How to Use platformer in a Sentence

platformer

noun

• Fans of platformers, 2D brawlers, and memes will all get a kick out of this series.
  — Robert Carnevale, WIRED, 8 Apr. 2020
• The classic quirky single-player platformer takes on a new genre with this 4v4 brawler.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
• The gorgeous platformer Gris, for example, is about hugging your dead mom in heaven.
  — Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 5 July 2024
• The Cosmic Shake looks like a bog-standard licensed platformer and is planned for sometime next year.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2022
• The heartfelt and hardcore platformer Celeste was our game of the year in 2018.
  — Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2022
• The game walks you through making platformers, racers, shooters, puzzlers, and other game types.
  — PC Magazine, 16 Aug. 2025
• Sonic Team added depth to the platformer by offering unique gameplay for each of its playable characters.
  — Michael J. Seidlinger, Wired, 27 May 2021
• The game is widely considered not only to be one of the best mainline Mario platformers, but one of the best video games of all time.
  — Jack Dunn, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025
• Met with a stellar reception, the bite-sized platformer was a joy to play and left many wondering when Astro would get his own true game.
  — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024
• That feeling of frustration and anguish shows that the follow-up to the cult classic platformer doesn’t stray far from the original.
  — Gieson Cacho Tribune News Service, Star Tribune, 14 Oct. 2020
• It’s being called one of the best platformers ever, right up there with the classics, and the reviews are just absolutely glowing.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
• Stray’s developers pointed out that missing a jump might make sense for a mere man like Mario, but less so for a cat, the ultimate platformer.
  — Wired, 20 July 2022
• Beyond the Page, a narrative platformer available for PC and all major consoles right now.
  — Jerry Bonner, Wired, 19 Aug. 2021
• The game is similar to a platformer, with players moving and using their hands to run, jump and climb throughout the immersive environment.
  — Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
• Fans of retro platformers and wonderful pixel art—and especially hilarious writing—will find a lot to love here.
  — David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
• Lego Horizon Adventures is a delight, blending slapstick and action in the platformer.
  — Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
• The controls feel super smooth and responsive, and traversing the game’s 14 worlds is great training for tackling other platformer play in the future.
  — Jessica Boddy, Popular Science, 7 Dec. 2020
• One of the most iconic platformers of all time, featuring jungle adventures and perilous obstacles.
  — David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
• It's called Shadow Labyrinth, a 2D action platformer in the Metroidvania style.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
• Controlling Yoshi through these 2D stages feels much like previous Yoshi platformers.
  — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 19 May 2026
• These platformers were bursting with personality and even spawned spinoffs like a kart racer and party game, but the originals are still held in high regard with a price-point to match.
  — Jacob Linden, redbookmag.com, 9 June 2023
• In fact, its influence can be felt today in Astro Bot, another excellent platformer.
  — Jeffrey L. Wilson, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025
• But this is no wistful indie meditation on loneliness but a hard-as-nails 2-D physics-platformer in which timing and momentum are key.
  — Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
• Door to Phantomile stood as a criminally underrated platformer full of charm and engaging gameplay.
  — Dallas News, 29 July 2022
• This will be Snowman’s second release on the platform following the unique platformer Lucky Luna, which released last year.
  — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 9 Mar. 2023
• Most everything else seen comes from Galaxy, which is considered one of the best entries in the entire series, as well as an all-time great 3D platformer.
  — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
• Since platformers are a huge part of Nintendo’s identity historically, this would be a great selection to fill out the library.
  — David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
• The five new islands will include a PvP arena, a social hub, a platformer, a co-op boss fight, and the largest co-op roguelike in Fortnite history.
  — Kennedy French, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
• The award-winning puzzle platformer Braid is back, reimagined and updated for modern hardware while still preserving the integrity of the original.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 1 Feb. 2024
• Mainline Mario games are often defined by a novel central mechanic, or gimmick, with the more effective ones unlocking a fresh angle on the franchise and the platformer as a genre.
  — Keep Mario Weird, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2023