Best Video Games for platforming precision

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Best for platforming precision

It Takes Two

5.0 feature score

Highest scored product for this feature based on supporting review evidence.

Safest pick

The Rogue Prince of Persia

4.5 feature score

Balances feature score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.

Best overall product

Donkey Kong Bananza

4.4 overall score

Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this feature.

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#1 It Takes Two
5.0

Platforming precision receives strong praise, with reviewers calling it responsive, precise, and effortless.

Pros: core gameplay loop, movement feel

Cons: character development, dialogue quality

#2 Split Fiction
4.5

Platforming was repeatedly called precise and immediately satisfying.

Pros: puzzle design, level design

Cons: exploration quality, side character depth

#3 The Rogue Prince of Persia
4.5

Platforming was praised for precision, flow, and expressive parkour, with only occasional complaints about awkward interactions or puzzle repetition.

Pros: crash stability, HUD clarity

Cons: character development, visual effects quality

#4 Saros
4.5

Platforming precision had limited but positive evidence around precise jumping, dodging, and reduced geometry snagging.

Pros: value for money, fun factor

Cons: map and navigation design, side character depth

#5 Avowed
4.3

Platforming precision was a pleasant surprise, with simple mantling and vertical puzzles adding a welcome exploration layer.

Pros: tutorial quality, level design

Cons: stealth mechanics, endgame content

#6 Reanimal
4.1

Platforming is viewed positively where mentioned, with reviewers saying the camera keeps platforms visible and the movement carries suitable weight.

Pros: onboarding experience, environmental detail

Cons: family friendliness, movement feel

#7 Assassin's Creed Shadows
4.0

Parkour/platforming is praised for fluid acrobatics in some reviews, while another reviewer still found directional accuracy imperfect.

Pros: environmental detail, cross-save support

Cons: writing quality, enemy variety

#8 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
4.0

Platforming is often praised as tight, precise, and rewarding, though several reviewers flag optional challenge rooms or late-game traversal as frustrating or inconsistent.

Pros: graphics quality, environmental detail

Cons: bug frequency, dialogue quality

#9 Ghost of Yōtei
3.7

Platforming and climbing are mixed: one review says climbing is improved, while others call it awkward or overly gamified.

Pros: movement feel, environmental detail

Cons: puzzle design, age appropriateness

#10 Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
3.6

Platforming precision is promising because of freer movement, but one reviewer flagged beam-to-beam delay and sluggishness as a concern.

Pros: core gameplay loop, visual effects quality

Cons: monetization fairness, microtransaction impact

#11 Hollow Knight: Silksong
3.4

Platforming precision is mixed: reviewers admire Hornet’s acrobatics, but several criticize the diagonal pogo or inconsistent bounce feel.

Pros: core gameplay loop, world interactivity

Cons: loot system, accessibility options

#12 Donkey Kong Bananza
3.4

Platforming precision drew mixed reactions: some praised focused platforming, while others felt precision was secondary, wonky, or occasionally a chore.

Pros: gameplay mechanics, world interactivity

Cons: economy and resource balance, enemy variety

#13 Lego Voyagers
3.4

The snap system helps platforming, yet depth perception, small ledges, and inconsistent latching still caused frustration for some players.

Pros: writing quality, checkpoint system

Cons: menu usability, user interface design

#14 Pragmata
3.3

Platforming precision is mixed: upgrades and hover movement help, but some reviewers found momentum inconsistent or specific platforming moments frustrating.

Pros: bug frequency, user interface design

Cons: HUD clarity, mission design

#15 South of Midnight
3.2

Platforming was broadly serviceable and sometimes tight or forgiving, but several reviews found it bland, repetitive, or limited.

Pros: atmosphere, voice acting

Cons: world interactivity, camera behavior

#16 Borderlands 4
2.8

Platforming precision is mixed because some traversal tools help, but limited grappling and weak air-dash behavior frustrate reviewers.

Pros: sandbox freedom, art direction

Cons: polish, save system reliability

#17 Crimson Desert
2.5

Reviewer evidence is negative or mixed: platforming precision was often criticized, even where some reviewers found redeeming moments across 1 review(s).

Pros: level design, replay value

Cons: stealth mechanics, save system reliability

#18 Nioh 3
2.5

Platforming was criticized in one review for inconsistency and for making terrain feel more dangerous than intended.

Pros: pacing, visual effects quality

Cons: tutorial quality, character roster

#19 Elden Ring Nightreign
2.3

Platforming was mixed: wall climbing and collision quirks helped mobility but sometimes felt bad or unreliable.

Pros: emotional impact, visual effects quality

Cons: crash stability, cross-play support

#20 Marvel's Wolverine
2.2

Platforming impressions were negative where convoy platforming was described as canned and pre-baked.

Pros: environmental detail, graphics quality

Cons: gameplay mechanics, emotional impact

#21 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
2.2

Platforming was a recurring weak spot, described as awkward or very finicky despite being mostly optional.

Pros: monetization fairness, microtransaction impact

Cons: platforming precision, menu usability

#22 Pokémon Legends: Z-A
2.1

Platforming was generally treated as a weak spot: half-baked, awkward, or annoying, despite some rooftop puzzle utility.

Pros: crash stability, gameplay mechanics

Cons: AI behavior, monetization fairness

#23 Atomfall
2.0

One reviewer specifically criticized platforming as lacklustre, saying basic maneuvers could take multiple tries.

Pros: art direction, frame rate stability

Cons: boss design, camera behavior

#24 Doom: The Dark Ages
2.0

Platforming was judged more limited than earlier modern Doom games in the one review that assessed it.

Pros: environmental detail, polish

Cons: camera behavior, value for money

#25 Street Fighter 6
2.0

Platforming in World Tour was one of the few clearly criticized mechanical side activities.

Pros: movement feel, art direction

Cons: platforming precision, writing quality

#26 Little Nightmares III
1.9

Platforming precision was one of the more consistent frustrations, with depth perception, camera angle, and visibility causing repeated deaths.

Pros: load times, haptic feedback integration

Cons: save system reliability, aiming precision