5 of the best modern platformers you can play now on consoles

Modern platformers are the talk of the town right now, all thanks to the recent launch of Team Asobi’s Astro Bot. Critically and commercially beloved, Astro Bot has inspired players (including myself) to reflect on the current state of platformers on consoles. The genre has been a bit of a sleeper this generation, superseded by battle royales, roguelikes, and third-person action games.