring …
Super Castlevania IV
Oct 31, 1991
· Remake
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★ 3.9
A century of Transylvanian tranquility is about to come to a shocking end. Once again the mortifying screams of helpless villagers shake the ground as they huddle against new nightmarish …
Downwell
Oct 14, 2015
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★ 3.5
Downwell is a curious game about a young man with guns for boots venturing down a well in search of untold treasures. Make your way further and further down into …
DuckTales: Remastered
Aug 13, 2013
· Remake
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★ 3.5
DuckTales Remastered takes the classic Disney platforming adventure to a whole new level. All of the visuals from the 8-bit game have been beautifully re-created as hand-drawn and animated sprites, …
Rayman
Sep 7, 1995
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★ 3.5
Rayman is a side-scrolling platformer starring the titular Rayman, a big-nosed chap with no arms or legs. Rayman can jump and use his hair to hover for a short period …
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Mar 24, 2000
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★ 3.7
Kirby's first 3-D adventure is also his Nintendo 64 debut, and it finds the always-versatile hero battling a new enemy called Dark Matter. Dark Matter is after a distant land's …
Nintendo 64
Wii
Wii U
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
Oct 7, 2019
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★ 3.1
Yooka and Laylee are back for a brand new adventure! Get ready for the ultimate challenge - the Impossible Lair! Capital B has created a Hivemind device and used it …
Sonic Colors
Nov 11, 2010
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★ 3.5
Sonic Colors, titled Sonic Colours in European and Australian markets, is a platforming game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega in 2010. …
Wii
Yoshi's Woolly World
Jun 26, 2015
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★ 3.8
Set off with a friend through a wild, woolly world in this grand Yoshi adventure! A treasure trove of clever handicraft stages are ready for you to explore. Unravel their …
Wii U
Sonic Advance
Dec 20, 2001
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★ 3.4
Sonic Advance is notable for being the first Sonic game released on a Nintendo console, despite both Sega and Nintendo being well-known rivals on the console market throught the 1990s. …
Android
Game Boy Advance
Wii U
Sonic Advance
Dec 20, 2001
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★ 3.4
Sonic Advance is notable for being the first Sonic game released on a Nintendo console, despite both Sega and Nintendo being well-known rivals on the console market throught the 1990s. …
Android
Game Boy Advance
Wii U
Mega Man 11
Oct 2, 2018
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★ 3.6
The classic series takes a leap forward in visual presentation in Mega Man 11 with a 2.5D design direction introducing beautiful, completely hand-drawn characters and environments. A freshly redesigned Mega …
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Oct 25, 2002
· Remake
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★ 3.8
A remake of the original Kirby's Adventure for the NES.
Game Boy Advance
Wii U
Gonner
Oct 12, 2016
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★ 2.8
"Gonner is a tough as hell procedurally-generated 2D platformer with roguelike elements, following the largely misunderstood and altruistic Ikk on a journey to cheer up his only friend in this …
Yoshi's Island DS
Nov 13, 2006
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★ 3.3
Yoshi's Island DS is a 2D platformer for the Nintendo DS in the Yoshi's Island series. It is the sequel to Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, where Kamek and …
Nintendo DS
Wii U
Disney's Tarzan
Jun 24, 1999
· Port
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★ 3.3
The adaptation of Disney's 1999 animated film Tarzan for the Game Boy Color is a side-scrolling platformer. In 23 levels, the player controls Tarzan (first as a child, later as …
Game Boy Color
Sonic Advance 2
Dec 19, 2002
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★ 3.4
Sonic returns for a second outing on the Game Boy Advance. Once again, Sonic is called upon to save the world from the evil Dr. Eggman. On this occasion, Sonic …
Game Boy Advance
Wii U
Sonic Advance 2
Dec 19, 2002
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★ 3.4
Sonic returns for a second outing on the Game Boy Advance. Once again, Sonic is called upon to save the world from the evil Dr. Eggman. On this occasion, Sonic …
Game Boy Advance
Wii U
Rive
Sep 13, 2016
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★ 3.3
This is a 2D shooter / platformer with old school gaming values in a decidedly new school execution. During the intense 360 degree shooting and platforming action, players learn to …
Castlevania: Dracula X
Aug 7, 1995
· Remake
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★ 3.2
The Legend Returns... Rising up from his eternal sleep, Count Dracula is back again to battle the descendants of the great vampire-stalking Belmont family of the Castlevania series. He has …
Sonic Advance 3
Jun 7, 2004
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★ 3.4
Sonic is back, and this time, he needs the help of all of his friends to defeat the evil Dr. Eggman. In Sonic Advance 3, Sonic and Tails must reunite …
Game Boy Advance
Wii U
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
Jul 22, 1993
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★ 3.8
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master, released as The Super Shinobi II in Japan, is the fourth game in the Shinobi series and a direct sequel to The Revenge …
Ristar
Feb 16, 1995
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★ 3.5
Ristar is a platform game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis in 1995. A Sega Game Gear game, of the same name and genre, Ristar, was also …
Gunman Clive
Apr 2, 2012
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★ 3.2
In the year of 18XX, the west is overrun by thugs and outlaws. A group of bandits have kidnapped Mayor Johnsons daughter and are spreading havok across the land. Only …
VectorMan
Oct 24, 1995
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★ 2.9
By the year 2049, Earth has been turned into a toxic waste dump. Humankind has fled into space leaving behind an army of mechanized “Orbots” to clean up the mess. …
Rocket Knight Adventures
Aug 5, 1993
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★ 3.7
He's courageous! He's clever! He's one good lookin' opossum. It's Sparkster the Rocket Knight, the heroic jet pack jockey with warp speed, quick wits and pumped up personality. After all, …
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Super Nintendo Entertainment System