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The platformer was once a key staple of the gaming landscape. When you could only play on a 2D plane, it made sense to make characters simply jump from location to location, and have that be the core concept of the game. It was simple but worked incredibly well. In the modern-day, it often feels like platformers are a relic of times gone by, a genre we should've moved past, but never did. All the way up until an absolute banger releases.

The fact is, platformers are here to stay, and this list proves it. While we may be long past the heyday of platformers, they still have a firm place in the gaming zeitgeist, and whenever a truly excellent platformer releases, the gaming world stands still, if only for a moment, and if you play any from this list, you'll know exactly why…