5 amazing games with the best parkour mechanics

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Movement systems in 3D games have evolved from basic platforming to full-on parkour, boasting free-form movements and animations.

Parkour is one of the most exciting mechanics in gaming, regardless of the genre or title it appears in. It offers an adrenaline rush while providing an adequate challenge at the same time.

Parkour systems in games differ wildly from one another. They range from methodical to traversal, where it is possible to not let the player's feet touch the ground at all.

With that said, here are the five best parkour-driven games available on the market today.

Note: This article solely reflects the opinions of the writer

Developed as a two-studio collab between One More Level and Slipgate Ironworks, Ghostrunner is 2020's acclaimed cyberpunk game.

The game is set in a post-apocalyptic future, where humanity is housed inside a mega-shelter called Dharma Tower. Players have to take first-person control of a technologically enhanced superhuman called Ghostrunner and take down the traitorous Keymaster by climbing the Dharma Tower.

Armed with a sword and a grapple mechanic, players must jump and parkour their way across levels filled with platforming challenges.

Enemies will also try to slow down the Ghostrunner and must be defeated with a quick slice to the gut. Players should be careful, though, since the same one-hot death is also applicable to them.

The traversal is extremely fluid, particularly when paired with the dash, wall-running, and Sensory Boost slo-mo mechanics.

Ghostrunner is available on PC, PS4, XB1, Nintendo Switch, PS5, and XSX|S. Fans who have beaten the game at launch already might want to pick it up again for the latest Project_Hel DLC expansion.

Launched all the way back in 2008, the original