The word "platformer" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a video game genre characterized by a character jumping from platform to platform in order to complete their goals. For example, "Mario Brothers is a classic example of a platformer video game."
Among the more challenging games is Deceptive Platformer, so-called because the floating platforms the hero (a smiling purple box) leaps onto are deceptive.
One of the first indie titles to appear on PS4's digital platform, Contrast is a fascinating 20s-based platformer, following the imaginary friend of a young girl investigating the secrets of her troubled family.
The problem is that the platformer — a game based around jumping and otherwise navigating discrete platforms in space — is one of the most basic and elemental genres of video game.
It's more of an endless platformer than a flappy clone, as Mr Jump… well, jumps his way through the game.
Bean Dreams proves them wrong: it's a beautifully crafted platformer with slick touchscreen controls and bags of character.
The level of detail and flawless gameplay is certainly something to be admired – it's exactly what you want out of a platformer.
Featuring the cartoon cast in a variety of themed levels, it was a neatly executed platformer.
The game itself is fine but it was the art I loved the most, it made the experience more than a same-y platformer, which this game very nearly could have been.
Playing a colourful 3D platformer reminded me of the first time I played Mario 64, 17 years ago.
Peter Smith showed an endearing live demo of Little Big Planet 3, Playstation's puzzle platformer, introducing Toggle, Swoop and Oddsock a Sackboy's friends with different abilities.
As you develop you can unlock more platformer abilities, like a jetpack and a leaf glider, which open up the world.
