Celeste
2018Maddy Makes Games
A precision platformer about climbing a mountain, built on a two-button moveset — jump, then air-dash — explored to its limits.
Collection → Platformers
Platformers
The purest form of motion-as-design: a jump you can feel, levels that teach without words. These are the games that defined what moving through a game world should feel like.
Super Mario 64
1996Nintendo EAD
The first great 3D platformer, built around a free-roaming castle that opens into hand-crafted worlds.
Super Mario Bros.
1985Nintendo R&D4
The game that turned side-scrolling platforming into a worldwide phenomenon and saved the Nintendo Entertainment System's fortunes in the process.