Meanings
nounplatform game (plural platform games)
plural platform games
- video gamesA video game of the genre characterized by jumping (or otherwise moving) to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles.
BANJO-KAZOOIE SECRETS, STRATEGIES, SOLUTIONS is a massive 200 page book totally devoted to Rare's fantastic platform game, featuring the ever-resourceful bear and his wise-cracking bird.
1998, Paragon Publishing, Limited, Bournemouth, Super Mario Secrets, Strategies and Solutions, page 6Synonyms: platformer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA video game of the genre characterized by jumping (or otherwise moving) to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles.
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Translations
Catalan videojoc de plataformes
- videojoc de plataformesA video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles
Danish platformspil
- platformspilA video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles
Dutch platformspel, platformer
- platformspelA video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles
- platformerA video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles
Finnish tasohyppely, tasohyppelypeli
- tasohyppelyA video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles
- tasohyppelypeliA video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles
- tasoloikkaA video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles
French jeu de platforme
- jeu de platformeA video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles
German Plattformspiel, Plattformer
- PlattformspielA video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles
- PlattformerA video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles
Hebrew משחק פלטפורמה
- משחק פלטפורמה (miskhák platfórma)A video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles
Italian videogioco a piattaforme
- videogioco a piattaformeA video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles
Japanese プラットフォームゲーム
- プラットフォームゲーム (purattofōmu gēmu)A video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles
Korean 플랫폼 게임
- 플랫폼 게임 (peullaetpom geim)A video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles
Lithuanian platformer
- platformerA video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles
Norwegian Bokmål plattformspil
- plattformspilA video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles
Polish gra platformowa, platformówka
- gra platformowaA video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles
- platformówkaA video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles
Portuguese jogo de plataforma
- jogo de plataformaA video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles
Russian платфо́рмер
- платфо́рмер (platfórmer)A video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles
Spanish videojuego de plataformas
- videojuego de plataformasA video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles
Swedish plattformsspel
- plattformsspelA video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles
Ukrainian платфо́рмер
- платфо́рмер (platfórmer)A video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles
Cite this entry
APA
platform game. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platform%20game
MLA
“platform game.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platform%20game. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “platform game,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platform%20game.
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