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Platformer Games

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85 accepted games Taxonomy v3 Source scores weighted by evidence

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85 games in Platformer Games

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Best reviewed blends the source score with rating volume. Release order is oldest first, and A–Z is title order. Unusually high scores with very small samples are treated as uncorroborated outliers until more players weigh in.

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2D Platformer 49 Subgenre Metroidvania 23 Framework 3D Platformer 22 Subgenre Action 22 Root Exploration 16 Gameplay facet Roguelite 9 Framework Procedural Generation 8 Gameplay facet Adventure 5 Root

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 1 matching entry Sonic the Hedgehog

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 1 matching entry Metroid

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