Best platformers of all time

a Yourlist ranking · the crowd decides the order

The platformers canon — press start and vote.

What counts: Seeded with approximate figures where shown — the crowd's votes decide the order.

Super Mario Odyssey▲ Rising
Year: 2017Critic score: 9.7/10
added by IJRin 5 rankings
65
Super Mario Bros. 3▲ Rising
Year: 1988Critic score: 9.7/10
added by IJRin 4 rankings
62
Super Mario World▲ Rising
Year: 1990Critic score: 9.6/10
added by IJRin 5 rankings
43
Super Mario 64▲ Rising
Year: 1996Critic score: 9.4/10
added by IJRin 4 rankings
24
It Takes Two▲ Rising
Year: 2021Critic score: 9/10
added by IJRin 3 rankings
3
Celeste
Year: 2018Critic score: 9.2/10
added by IJRin 6 rankings
1
Shovel Knight▼ Falling
Year: 2014Critic score: 8.7/10
added by IJRin 2 rankings
-14
Cuphead▼ Falling
Year: 2017Critic score: 8.8/10
added by IJRin 6 rankings
-35

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IIvy Chen1d
Voted — and the gap between #1 and #2 should be bigger.
NNora Patel1d
This order is closer to right than any editor would've gotten.
HHana Garcia1d
The crowd is sleeping on the bottom half of this list.
WWill TanakaJul 28, 2026
Exactly the kind of argument the internet was built for.