Most platformers make you follow the path the designer laid out. Here you can make your own. Little Platformer unblocked drops you into one big pixel-art map of rock, crates and ladders, and almost every wall gives way if you hit it hard enough.
Frank Force built it as the sample platformer for his open-source LittleJS engine. It is small, but the physics, particles and crumbling ground make it a fun toy to mess around with for a break.
How to play Little Platformer
You spawn near the left edge of the map with a gun and grenades you can toss about once a second. Coins hang in the air all over the level, and each one you touch raises your score at the top of the screen. Hopping creatures roam around too. Shooting one down adds to your score, but bumping into one kills you on the spot.
Bullets wear rock away a little at a time, and grenades blow out a round crater after a short fuse. Some blocks are tougher than others. Crates take a few shots before they break. You can climb ladders, slide down walls and jump off them, and a dodge roll briefly keeps you safe.
There is no finish line. When you die the game counts it, then puts you back at the start with your score and every hole you dug still in place. Your real goal is to clean out the map while keeping that death counter low.
Controls
| To… | Keyboard | Mouse | Touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run and climb ladders | Arrow keys or W A S D | — | Left on-screen stick |
| Jump (hold for a higher jump) | Up arrow or W | — | On-screen button |
| Shoot | Z | Hold the left button | On-screen button |
| Dodge roll | X | Right button | On-screen button |
| Throw a grenade | C | Middle button | On-screen button |
| Zoom the camera | — | Scroll wheel | — |
| Restart the level | R | — | — |
Tips
- Open fire early. Creatures soak up several hits, so start shooting while they are still a few tiles away.
- Give grenades room. The blast hurts you as much as it hurts enemies, so throw, then back off before the fuse runs out.
- Make shortcuts. If coins sit behind a thick wall, a grenade is often faster than finding the long way around.
- Hold jump for height. A quick tap gives a short hop, and holding the button carries you onto higher ledges.
- Zoom out with the wheel. A wider view helps you find coins you skipped and plan a route through the rock.
Little Platformer questions
Does the level reset when I die?
No. You go back to the start point, but your score and all the damage you did to the terrain stay. Pressing R is what restarts the whole level.
Can I use a controller?
Yes. The game reads gamepads as well as keyboard and mouse. On a touchscreen it shows an on-screen stick on the left and action buttons on the right.
Is there an ending or a boss?
No. It is one open level with no exit. You decide when you are done, usually once you have grabbed every coin you can find.
