noun
- a video game in which the player controls a character that jumps between platforms or across obstacles
Usage: informal; gaming
Examples
- Super Mario Bros. is one of the most famous platformers ever made.
- She spent hours playing the new platformer on her Nintendo Switch.
- Platformers require good timing and precision to jump between moving platforms.
- The indie developer created a challenging platformer with pixel art graphics.
- Many classic platformers from the 1980s are still popular today.