Best 2025 Video Games for platforming precision

#1 Split Fiction
4.5

Platforming was repeatedly called precise and immediately satisfying.

Pros: co-op experience, content variety

Cons: writing quality, narrative quality

#2 Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
4.5

The campaign's best parkour section is tightly designed and stands out enough that its scarcity becomes a disappointment; more sequences built around precise movement would have been welcome.

Pros: multiplayer design, level design

Cons: fun factor, narrative quality

#3 Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
4.3

Most praise the tight hitboxes and the control needed to link jumps, boosts, and attacks. Timed demon sections are more divisive, with some finding their precision exhilarating and others finding...

Pros: overall quality, difficulty balance

Cons: frame rate stability, performance optimization

#4 Avowed
4.3

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

Pros: combat system, narrative quality

Cons: difficulty balance, enemy variety

#5 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: stealth mechanics, graphics quality

Cons: narrative quality, mission variety

#6 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: combat system, faithfulness to franchise

Cons: narrative quality, frame rate stability

#7 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: combat system, narrative quality

Cons: grind level, innovation

#8 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: difficulty balance, art direction

Cons: economy and resource balance, checkpoint system

#9 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: fun factor, world interactivity

Cons: frame rate stability, boss design

#10 Lego Voyagers
3.4

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

Pros: co-op experience, puzzle design

Cons: controls responsiveness, replay value

#11 South of Midnight
3.2

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

Pros: soundtrack quality, narrative quality

Cons: combat system, enemy variety

#12 Borderlands 4
2.8

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

Pros: movement feel, loot system

Cons: performance optimization, narrative quality

#13 Elden Ring Nightreign
2.3

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

Pros: co-op experience, fun factor

Cons: difficulty balance, social features

#14 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
2.2

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

Pros: narrative quality, combat system

Cons: map and navigation design, menu usability

#15 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: combat system, exploration quality

Cons: graphics quality, voice acting

#16 Marathon
2.0

Jumping and climbing can feel smooth when the geometry cooperates, but mantling is inconsistent enough to cause failures at bad moments. Ledge grabs are the clearest point of frustration.

Pros: fun factor, loot system

Cons: difficulty balance, quest design

#17 Atomfall
2.0

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

Pros: narrative quality, exploration quality

Cons: combat system, AI behavior

#18 Doom: The Dark Ages
2.0

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

Pros: combat system, weapon balance

Cons: flying mechanics, narrative quality

#19 Sniper Elite: Resistance
2.0

Ladder connections and obstacle climbing can be awkward enough to interrupt an otherwise smooth infiltration. Traversal is less dependable than the long-range shooting.

Pros: overall quality, level design

Cons: innovation, mission design

#20 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: atmosphere, faithfulness to franchise

Cons: puzzle design, co-op experience