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IPHONE Top List
The 25 best platformers on iPhone and iPad
At first glance, the buttonless iPhone doesn't seem like the most suitable device for playing platform games.
But as the system has matured, and developers have tried new control methods and fresh ideas, the humble run 'n' jump has gradually seeped its way onto the App Store.
iTunes is now bursting with platformers, with titles that echo Super Mario and Sonic, try their hand at masochistic horrors like Super Meat Boy, or resemble more puzzle-orientated treats like The Lost Vikings.
We've picked out the best of the bunch, with this guide to the best platformers on iOS. Disagree? Let us know your favourites in the comments below.
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#1 Platform Panic
Product: Platform PanicFormats: Android, iPhone, iPadPublisher: NitromeGenres: Action, Endless running, Platform
Nitrome tests your skills and reflexes in a series of single-screen platforming gauntlets. Best of all, the game features platforming heroes from throughout the ages, such as a familiar plumber and blue rodent.
#2 VVVVVV
Product: VVVVVVFormats: Android, iPhone, iPad, 3DS, PS Vita, SteamDeveloper: DistractionwareGenres: Adventure, Conversion, Platform
You can't jump in VVVVVV. So you might be wondering how it qualifies as a platformer. But as soon as you flip gravity upside down to bounce your hero through a maze of spikes, you'll know. Oh, you'll know.
#3 Waking Mars
Product: Waking MarsFormats: Android, iPhone, Other, iPad, SteamDeveloper: Tiger StylePublisher: Tiger StyleGenres: Action, Adventure, Platform, Simulation, Strategy
It's more about the adventure and the mystery than pulling off tricky jumps, but this Martian epic will still challenge your ability to navigate tricky terrain with your jetpack. Plus, this essential game doesn't fit neatly on any other list.
#4 Jazz: Trump's Journey
A funny little game about a jazz musician who bops about through stylish levels set in New Orleans. The story is a parallel with the real story of Louis Armstrong, and the best bit is the jazzy soundtrack.
#5 Downwell
Product: DownwellFormats: Android, iPhone, iPad, SteamDeveloper: MoppinGenres: Action, Platform
You generally want to avoid falling down holes in platformers, but Downwell turns that into a whole game. You plummet down a well, shooting baddies with your gunboots, and generally marvelling at the uber elegant design.
#6 Chameleon Run
This auto-runner only has a handful of levels. But before you go leave your negative review on iTunes, hear us out. The joy is in mastering these taut stages, and finishing all the bonus challenges.
#7 FOTONICA
Product: FOTONICAFormats: Android, iPhone, iPad, SteamDeveloper: Santa RagioneGenres: Endless running, Platform
A first person endless runner in a world made of wireframes. It's weird and eye catching, and also a lot of fun.
#8 Wimp
Wimp's all about the physics. This gelatinous ball of goop oozes and stretches his way through stages, tugging on boxes and solving simple puzzles. It's charming and full of stuff to do.
#9 Traps n' Gemstones
A rare Metroidvania on the App Store. This one lets you explore a massive great pyramid as you unlock new tools, uncover secrets, and generally just get lost for hours. Fun!
#10 Shadow Blade
This tricky action game is a lot of fun as soon as you start chasing the level completion times. Then it becomes a feisty test of your reflexes - and a display of the game's taut controls.
#11 Rayman Fiesta Run
Product: Rayman Fiesta RunFormats: Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows PhonePublisher: UbisoftGenres: Arcade, Endless running, Platform, Retro
Auto-runners don't get much better than this. Ubisoft reinvented its limbless platforming hero for iOS and made a game that's bouncy, beautiful, and responsive. The first game is great, too.
#12 Kid Tripp
A hard as nails auto-runner with a chunky pixel art aesthetic. You'll be chucking your iPhone in a lake at times, only to fish it back out to have just one more go.
#13 Skullduggery!
This platformer's catapult-style control scheme takes its cues from Angry Birds, leading to a bouncy adventure that works perfectly on a touchscreen.
#14 KeroBlaster
But virtual buttons aren't all bad. KeroBlaster is so cleverly crafted that its run 'n' gun thrills feel just fine on a slippery piece of glass. This game comes from the brains behind the epic Cave Story.
#15 Thomas Was Alone
This puzzle platformer is pretty good. What makes it so well loved, though, is the memorable story which is narrated by polarising Brit Danny Wallace.
#16 Mikey Hooks
The three Mikey games are all excellent, twitchy, hardcore platformers for serious fans of the genre. Boots is a bit floaty and weird but Shorts and Hooks are as sharp as glass.
#17 Icycle: On Thin Ice
This loopy game isn't going to stress your platforming muscles. But it will make you laugh and mouth "what the flip" when you unlock the next bizarre stage.
#18 Bean's Quest
Kumobius's over-saturated retro platformer is focused heavily on speed runs. As you dart through 50-odd levels you'll be going a mile a minute - with terrific controls that give you awesome accuracy over your movement.
#19 League of Evil 2
Team Meat never released Super Meat Boy on the App Store. So you'll have to settle for the next best thing: this brutal jumper will put your skills to the ultimate test and kill you over and over again.
#20 Canabalt (Smartphone)
It's the original endless runner. Well, probably not, but it's certainly the one that kicked off all this non-stop silliness. Canabalt might not have all the latest features but there's something to be said about the purity of its gameplay and graphics.
#21 Super QuickHook
Every game should have a grappling hook. Yes, even Tetris, Pac-Man, and Gone Home. There's nothing like swinging from hook to hook, trying to keep up a good momentum as you dart away from danger. Oh, and Super QuickHook is a great example.
#22 Joe Danger
Product: Joe DangerFormats: Android, iPhone, iPad, PS Vita, SteamDeveloper: Hello GamesPublisher: Hello GamesGenres: Action, Arcade, Conversion, Endless running, Racing
Before trying to model the ENTIRE UNIVERSE in No Man's Sky, Hello Games made a game about a little bloke on a motorbike. That's Joe Danger: an addictive and charming auto-runner about doing tricks and collecting coins. Noice.
#23 Alto's Adventure
Sometimes you need something a bit more relaxing. No more tricky jumps and pixel-precise landings. Just some gorgeous graphics and slick gameplay. That's Alto's Adventure for you.
#24 Boson X
Product: Boson XFormats: Android, iPhone, iPad, SteamPublisher: Mu and HeyoGenres: Endless running
This Temple Run-like game will keep you guessing. Playing as a scientist running through giant spinning hexagons, you'll need to keep up as the world shifts and morphs before your feet.
#25 Hopiko
Product: HopikoFormats: Android, iPhone, iPadPublisher: Laser DogGenres: Platform
Hopiko, like Tinder, is all about swiping. But not to disregard sexists and weirdos - instead, it's to leap from platform to platform in this manic arcade thrill ride.
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