Best PS5 platformer games to play in February 2025

Whether you're into retro jumping or precise platformers like Astro Bot, this list of the best PS5 platformer games is a great showcase of the classic genre!

Best PS5 platformer games to play in February 2025
Lee Brady

Lee Brady

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With PS5's latest smash hit Astro Bot having finally given us a Nintendo-quality platformer, it's safe to say that the classic genre is still near and dear to Sony's heart. That's why we've compiled this list of the best PS5 platformer games to play for those who love this classic PlayStation genre. We've got 17 games lined up for you, including the new Astro Bot, so check the list!

The 17 best platforming games on PS5, ranked

The TrueTrophies team of Editor in Chief Kes, News Editor Lee, and Staff Writers Sean and Jamie have pooled their PS5 and PS4 gaming experience together to bring you a list of their absolute favorite PS5 platformer games. We've used reviews, our site ranking, and personal opinions to bring you the best platformers around!

In case you've never heard that term before, platformers are games that celebrate the joys of moving around the world and avoiding pits and hazards. For our list, we largely steered clear of any titles that lean a little too heavily on guns. Basically: we're thinking more Spyro the Dragon than Ratchet and Clank.

So, check out our list of the best PS5 platformer games below!

Lee

17. SpongeBob SquarePants The Cosmic Shake

This is the long, long-awaited follow-up to perennial PS2 platforming classic SpongeBob SquarePants Battle for Bikini Bottom. The adventure steps up the platforming insanity with twisty portals, distinct world themes, and an abundance of collectibles to be uncovered. The Cosmic Shake also adheres brilliantly to the animated nonsense of the long-lived SpongeBob SquarePants cartoon, and it's impressive just how close to an actual episode it feels at times.

Lee

16. Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series

Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series bundles together two of the most oft-overlooked platformers in PlayStation history: Klonoa Door to Phantomile on the PS1 and Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil on the PS2. These 2.5D platformers star Klonoa — a dream-traveling Sonic the Hedgehog-looking dude who uses a magic ring to turn his foes into projectiles or bounce pads.

While a little dated by today's standards, these platformers still showcase some incredible creativity and even have surprisingly twisty stories attached to them. Plus, the Phantasy Reverie Series is available on PS Plus Extra and can be played by two players, so it's perfect for those looking to share their love for retro platformers.

Lee

15. A Hat in Time

Do you know who also makes really good platformers? Nintendo. Unfortunately, your Mario's and your Donkey Kong's are all tied up on some other console — you can't play them on PS5 or PS4. However, that doesn’t mean the PS5 and PS4 lack alternatives!

As one such alternative, A Hat in Time has something that many a Nintendo-produced platformer lacks today: a soul. Untouched by corporate hand-wringing, A Hat in Time goes a lot further and gets a lot weirder than any game Nintendo would likely greenlight today, and it deserves your attention for that.

Lee

14. Pac-Man World Re-Pac

The Pac is back! No, not the rubbish one from the 2010s cartoon show, the cool one that we liked back in the 1990s! Pac-Man World was a much-beloved hit on the PS1 and, finally, it seems Bandai Namco has noticed that people would like to play it again. So, here we are with Pac-Man World Re-Pac: a massive graphical overhaul for this delightful PS1 platformer.

Pac-Man World Re-Pac is still a delightfully tough game at times, although it also comes with a new Easy Mode feature to make some of the tougher levels a lot more bearable. Beyond that, it's the same classic game you know and love, complete with a PS5 platinum trophy to earn if you can master this and the first nine levels of the original Pac-Man. It's the perfect dose of nostalgia for fans of platformers!

Lee

13. Disney Epic Mickey Rebrushed

Original released on the Nintendo Wii, Epic Mickey Rebrushed sees Mickey Mouse accidentally unleashing all of Disney's scrapped creative ideas into the world. The only way to fix things is to grab a magic paintbrush and paint thinner and traverse a wasteland of forgotten Disney projects.

It's an incredibly enjoyable solo platforming experience with lots of creative ideas, and its made all the better on PS5 and PS4 thanks to a platinum trophy list that puts the focus on replayability. It might not push your skills too far, but it's an enjoyable Mickey Mouse platforming adventure nonetheless.

Kes

12. Astro’s Playroom

We try to avoid duplicate series on our lists of the best games, but since Astro's Playroom comes with your fancy new PS5 for free we're giving it a pass. With its bigger brother Astro Bot down below, Team Asobi's little love letter to PlayStation hardware is a brilliant prologue to the 'full' game!

Astro's Playroom utilizes every inch of present-day hardware to give you one of the slickest PS2-inspired platformers you could imagine. It feels like a classic to play, and yet its modern sense of creativity and gorgeous graphics are full of life and vigor. It's the perfect length, too. Astro's Playroom still has its place on this list!

Jamie

11. Prince of Persia The Lost Crown

Prince of Persia The Lost Crown is a criminally underrated 2.5D platformer that offers a stylish take on the series without losing the impact of its time and space manipulation theme. You play as Sargon, a member of The Immortals who has traveled to a cursed citadel to rescue a captured prince, but many obstacles are in your way.

This game is as much about mastering Sargon's moveset in battle as it is about near-frame-perfect jumps, grabs, and ability usage. Each level makes the environment feel more grounded and realized, while jumping and combat puzzles offer meaningful rewards for what could be dozens of hours spent trying to beat them.

Developer Ubisoft wasn't impressed with the game's release and is rumored to have canceled a potential expansion. However, the base game is a blast and an extremely satisfying modern platformer you can really sink your teeth into as you pursue its platinum.

Lee

10. Sackboy A Big Adventure

If you loved the platforming of LittleBigPlanet, then you'll likely find Sackboy A Big Adventure to be the perfect chaser. Finally let loose from the horizontal 2D plane, Sackboy bounces around in more directions than ever before in his PS5 debut.

Much like the original games, you can play Sackboy A Big Adventure in 4-player couch co-op, making this a great one to mess around with when your friends (or kids) are looking for a fun distraction.

Lee

9. Jusant

This one's a bit more technical than your average platformer, requiring a thoughtful approach to climbing, scaling mountainsides, and working out the fastest/shortest way up a cliff. What makes Jusant work is the same stuff that makes every great platformer work — a reliance on precision, maneuverability, and a fear of falling. If you like your platformer games to be a bit more thoughtful, this is the one you want.

Lee

8. Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus

Sometimes, there's just no beating the classics. The first Sly Cooper game was originally launched on PS2 with a blend of stealth and platforming action that still holds up to this very day.

We know this because it re-launched for PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Premium in June 2024 and it's still every bit the fast, fluid platformer we know and love. Plus, it's also a very easy platinum trophy, especially with these Sly 1 platinum trophy tips!

Lee

7. Spyro Reignited Trilogy

Unlike the generosity that was shown Crash Bandicoot fans in getting a brand new fourth game, Spyro 4 remains but a wish in every classic PlayStation fan's heart.

No need to mess with success, though: the Spyro Reignited Trilogy updates the visual presentation of some of the original PlayStation’s finest platformers, combines them into one perfect package, and lets you collect some breezy platinum Spyro-themed platinum trophies to boot.

Lee

6. Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time

While PlayStation is home to three superb remakes of Naughty Dog’s classic Crash Bandicoot games via the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, chances are if you’re a PlayStation fan at all you’ve already played these three games to the death. If so, then you owe it to yourself to play Crash Bandicoot 4 It’s About Time — a Crash game designed to give fans what they had been wanting all these years.

The developers seemingly challenged themselves to design a game that ensures that no person ever dares demand a Crash Bandicoot 5 — there's just that much stuff crammed in here. Varied levels, alternate characters, and tons of collectibles; there's even a multiplayer mode! Granted, it's just passing the one controller around whenever you die or reach a checkpoint, but it's still very considered and very cool.

Lee

5. Psychonauts 2

Craving some of the energy that you used to see in 3D platformers of old? Released sixteen years after the original, Psychonauts 2 accomplishes the weighty
Astro Bot
task of recapturing the heights of creativity, comedy, and joy offered by the original even after all this time.

Raz's Psychonaut training picks up as if nothing ever happened, with the only distinct difference you’ll notice is 16 years' worth of ground-breaking visual fidelity now being poured into bringing back this PS2-era cult classic.

Lee

4. Penny's Big Breakaway

In Penny's Big Breakaway, you play as a street artist (named Penny), who must travel the planet (named Macaroon) with her enchanted yo-yo (named Yo-Yo) to escape the furious emperor (named Eddie) after accidentally robbing him of his clothes during a talent show.

Penny can use her Yo-Yo to skip through the air like in Super Mario Odyssey, to roll down slopes like in Sonic the Hedgehog, and to beat up penguins like in Crash Bandicoot. That said, the momentum platforming in this game feels utterly unique to Penny's Big Breakaway. It's a must for fans looking for a fresh take on the 3D platformer genre.

Lee

3. Celeste

  • Here are the Celeste trophies
  • Multiplayer? No
  • It it on PS Plus? Yes; PS Plus Extra
Platformers are often so concerned with the ground beneath your feet — what about walls? When Kat from Gravity Rush stands on a wall: action-RPG. When Spider-Man stands on a wall: open-world action-adventure.

When Madeline from Celeste hugs a sheer cliff wall before performing a pixel-perfect trial-and-error zip-dash dive just to make it to the next wall: that's a platformer. It's also one of the very best around, so you owe it to yourself to check it out.

Lee

2. Sonic Mania Plus

  • Here are the Sonic Mania trophies
  • Multiplayer? Yes; Local and Online (up to 4 players; up to 2 players without DLC)
  • It it on PS Plus? No
Sure, Sonic Frontiers — the latest 3D Sonic platformer — is a pretty good game. When it comes to the best Sonic games on PlayStation, however, there’s one title on everyone’s lips: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sonic Mania.

More than a return to 2D platforming glory for Sega’s mascot, Sonic Mania legitimately builds upon the legacy of Sonic’s classic-level design. With the expanded Sonic Mania Plus, you also get more characters to play around with and an expanded multiplayer mode, so go all in and check this one out.

Kes

1. Astro’s Bot

  • Here are the Astro Bot trophies
  • Multiplayer? No
  • It it on PS Plus? No, Astro Bot isn't on PS Plus yet!
Astro's Bot is a love letter to all the characters of PlayStation's history. That nostalgic and playful journey through the faces of consoles past — from Crash Bandicoot to Ape Escape and beyond — isn't just to make you happy. No, Astro Bot uses those franchises to influence the direction of whole levels in wonderful, creative, smile-inducing ways.

The creativity is unmatched on PS5, with some power-ups and game design ideas used for one level only. There are secrets everywhere and collectibles to find in sneaky places giving it that classic PS2-style additiveness. The DualSense is also used to great effect, making it the best-feeling game on PS5.

This is, I'd argue, the first time PlayStation has had a mascot platformer delivering a rival to Nintendo's iconic Mario and Kirby platformers. And yet, it's more than that — it's as if Mario's platforming was combined with Smash Bros franchise crossover. If I'm saying that, then you need to get involved!

Astro Bot is the best platforming game on PS5!

That's our list! If you came here looking for a few more multiplayer recommendations, why not check our list of the best 2-player PS5 games as well — there are a couple of great platformers on that list too. Did we miss any of your favorites? Shout them out in the comments below!
Written by Lee Brady
News Editor Lee covers the latest upcoming PS5 games like Ghost of Yotei while making sure PlayStation Plus’ classic PS1 and PS2 games are given enough respect. Lee leads the charge on our original data analysis courtesy of Game Lens. His 25 years of PlayStation experience compliments his love of Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, and Sonic the Hedgehog.
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