3D platformers are tough to nail, but these 5 games are shining exceptions

Great 3D platformers are a rare breed, and these 5 games are some of the very best.

Jun 7, 2025 - 19:07
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3D platformers are tough to nail, but these 5 games are shining exceptions

For every era and generation of gaming that has come and gone, platformers have always been there at the forefront — shaping childhoods, genres, and entire consoles. 2D platformers offered tight controls and pixel-perfect fun that felt natural, but as we entered the era of polygons, not every platformer took the transition well. 3D platformers, for all their ambition, were rarely as precise or expansive as 2D platformers and Metroidvanias.