The Cinematic Platformer Compendium (2D)

A list heavily inspired by this old NeoGAF thread. A compendium of 2D (or 2.5D) cinematic platformers, along a few predecessors

See also the lists looking 3D cinematic platformers, and another that looks at some distant relatives.


Not on Backloggd:
Cruel World (1994)
Dylan Dog episodes 7-17 (1993)
Tex episodes 01-12 (1993)
Diabolik episodes 01-11 (1993)
Nathan Never: The Arcade Game (1993)
Simulman episodes 01-11 (1993-1994)
Time Runners episodes 01-30 (1993-1994)
Spider-Man episodes 01-03 (1994)
Bez Kompromisu (1994)
B.I.G. (1997)

"Lode Runner is deep in Prince of Persia's DNA. Lode Runner is like the light pencil sketch that you can't see anymore by the time you have a finished ink drawing."
-Jordan Mechner
The first "canonical" cinematic platformer.

3 Comments


4 months ago

I feel like Uncharted would count, right?

4 months ago

oh sorry i'm stupid i didnt see this was 2d

4 months ago

@electrode No worries, easy mistake to make.


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