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.

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#	title	genre	status	rating
01.	Knytt Stories Windows	platformer / metroidvania	full free version	4.25 / 5
02.	L'Abbaye des Morts Windows, Linux, Mac OSX, Spectrum ZX	platformer	free, optional donation	4.18 / 5
03.	Knytt Windows	platformer / metroidvania	full free version	4.15 / 5
04.	Legend of Princess Windows	platformer / run and gun	full free version	4.10 / 5
05.	Spelunky Classic Windows, Mac OSX	platformer / rogue-lite	free, commercial version available	4.05 / 5
06.	Lyle in Cube Sector Windows	platformer / metroidvania	full free version	4.00 / 5
07.	Cave Story Windows, Linux, Mac OSX, Amiga, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, PSP	platformer / metroidvania	full free version	3.83 / 5
08.	The Lost Vikings DOS	platformer / action puzzle	abandonware	3.83 / 5
09.	Mario Bros VGA DOS	platformer / arcade	abandonware	3.83 / 5
10.	Distorted Travesty 2 Windows	platformer	full free version	3.83 / 5
11.	Distorted Travesty 3 Windows	platformer	full free version	3.82 / 5
12.	You Have to Win the Game Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	platformer / metroidvania	free, commercial version available	3.82 / 5
13.	Hurrican Windows	platformer / run and gun	open source	3.82 / 5
14.	I Wanna Maker Windows	platformer / action puzzle	full free version	3.80 / 5
15.	Within a Deep Forest Windows	platformer / metroidvania	full free version	3.78 / 5
16.	OpenClonk Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	platformer	open source	3.75 / 5
17.	Super Mario Fusion Revival Windows	platformer	full free version	3.71 / 5
18.	Mandagon Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	platformer	full free version	3.69 / 5
19.	Trilby: The Art Of Theft	platformer	full free version	3.63 / 5
20.	onEscapee Windows, Amiga	platformer / run and gun	liberated	3.60 / 5
21.	The Expendabros Windows, Mac OSX, Linux	platformer / run and gun	free, commercial version available	3.57 / 5
22.	Abuse DOS, Linux, Windows, Mac OSX, Amiga	platformer / run and gun	open source	3.57 / 5
23.	Neon Bits Windows	platformer	full free version	3.57 / 5
24.	Eternal Daughter Windows	platformer	full free version	3.56 / 5
25.	Iji Windows	platformer / metroidvania	free, optional donation	3.53 / 5
26.	Casino Cat Windows, Mac OSX, Linux	platformer	full free version	3.50 / 5
27.	Pylo Noveau Windows	platformer	full free version	3.50 / 5
28.	Maze of Galious Windows, Mac OSX, Linux	platformer	open source	3.50 / 5
29.	Maldita Castilla Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	platformer	free, optional donation	3.50 / 5
30.	Clyde's Adventure DOS	platformer / action puzzle	liberated	3.50 / 5
31.	Endless Forms Most Beautiful Windows, Linux	platformer / arcade	free, optional donation	3.50 / 5
32.	Lode Runner Online: Mad Monks' Revenge Windows, Mac OSX	platformer / action puzzle	liberated	3.50 / 5
33.	Soviet Jump Game Windows, Mac OSX	platformer / brawler	free-to-play, with microtransactions	3.50 / 5
34.	Treasure Adventure Game Windows, Mac OSX	platformer / metroidvania	full free version	3.50 / 5
35.	1213 Windows	platformer	free, optional donation	3.44 / 5
36.	Himno Windows	platformer	full free version	3.44 / 5
37.	Distorted Travesty 1 Windows	platformer	full free version	3.43 / 5
38.	MapleStory Windows	platformer / run and gun	free-to-play, with microtransactions	3.43 / 5
39.	Captain Comic 2: Fractured Reality DOS	platformer / metroidvania	abandonware	3.43 / 5
40.	Noitu Love Windows	platformer	full free version	3.43 / 5
41.	Jetpack DOS	platformer	liberated	3.40 / 5
42.	N Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	platformer / arcade	free, commercial version available	3.40 / 5
43.	Mushroom Kingdom Fusion Windows	platformer	full free version	3.40 / 5
44.	Alley Cat Remeow Edition Windows	platformer / arcade	full free version	3.38 / 5
45.	Bagman Windows	platformer / arcade	full free version	3.33 / 5
46.	Electro Man DOS	platformer / run and gun	liberated	3.33 / 5
47.	Blackthorne DOS, Mac OSX, Windows, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy Advance	platformer	liberated	3.33 / 5
48.	Gordian Tomb Windows	platformer	full free version	3.33 / 5
49.	FiNCK Windows	platformer	full free version	3.33 / 5
50.	Ultimate Super Mario World Windows	platformer	full free version	3.33 / 5