platform game

Also known as platformer, platform video game, platforming game, platforming video game, platformer game, platformer video game, jump 'n' run, Platform

thumb|SuperTux is a platformer inspired by [[Super Mario Bros.]]

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Commons category: Platform games
short name: platform

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Contents

Concepts
Naming
History
Single screen
Scrolling
Second-generation side-scrollers
Decline of 2D
Third dimension
Open 3D
Into the 21st century
Recent developments
Subgenres
Puzzle-platformer
Run-and-gun platformer
Cinematic platformer
Comical action game
Isometric platformer
Platform-adventure game
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See also
References
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thumb|SuperTux is a platformer inspired by [[Super Mario Bros.]]

A platformer (also called a platform game) is a subgenre of action game in which the core objective is to move the player character between points in an environment. Platform games are characterized by levels with uneven terrain and suspended platforms that require jumping and climbing to traverse. Other acrobatic maneuvers may factor into the gameplay, such as swinging from vines or grappling hooks, jumping off walls, gliding through the air, or bouncing from springboards or trampolines.