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Which 2D platformers actually get played?

124 2D platformers owned in at least 30 of the libraries read here, ranked by how many owners got past Steam’s two-hour refund window. Across all of them it’s 39%.

S9 games
  1. #1Hollow Knight: Silksong79% of 130
  2. #2Cuphead76% of 140
  3. #3Broforce77% of 91
  4. #4BattleBlock Theater65% of 161
  5. #5SpeedRunners64% of 152
  6. #6Rogue Legacy 283% of 35
  7. #7Mark of the Ninja67% of 81
  8. #8Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove74% of 47
  9. #9Ultimate Chicken Horse62% of 130
A25 games
  1. #10Abyss Odyssey76% of 37
  2. #11Celeste56% of 187
  3. #12Rogue Legacy60% of 83
  4. #13Super Meat Boy54% of 149
  5. #14Caveblazers66% of 38
  6. #15Oniken67% of 36
  7. #16Potatoman Seeks the Troof70% of 30
  8. #17ROUNDS56% of 82
  9. #18Canyon Capers63% of 41
  10. #19Odallus: The Dark Call67% of 33
  11. #20Spelunky55% of 85
  12. #21Mercenary Kings66% of 32
  13. #22Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut67% of 30
  14. #23Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams58% of 55
  15. #24Risk of Rain (2013)53% of 98
  16. #25Shantae and the Pirate's Curse59% of 44
  17. #26Slain: Back from Hell61% of 36
  18. #27Tinboy59% of 39
  19. #28The Final Station54% of 59
  20. #29Risk of Rain Returns53% of 66
  21. #30DLC Quest58% of 38
  22. #31Skul: The Hero Slayer57% of 37
  23. #32Turbo Pug55% of 44
  24. #33METAL SLUG 353% of 53
  25. #34Jump King55% of 42
B37 games
  1. #35Dustforce53% of 49
  2. #36Spelunky 254% of 35
  3. #37Pizza Tower51% of 47
  4. #38Freedom Planet53% of 38
  5. #39DuckTales Remastered51% of 41
  6. #40RIVE49% of 43
  7. #41Turbo Pug DX47% of 53
  8. #42Schein50% of 32
  9. #43Penarium50% of 30
  10. #44Shu50% of 30
  11. #45Wuppo - Definitive Edition48% of 42
  12. #46Mark of the Ninja: Remastered47% of 47
  13. #47Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken46% of 52
  14. #48Owlboy45% of 62
  15. #49Outland44% of 75
  16. #50The Messenger44% of 55
  17. #51GoNNER44% of 43
  18. #52Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX)45% of 31
  19. #53Spoiler Alert45% of 31
  20. #54Airscape: The Fall of Gravity43% of 44
  21. #55No Time To Explain Remastered41% of 87
  22. #56The Adventure Pals42% of 38
  23. #57Rain World41% of 108
  24. #58N++41% of 34

And 13 more: Rayman Legends, Kero Blaster, Astral Ascent, Dreaming Sarah, Mega Man Legacy Collection, METAL SLUG X, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Sonic Mania, Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, Have a Nice Death, Neon Abyss, SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS, Door Kickers: Action Squad.

C31 games
  1. #7220XX33% of 33
  2. #73Rayman Origins33% of 33
  3. #74Guacamelee! 234% of 44
  4. #75Oozi: Earth Adventure33% of 42
  5. #76Bleed 231% of 32
  6. #77The Legend of Tianding31% of 32
  7. #78TowerFall Ascension31% of 42
  8. #79Metal Unit29% of 31
  9. #80Wildfire29% of 34
  10. #81Blade Assault30% of 40
  11. #82Cave Story+31% of 55
  12. #83Volgarr the Viking29% of 38

And 19 more: ScourgeBringer, Fury Unleashed, Almost There: The Platformer, Castle of Illusion, Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, SteamWorld Dig, My Friend Pedro, Gun Monkeys, Ori and the Blind Forest, Caveman World: Mountains of Unga Boonga, Sonic Generations, Steel Rats, Megabyte Punch, KarmaZoo, SteamWorld Dig 2, OlliOlli, Sonic CD, OlliOlli World, Flat Heroes.

D22 games
  1. #103Vagante8% of 37
  2. #104Capsized11% of 46
  3. #105Splasher8% of 40
  4. #106Weapon of Choice13% of 60
  5. #107Intrusion 25% of 37
  6. #108JumpJet Rex3% of 34
  7. #109SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 4 Episode I7% of 42
  8. #110Revita3% of 35
  9. #111Underhero0% of 32
  10. #112Bionic Commando Rearmed5% of 43
  11. #1138BitBoy5% of 44
  12. #114Serious Sam Double D XXL2% of 41

And 10 more: Valfaris, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 4 Episode II, Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior, Pankapu, Hell Yeah!, Death Fungeon, Aegis Defenders, Gravity Circuit, One Gun Guy, Nocturnal.

Counted from the Steam libraries read here, by the hours Steam has on each game; free games are left out, since Steam lists one as owned only once it has been played. A game owned in only a few libraries is pulled toward the kind’s 39% as if 60 more owners had played it like the typical one, so a lucky handful can’t top the list. S is the top 8%, A the next 20%, B the next 30%, C the next 25%, D the rest.