Platform games are fun, but action platformers are even better. Check out the games listed below. Jump, slash, and shoot your way through levels. Push crates and swipe your way down multiple platforms. Immerse yourself in the stories as well. Some of the stories are interesting.
This is a fast-paced, side-scrolling game that takes place in the open grasslands of Japan. The main character is a samurai, and he is running through the level trying to find someone. He learns several techniques on the way. Jump and slash your way to the next level.
Features:
- Automatic sword attacks
- Slide and jump icons
- Tap screen for dagger throws
- Story bubbles that inform the player as they play
- Pause button
- Sharing options via social media
What’s good about this game? Combines several types of games into one (action, side-scrolling, and platformer)
What’s wrong with this game? This game is too fast.
Stickman Ninja: Shadow Warrior
In this game, you play a ninja. The goal is to run through the level collecting orbs while avoiding enemies. Jump over pits and continue to the end of the level. Each stage has different designs. There’s moving platforms, toxic chemical pits, and complex wall / pillar arrangements.
Features:
- Arrow icons for running forward and backwards
- Jump icon
What’s good about this game? Innovative wall cling that prevents you from falling into pits
What’s wrong with this game? If you die, the game throws you back to the beginning of the level.
In this platformer, you play a soldier armed with a gun. Fire at enemy soldiers and drones that fly by. Jump from one platform to another using double jump or crates. You can push crates into place and destroy them. Collect more powerful weapons as you make your way through the level.
Features:
- A & B buttons for firing weapons and jumping
- Forward and back arrows for navigation
- Double jump
- Pause button
- Automatic weapons
What’s good about this game? Well-drawn backgrounds and environments
What’s wrong with this game? There’s a timer that counts down. When it reaches zero, bombs destroy the level. You have to collect clocks placed throughout the level to replenish time.
In this game, you play a knight. He is armed with a sword. Travel through the land filled with zombies, spiked turtles, and bouncing mushrooms. There are spiked grounds that you have to jump over and platforms that are unreachable without double jumping or launching off a mushroom. There are several maidens along the way that are trapped in cages.
Features:
- Arrow icons for walking forward and backwards
- Jump icon
- Weapons icons (sword, fireball)
- Swipe touch-gesture for dropping down a platform
- Double jump
What’s good about this game? Alcoves located just off-screen that are worth exploring
What’s wrong with this game? Bad graphics and ridiculous character animations
This is a side-scrolling platform game that requires the player to jump over obstacles shaped like triangles and rectangles. The character is a square block, and it races across the screen. If you don’t jump at the right moment, the block will crash into the obstacle. If you don’t jump over pits filled with triangles, the game will end.
Features:
- Multiple stages with different level designs
- Manual checkpoints – Players can place checkpoints anywhere
- Auto checkpoints – The game randomly places checkpoints
- Progress bar shows how much of the level you have completed
What’s good about this game? The graphics are nice.
What’s wrong with this game? It’s impossible to jump at the right moment.
The Best Game Is…
Metal Soldiers. This is the perfect action platformer for smartphones. It requires the player to use crates and the double jump technique to reach higher platforms. There are high-powered automatic rifles in this game. The fire button and jump button placement are similar to console game controllers.
