30 Incredible Xbox One Platform Games

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For many of us, platformers were our first exposure to video games. Today, we’re living in a platformer renaissance. Tons of them have come out over the last five years and really reinvigorated the genre. A great platformer just feels right. What are your options if you’re playing on an Xbox One? We looked for the titles that have the tightest controls, the most original ideas, and the most interesting environments to come up with this list of the best Xbox One platform games.

Platform: PC PS5 XSX|S Switch PS4 Xbox One
Release Date: January 18, 2024

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Platforming games are eternal for a simple reason: they work. You can do all sorts of things with them while also maintaining the “core concepts” that made them so great in the early days of gaming. With The Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, you’re going to get the feeling that Ubisoft wanted to go back to its roots and highlight the fun of jumping around from spot to spot while fighting enemies on the fly.

That’s what you’ll do with Sargon as you attempt to platform your way through a cursed world to save the prince who was kidnapped. You’ll wield time powers and special abilities to help you get through each area, so stay sharp and don’t miss a jump!

Tembo is an elephant commando and his job is to save his town from destruction at the hands of the evil PHANTOM. This game is reminiscent of old Sonic the Hedgehog titles, with some Metal Slug thrown in for good measure. Tembo jumps and butt-stomps his way through the PHANTOM forces, collecting golden peanuts and charging (literally) headlong into enemies. You’ll want to break as many PHANTOM tanks, structures, and soldiers as possible, while rescuing hostages scattered throughout each level.

A lot of folks were pretty surprised to see Tembo the Badass Elephant come out of Game Freak, known primarily for developing the long-running Pokémon series, but as it turns out this isn’t their first crack at the action-platformer: they also