[6] Each game in Platform Panic begins with a robot dropping the player's chosen character into the level.

[8] The goal of the game is to visit as many rooms as possible, whilst collecting coins, meaning that there is no end and each playthrough is continued until the player is killed.

[8] Some of the skins available for purchase using coins are references to classic icons such as Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog.

[9] The game was described by Andrew Buffa from Modojo as something that "looks like it was take [sic] straight from the SNES era".

[6] Platform Panic generally received positive reception from critics, with a Metascore of 87.

[9] A review by Carter Dotson from TouchArcade stated that the controls were excellent and easy to use, but criticized the game for its leaderboard, and the fact that getting onto it would most likely require in app purchases.