platform game
noun
plural platform games
: a video game where the play is primarily focused on moving past obstacles in real time with one's avatar by using various abilities (such as jumping and climbing) and items (such as weapons) : platformer
Celeste is a hardcore platform game about climbing a mountain. You have three actions: jump, dash, and climb.—
Tim Rogers
Tim RogersThe platform game involves tapping the screen to make Mario jump as he collects coins, avoids mushrooms and races to the flagpole.—Cara McGoogan
Cara McGooganPlatform games have a uniquely universal appeal. They hearken back to the "golden age" of gaming, and no doubt every gamer has at the very least tried a platform game at some point.—Robert Collins
Robert CollinsExamples of platform game in a Sentence
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Astro Bot, a PlayStation 5 (PS5) platform game, just took home the most coveted prize at the Game Awards 2025: Game of the Year.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Inside Inside is a platform game that starts in a grim and gray forest, which sets the stage for an unsettling and constantly changing landscape.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 25 Dec. 2023
The song was previewed this week in a desktop platform game called Kaxtyn.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2023
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Callum Booth, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Inside Inside is a platform game that starts in a grim and gray forest, which sets the stage for an unsettling and constantly changing landscape.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 25 Dec. 2023
The song was previewed this week in a desktop platform game called Kaxtyn.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2023
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“Platform game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/platform%20game. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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