The best 50 free platformer PC games of all time

The Free Games Utopia top 50 lists the best free-to-play, free full version and liberated video games of all time according to users ratings. The games on this list belong to the whole history of video games; you can find games for DOS, Sega Genesis, Commodore 64 all the way up to more recent systems like Android, iOS, Linux and, of course, Windows.

The concept of "free" game is not very well-defined. All the games on Free Games Utopia do not require any kind of payment to start playing right away, but may OPTIONALLY require payments in the form of subscriptions, upgrades or microtransactions (MMOs, for example).

This top 50 includes games published for many platforms:

  • every PC platform since the dawn of desktop computers: from popular systems (Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, Linux) to lesser known ones (Solaris, FreeBSD, BeOS)
  • old microcomputers: Commodore 64, Spectrum, etc.
  • mobile platform: mainly Android and iOS
  • a few popular consoles (and even old ones): Xbox, Nintendo, PlayStation

To be part of the top 50, a single game must have been voted at least three times. Use the button bar to filter the list by genre.

PLATFORMER - Platformer games are action video games which involve jumping on suspended platforms and overcoming enemies in order to reach the end of each level. Some of the most popular platform games subgenres are: metroidvania (from the games Metroid and Castlevania), run and gun (with an heavy shooting component), puzzle games. More platformer games on Free Games Utopia.


# title genre status rating
knytt-stories- 01. Knytt Stories
Windows
platformer / metroidvania
full free version
4.25 / 5
abbaye-des-morts- 02. L'Abbaye des Morts
Windows, Linux, Mac OSX, Spectrum ZX
platformer
free, optional donation
4.18 / 5
knytt- 03. Knytt
Windows
platformer / metroidvania
full free version
4.15 / 5
legend-of-princess- 04. Legend of Princess
Windows
platformer / run and gun
full free version
4.10 / 5
spelunky- 05. Spelunky Classic
Windows, Mac OSX
platformer / rogue-lite
free, commercial version available
4.05 / 5
lyle-cube-sector- 06. Lyle in Cube Sector
Windows
platformer / metroidvania
full free version
4.00 / 5
cave-story- 07. Cave Story
Windows, Linux, Mac OSX, Amiga, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, PSP
platformer / metroidvania
full free version
3.83 / 5
lost-vikings- 08. The Lost Vikings
DOS
platformer / action puzzle
abandonware
3.83 / 5
mario-bros-vga- 09. Mario Bros VGA
DOS
platformer / arcade
abandonware
3.83 / 5
distorted-travesty-2- 10. Distorted Travesty 2
Windows
platformer
full free version
3.83 / 5
distorted-travesty-3- 11. Distorted Travesty 3
Windows
platformer
full free version
3.82 / 5
you-have-to-win-the-game- 12. You Have to Win the Game
Windows, Linux, Mac OSX
platformer / metroidvania
free, commercial version available
3.82 / 5
hurrican- 13. Hurrican
Windows
platformer / run and gun
open source
3.82 / 5
i-wanna-maker- 14. I Wanna Maker
Windows
platformer / action puzzle
full free version
3.80 / 5
within-a-deep-forest- 15. Within a Deep Forest
Windows
platformer / metroidvania
full free version
3.78 / 5
openclonck- 16. OpenClonk
Windows, Linux, Mac OSX
platformer
open source
3.75 / 5
super-mario-fusion-revival- 17. Super Mario Fusion Revival
Windows
platformer
full free version
3.71 / 5
mandagon- 18. Mandagon
Windows, Linux, Mac OSX
platformer
full free version
3.69 / 5
trilby-art-theft- 19. Trilby: The Art Of Theft
platformer
full free version
3.63 / 5
onescapee- 20. onEscapee
Windows, Amiga
platformer / run and gun
liberated
3.60 / 5
expendabros- 21. The Expendabros
Windows, Mac OSX, Linux
platformer / run and gun
free, commercial version available
3.57 / 5
abuse- 22. Abuse
DOS, Linux, Windows, Mac OSX, Amiga
platformer / run and gun
open source
3.57 / 5
neon-bits- 23. Neon Bits
Windows
platformer
full free version
3.57 / 5
eternal-daughter- 24. Eternal Daughter
Windows
platformer
full free version
3.56 / 5
iji 25. Iji
Windows
platformer / metroidvania
free, optional donation
3.53 / 5
casino-cat- 26. Casino Cat
Windows, Mac OSX, Linux
platformer
full free version
3.50 / 5
pylo-nouveau- 27. Pylo Noveau
Windows
platformer
full free version
3.50 / 5
galious- 28. Maze of Galious
Windows, Mac OSX, Linux
platformer
open source
3.50 / 5
maldida-castilla- 29. Maldita Castilla
Windows, Linux, Mac OSX
platformer
free, optional donation
3.50 / 5
clyde-adventure- 30. Clyde's Adventure
DOS
platformer / action puzzle
liberated
3.50 / 5
endless-forms-most-beautiful- 31. Endless Forms Most Beautiful
Windows, Linux
platformer / arcade
free, optional donation
3.50 / 5
lode-runner-mad- 32. Lode Runner Online: Mad Monks' Revenge
Windows, Mac OSX
platformer / action puzzle
liberated
3.50 / 5
soviet-jump-game- 33. Soviet Jump Game
Windows, Mac OSX
platformer / brawler
free-to-play, with microtransactions
3.50 / 5
treasure-adventure-game- 34. Treasure Adventure Game
Windows, Mac OSX
platformer / metroidvania
full free version
3.50 / 5
1213- 35. 1213
Windows
platformer
free, optional donation
3.44 / 5
himno- 36. Himno
Windows
platformer
full free version
3.44 / 5
distorted-travesty1- 37. Distorted Travesty 1
Windows
platformer
full free version
3.43 / 5
maplestory- 38. MapleStory
Windows
platformer / run and gun
free-to-play, with microtransactions
3.43 / 5
captain-comic-2- 39. Captain Comic 2: Fractured Reality
DOS
platformer / metroidvania
abandonware
3.43 / 5
noitu-love- 40. Noitu Love
Windows
platformer
full free version
3.43 / 5
jetpack- 41. Jetpack
DOS
platformer
liberated
3.40 / 5
nv2- 42. N
Windows, Linux, Mac OSX
platformer / arcade
free, commercial version available
3.40 / 5
mushroom-kingdom- 43. Mushroom Kingdom Fusion
Windows
platformer
full free version
3.40 / 5
remeow- 44. Alley Cat Remeow Edition
Windows
platformer / arcade
full free version
3.38 / 5
bagman-remake- 45. Bagman
Windows
platformer / arcade
full free version
3.33 / 5
electroman- 46. Electro Man
DOS
platformer / run and gun
liberated
3.33 / 5
blackthorne- 47. Blackthorne
DOS, Mac OSX, Windows, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy Advance
platformer
liberated
3.33 / 5
gordian-tomb- 48. Gordian Tomb
Windows
platformer
full free version
3.33 / 5
finck- 49. FiNCK
Windows
platformer
full free version
3.33 / 5
action-fist- 50. Action Fist!
Windows
platformer / run and gun
full free version
3.33 / 5
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