What are the best platformers on PS4?

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Best platformers on PS4	Price	Steam Rating	Genre
-- Salt and Sanctuary	$17.99	-	-
-- FEZ	$12.99	Very Positive	-
-- Limbo	$9.99	Very Positive	-
-- Spelunky	$14.99	Very Positive	Platformer / Indie / Roguelike
-- Terraria	$19.99	-	2D platformer / Minecraft-like

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27 Games Considered

My Recommendation for Salt and Sanctuary

My Recommendation for Salt and Sanctuary

Deep combat

Difficult to know where you are

Immersive storytelling through exploration

May be too niche

Risk reward gameplay

Creed mechanic keeps subsequent playthroughs interesting

Great difficulty mechanics

Good use of metroidvania level design

You can make a character that fits your playstyle

My Recommendation for FEZ

My Recommendation for FEZ

Great atmospheric soundtrack

Slow gameplay

Charming graphics and world

Loads of backtracking

Mysterious world with lots of depth

Phil Fish made it

Brilliant puzzles

Guess-and-check instead of intuitive puzzles

Clever 2D rotation game mechanic

Very limited depth

Pen and paper absolutely required for full completion

Minimal direction

My Recommendation for Limbo

My Recommendation for Limbo

Artistic puzzle

Has some pacing issues

Manages to communicate circumstance and casualty in a unique way

Somewhat short

Astonishing sound design

May be too dark for children

Immerses the player fully

Ending comes somewhat abruptly

Good for people who don't want to waste too much time on a game

Unique black and white aesthetic

Quite addictive

Does not become frustrating even if you die a lot

My Recommendation for Spelunky

My Recommendation for Spelunky

Provides an interesting challenge by heavily relying on increasing your skill

Difficult to the point of frustration

Up to 4 player local co-op

Co-op is boring and confusing

Expanded gameplay through mods to improve replayability

Quick sessions so you can play in short bursts

My Recommendation for Terraria

My Recommendation for Terraria

Fun combat

Low replay value for those who play it as an adventure game

Intriguing world

Progress can feel slow

Lots of community servers, tutorials, and streams

Playing with friends allows for endless scenarios

Allows for freedom of expression for all ages, all at your own pace

My Recommendation for Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty

My Recommendation for Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty

Great platforming gameplay

Can be quite frustrating

Twisted but refreshing sense of humor

Beautiful environments

My Recommendation for Ratchet and Clank (2016)

My Recommendation for Ratchet and Clank (2016)

Tons of humorous weapons

Is a remake

Rewarding level up mechanic for weapons

Somewhat short

Amazing graphics

Narration used during gameplay

Unlocks are all part of the game, no DLC

Expands on the original story

Great mix of gameplay elements

My Recommendation for Little Nightmares

My Recommendation for Little Nightmares

Expansion packs available but not necessary to get the full experience

Lots of unavoidable deaths

Hauntingly beautiful environment design

Low replayability