Even the most loyal Xbox fan would have to acknowledge that they were a bit short-changed when it came to exclusives during the last generation of consoles. Whereas Sony provided players with splendid exclusives like God of War and Bloodborne, the Xbox One struggled to observe consistency in terms of exclusive releases. However, Microsoft appears to have ditched their strategy of deprioritizing exclusives with their purchase of Bethesda, giving Xbox fans promise that triple-A exclusive games will be coming to the Xbox Serial Ten/S soon.

Unfortunately, this boxing between Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo to provide the best exclusives results in many gamers never getting the chance to play excellent games. The Ratchet & Clank series is 1 such case, every bit none of the series' many entries have ever appeared on an Xbox console. Thankfully, Xbox players don't accept to search likewise hard to detect similar platformers on Microsoft's home consoles.

Updated on September 8th, 2022, by Jack Pursey: Since this list was first written, another major Ratchet & Clank release has hit stores. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart was a commercial success and a striking with fans and critics alike. Unfortunately for some, the game was, unsurprisingly, exclusive to PlayStation 5. In that location has been some good news for Xbox owners, nonetheless, as Microsoft has begun the process of acquiring Activision, and so high-quality Xbox and PC exclusives likely aren't too far away. To tide Xbox owners over until and so, we've updated this list with some more slap-up games like Ratchet and Clank on Xbox.

eighteen/18 TY The Tasmanian Tiger Hd

ty the tasmanian tiger hd release

As the proper noun suggests, TY The Tasmanian Tiger HD is a high-definition remaster of the original TY The Tasmanian Tiger, which was released on Xbox, GameCube, and PlayStation two in September 2002. The HD remaster was first released on PC in Dec 2016, before arriving on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox Serial X/S in the years that followed.

TY The Tasmanian Tiger HD is a solid platformer that doesn't try to reinvent the wheel in terms of level design only is still enjoyable nonetheless. The game's main differentiator is the protagonist'southward numerous boomerangs, which are sporadically unlocked throughout the game and requite the thespian a wide range of unique abilities.

17/xviii The Gunk

the gunk rani

The Gunk was developed by Image & Form and was released on PC, Xbox 1, and Xbox Series 10/South in December 2021. The game puts players in control of a scavenger named Rani who traverses numerous alien biomes and rids them of a substance known as Gunk. The game wasn't a huge hit but scored a respectable 70 on Metacritic.

The Gunk is currently bachelor on Game Pass, giving numerous players the risk to try the 4 to six-hour adventure at no additional price.

xvi/eighteen Toy Story 3: The Video Game

Woody on a train

Moving picture necktie-ins were already starting to fade abroad by 2010, but given how successful the Toy Story 3 film was, few were surprised to run into that a video game based on the film was released. Whereas many movie tie-in games were criticized for being little more than than cash-grabs, Toy Story 3: The Video Game was a pleasant surprise that clearly tried to exist a cracking game in its own right, something that information technology definitely succeeds in.

Along with a stellar story manner, Toy Story 3: The Video Game as well includes a thoroughly enjoyable sandbox fashion that is based on the Woody's Roundup television series seen in Toy Story 2.

15/xviii Sunset Overdrive

sunset overdrive explosion rail riding

Dusk Overdrive was originally released in October 2014 on Xbox I before coming to PC just over four years after. The game will immediately stand out to Ratchet fans for being developed by Insomniac Games, the studio behind the Ratchet & Clank franchise.

Sunset Overdrive is similar to Ratchet & Clank with its over-the-top, explosive activeness. Additionally, information technology features a wide range of innovative weaponry that players must utilize to take down huge waves of enemies in the game's beautiful open world.

14/eighteen ReCore

Woman with a gun looking off to the side

ReCore'south similarities to the Ratchet & Clank serial come from its blend of gunfighting action and platforming. Unfortunately, ReCore falls brusque of the Ratchet & Clank serial' quality, exemplified by its Xbox One Metascore of but 63.

The game's issues are articulate to run into, particularly in its repetitive combat. Even so, it's worth including on this list for how closely the sci-fi game's cadre gameplay resembles Ratchet & Clank. Fans of the series may still want to requite information technology a shot.

thirteen/18 Conker: Live & Reloaded

Conker in an arena looking worried

Conker: Live & Reloaded is a remake of the cult classic Conker's Bad Fur Day, which is besides available on Xbox consoles through 2015'southward Xbox One game Rare Replay.

Although Conker'southward platforming is thoroughly enjoyable, it'due south the game'due south sense of humor that makes it truly stand out. The game'southward Thou rating may surprise people, especially when looking and the colorful visuals and beautiful graphic symbol models. However, the reason for the rating soon becomes apparent when the fluffy protagonist opens his mouth.

12/18 Lego City Underground

LEGO City Undercover - portagonist standing in the street

Ever since the release of Lego Star Wars: The Video Game in 2005, the Lego series has been a staple of the collectathon subgenre. The games have offered levels that are simple and enjoyable for casual players to trounce but filled to the brim with tons of additional content for dedicated completionists to sink their teeth into.

Unlike most modern Lego games, Lego Metropolis Undercover doesn't tie into a licensed film or franchise. Instead, the game offers its ain original story centered around the protagonist, Chase McCain, a law officer tasked with taking downwardly the notorious criminal King Fury.

11/eighteen Sonic Unleashed

Sonic standing outside a house

To say that 3D Sonic games divide opinion would be an understatement. Some claim that there are no adept 3D Sonic games, while others say that the series ranks among the platform genre'due south very best. For those who enjoy the games, Sonic Unleashed is often mentioned as a favorite.

Sonic Unleashed was initially released in November 2008 and offered a unique spin on the long-running franchise. The game kept the series' traditional platforming stages but mixed in some beat 'em upwardly levels. One of these featured Sonic transforming into a Werewolf-like creature known every bit a "Werehog."

ten/xviii Super Lucky's Tale

Super Lucky's Tale menu

Super Lucky's Tale is a sequel to Lucky's Tale, an Oculus Rift VR launch title. The 2017 sequel ditched the use of VR and tried to bring gamers back to the golden days of platformers and collectathons like Banjo-Kazooie.

Despite being a throwback, the game seemingly isn't aimed at older audiences who are looking for some nostalgia. Instead, it's intended for younger audiences, articulate from the game's simplicity. Its basic design holds information technology dorsum from being a top platformer, but it'due south still an excellent game for younger audiences. Additionally, completing it 100% is challenging plenty for it to exist worth experienced players considering.

nine/xviii Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

Crash with a quantum mask

In terms of difficulty, Crash Bandicoot iv: It's About Time is on the other side of the spectrum to the aforementioned Super Lucky'southward Tale. Toys For Bob acknowledged that a large chunk of people ownership the latest Crash Bandicoot game will have perfected the original PS1 trilogy. Consequently, developers ramped upward the difficulty in Information technology's Near Time with longer levels, tougher enemies, and trickier platforming sections.

Completing the game 100% is excruciatingly difficult. In that location are far more than boxes to collect in each level, challenging flashback tapes, and frustratingly short platinum relic times that crave players to perfect not only the levels but the fiddly triple spin mechanic.

Rayman Legends, Rayman and driends running on tree branch

Rayman Legends stands out on this list as it is predominantly a second platformer and consequently may seem like an odd comparison to the 3D Ratchet and Clank series. Still, Rayman Legends is such an excellent modern platformer, with some of the most well-designed and enjoyable levels in the genre'due south history, that it would exist remiss non to recommend it.

Rayman Origins, Legends' predecessor, is too worth checking out. The games received ii of the best Metascores on this list at 87 and 91, respectively. This great reception made a sequel to the 2013 game seem inevitable, only sadly at that place has been no indication from Ubisoft that such a thing is in the works.

7/18 Yooka-Laylee

Yooka Laylee first level

Yooka-Laylee had a ton of hype before its 2017 release, and information technology became the fastest game to reach $one million on Kickstarter in 2015. The game was developed past some of Rare's erstwhile employees, leading fans to believe that the new mascots would finally evangelize the modern sequel to Banjo-Kazooie that they had been crying out for.

Unfortunately, Yooka-Laylee didn't live upward to expectations. The primary criticism was, ironically, that it was too like to the archetype N64 game. Even so, now that the dust has settled and the high expectations accept subsided, Yooka-Laylee is now recognized as a solid 3D platformer. The game features fantastic, open levels that offer slap-up collectathon entertainment.

6/18 SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Lesser – Rehydrated

SpongeBob and Squidward in jellyfish fields

Battle for Bikini Lesser-Rehydrated is a game that divides most fans and critics. This is best exemplified by the game's PS4 Metacritic page, every bit it has a Metascore of 68 but a user score of eight.9.

This jarring difference makes sense when playing the game, every bit objectively information technology doesn't have any gameplay mechanics that i could point to and say are better than any top game in the platforming genre. Simply subjectively, the game is cracking fun to play as information technology is bursting with colour, charisma, and nostalgia for fans of the Nickelodeon show.

5/18 Banjo-Kazooie

Banjo with a jiggie

There isn't much to say about Rare's classic collectathon Banjo-Kazooie that hasn't already been said. The game revolutionized the collectathon genre by filling its iconic, open levels to the brim with well-hidden items that often required the histrion to learn new gameplay mechanics or improve upon their apply of the pre-existing ones.

The old N64 exclusive came to the Xbox 360 a few years after Microsoft purchased Rare, and fans still haven't given up hope for a new entry in the serial. Hopefully, the Xbox Series X volition finally exist the console to firm a new game with the acquit and bird.

4/18 Psychonauts

Raz in the lab in Psychonauts

Double Fine hit the ground running with Psychonauts, a surprise success that forced its fashion into the limelight of the gaming industry in 2005. The game offers great platforming sections and collectathon elements that players would expect. Nevertheless, it differentiates itself with its implementation of psychic abilities that offer unique gameplay mechanics rather than only beingness a gimmick. Furthermore, Psychonauts has more dialogue than about platformers, enhancing the game's world with entertaining characters and well-written lines.

3/eighteen A Hat In Time

A Hat In Time Xbox One gameplay

Similar to Yooka-Laylee, A Hat In Time started life as a Kickstarter project that promised to bring gamers dorsum to the golden days of platformers and collectathons. The game didn't disappoint with its brilliantly designed open up levels and heartwarming art style that makes A Hat In Time an absolute joy to play.

The gamewas nominated for Destructoid's Best PC Game of 2017 award. Nonetheless, it lost out to the revolutionary battle-royale game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.

ii/eighteen Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy

Crash running at an enemy

Crash Bandicoot was Sony's attempt to create their ain mascot to rival Nintendo'southward Mario. The fact that the orangish marsupial has appeared on a whole style of non-Sony consoles, specifically Xbox, is indicative of Crash not reaching those lofty heights. Naughty Dog, the developer of the original PS1 trilogy, can't be faulted for Crash's shortcomings, though, equally they did their part by creating 3 fantastic platformers on the PlayStation 1.

The Northward. Sane Trilogy is a remake of the PS1 trilogy that plays more like a remaster, as very piddling is changed in terms of level design. This isn't an issue, though, equally Naughty Canis familiaris's levels withal agree up today and offering some of the best pure platforming on this list.

one/18 Spyro Reignited Trilogy

Spyro avoiding cannon fire

The Spyro Reignited Trilogy is the most obvious option for this list. Later all, Insomniac Games, Ratchet & Clank's developer, developed the original PS1 Spyro trilogy. Unfortunately, the Spyro series took a sharp reject in quality when Insomniac Games left the projection to create Ratchet & Clank. This led to many fans giving up on the series, and the games stopped coming after 2008'south Dawn of the Dragon.

Ten years subsequently, though, Toys For Bob and Activision breathed new life into the series with their excellent remake of the classic PS1 trilogy. Considering Toys For Bob and Activision recently teamed up to make a direct sequel to the Bandicoot's original trilogy, there is reason to believe that the regal dragon will become the same treatment.

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