Games Like Daily Run

Escape the destruction of your city with just one button! The game that popularized the infinite runner genre is back with two-player mode and new challenges.

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive endless runner that popularized the minimalist, high-stakes platforming genre.

Experience the rhythmic thrill of BIT.TRIP RUNNER! With its retro charm, simple controls, and award-winning visuals, this classic sets the standard for rhythm gaming. Don't miss the game that started it all in the acclaimed runner series.

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: It combines rhythmic gameplay with fast-paced platforming, mirroring the addictive nature of Daily Run.

The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: A classic indie platformer that emphasizes precision and quick respawns after failing difficult obstacles.

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: A highly addictive, casual-friendly game that focuses on momentum and quick reflexes in a vertical descent.

You wanna run? You wanna jump? You're gonna fail. Again. And Again. But its fun to fail...right? Take control of HappyMan and hop skip and jump your way past low walls, big balls and spinning red things! A bunch of obstacles await, so get to it.

Why similar: Casual 55.1%, Indie 44.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title shares the same indie, casual-runner DNA as the seed game with a focus on simple platforming.

Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer!

Why similar: Indie 56.1%, Casual 43.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the rhythm-based runner experience where timing is everything.

The art of Parkour or Free Running is a way of life, developing the body and mind. The philosophy of Free Running is to view the environment, urban or natural, and its obstacles as a series of challenges. You will learn from a Free Running pioneer to overcome these barriers with fluidity.

Why You'll Like It: A parkour-focused runner that emphasizes movement and agility in a single-player environment.

Surf as far as you can. Through the oceans, caves, snowy hills and deserts full of sand.

Why similar: Casual 57.8%, Indie 42.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features a unique, casual-friendly mechanic where you manipulate the terrain to keep your character moving.

VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist indie platformer that relies on simple gravity-flipping mechanics to create challenging obstacles.

Alpha Runner is a challenging endless platform game, Make your way through different obstacles and mini games that get more difficult the further you get. Show off to your friends by getting the highest score on the leaderboard. Or even play with them and see who can survive the longest.

Why similar: Casual 50.8%, Indie 49.2%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward indie runner that blends platforming elements with a casual aesthetic.

RUN! JUMP! DASH! Step into your cart and begin this exploring frenzy! Accelerate through these insanely fast rails while tap to avoid the obstacles!

Why similar: Casual 56.2%, Indie 43.8%

Why You'll Like It: A casual indie game that relies on momentum and obstacle avoidance, much like the seed game.

Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

Why similar: Indie 84.8%, Casual 15.2%

Why You'll Like It: An intense, minimalist action game that tests your reflexes in a way similar to high-speed runners.

You're trapped in underground cities! Run and use your special dash movement to survive.

Why similar: Casual 55.4%, Indie 44.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the core appeal of racing against the clock in a simple, accessible format.

Race. Compete. Run. Clash head to head with your friends, ducking and weaving obstacle to obstacle until you prove yourself to be the best once and for all.

Why similar: Casual 81.2%, Indie 18.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a mix of racing and platforming that fits the runner genre perfectly.

Ruthless Safari is an easy runner game. Fully relax able game with soft music. Only task is to run and time to jump over obstacles such as cactus.

Why similar: Indie 67.4%, Casual 32.6%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D runner that provides a simple, single-player challenge focused on survival and timing.

If you want to relax, this game is not for you, this game is made to make you rage. go through challenging and hard levels and run to the finish line. will you take the challenge?

Why similar: Casual 71.4%, Indie 28.6%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D platformer that incorporates parkour elements to keep the player moving through obstacles.

Experience cinematic kung-fu battles in the fastest, most intense brawler the indie world has ever seen! With the unique 1:1 response system of One Finger Death Punch, players will feel the immediate feedback of every bone-crunching hit. Pay tribute to the masters using five classic kung-fu styles mixed with additional weapons.

Why similar: Indie 60.4%, Casual 39.6%

Why You'll Like It: While combat-focused, it shares the same rhythmic, casual, and fast-paced appeal found in good runners.

Bad Day - an endless runner with unique combination of 2D graphics and 3D environment. Compete with players from all around the world. But do not forget that the difficulty increases as you progress through.

Why similar: Casual 100%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, action-oriented game that mirrors the simple, obstacle-filled gameplay of the seed.

Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.

Why similar: Casual 52.1%, Indie 47.9%

Why You'll Like It: A casual platformer that uses simple mechanics to tell a story while navigating environmental puzzles.

Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music. Run, jump, smash & fly your way through 45+ weird & different levels, with low-gravity, world rotation, giant monsters & swarming missiles.

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, music-driven platformer that demands quick reactions to survive complex obstacles.

Take up the challenge and face true high-stakes platforming in Jump King! Struggle upwards in search of the Smoking Hot Babe of legend, but explore with care; a single missed jump could lead to a long fall back down...

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: A simple, difficult platformer that focuses on the frustration and triumph of every single jump.

APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.

Why similar: Indie 57.3%, Casual 42.7%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish, rhythmic, and fast-paced game that feels like a chaotic, high-energy runner.

A game I made for a certain kind of person. To hurt them.

Why similar: Indie 55.8%, Casual 44.2%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, physics-based game that captures the essence of overcoming obstacles through repetitive effort.

Minit is a peculiar little adventure played sixty seconds at a time.

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: A unique casual game that uses a time-constrained loop to create a sense of urgency similar to a daily run.

"Run Zeus Run" is an endless runner with modern mechanics of a platformer, dynamic music, incremental challenge needing patience, focus and bit of strategy. Try to get the highest score, the highest amount of coins, the highest monster kills and play until you are the best Zeus in the world.

Why similar: Casual 56.9%, Indie 43.1%

Being a rabbit is not an easy task, especially if thou are an endangered species listed in the red book.

Why similar: Casual 61.6%, Indie 38.4%

Butcher Boy is a simplistic casual arcade game that is easy to learn, but hard to master.

Why similar: Casual 56.2%, Indie 43.8%

Simple but challenging rhythm-based running game. Compete to achieve the highest rank, unlock more characters, set personal bests, and climb the leaderboards.

Endless runner in the anime style.

Why similar: Casual 57.6%, Indie 42.4%

WIN THE GAME! - is a hardcore game. Try to finish the game without spending your nerves.

Why similar: Casual 56.2%, Indie 43.8%

Minor indie motorvehicle game, where only target is to pass different tracks, under limited time. Game contains 2 different bikes and 2 cars. So drive or die

Why similar: Indie 61.5%, Casual 38.5%

Embark on an Epic Journey as Laughy the Lobster

Why similar: Casual 58.3%, Indie 41.7%

You are playing for a usual rural Russian guy who decided to participate in the illegal races in the vastness of Russia, and you need to drive, collect vodka and avoid the police.

Why similar: Casual 55%, Indie 45%

K-9 Dog Job - simple runner game. Now you play as a dog and your goal collect bones.

Why similar: Casual 56.2%, Indie 43.8%

No one ever said that life is easy. Fight your way through it in a short story-driven mix of game genres that accompany your journey from childhood to senility. What challenges will you stand up against? Will you earn what should be yours? Will you find out what it means to Live?

Why similar: Indie 100%

Hero who wants to be a commando has to pass difficult tracks. Finish the track fast and enter the Leaderboard.

Why similar: Casual 71.1%, Indie 28.9%

Work hard and you may reach the top of the video game industry!

Why similar: Casual 74.3%, Indie 25.7%

In this game, you're playing as game developer and encounter typical problems like eating and sleeping. You need to correctly allocate your time for human needs, hobbies and work, to live another day as indie developer.

Why similar: Indie 100%

Check your reaction by running two machines on the screen at once. Collect as many bonuses as possible, without bumping into the obstacles of any of the machines.

Why similar: Casual 55%, Indie 45%

"Loud Run" is a 2-12 player fun multiplayer game. The Chaser tries to catch all the Runners within the range of their voice. When the Chaser runs out of breath, it's the Runners' turn to take down the Chaser. Prepare your breath; a looooong adventure awaits you!

Why similar: Casual 100%

Bighead Runner is an arcade endless runner that challenges you to collect coins and conquer the leaderboards! Dash, jump, and slide through procedurally generated stages, striving to beat your best score and unlock awesome skins.

Why similar: Casual 56.2%, Indie 43.8%

Simple racing game. Our goal is to reach the exit by coming from the top of simple obstacles in 10 different maps.

Why similar: Casual 59.6%, Indie 40.4%

WIN THE GAME: DO IT! - is a hardcore game. Try to finish the game without spending your nerves.

Why similar: Casual 51.3%, Indie 48.7%

Time to RIDE! Create your first Hobby Horse and overcome basic obstacle courses! Win trophies, develop skills and discover the world of hobby horsing - jump on a hobby horse and conquer the horse world!

Why similar: Casual 64.1%, Indie 35.9%

Enjoy going in the gym how it was intended: phonk, sick racing cars and Emperor Putin guarding you. Get buff and visit the ♂Dungeon Master♂ to get uprades. Drink tonics and avoid obstacles on your path to becoming the ♂Boss of this Gym♂.

Why similar: Casual 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

Pizza delivery simulator. Deliver all the pizzas to the address while running through the dangerous streets of the city. Earn money and buy your mom the house she dreams of. But remember, it won't be easy. Good luck!

Feel yourself a Viking, play alone, developing attention, or with a friend on one computer.

Why similar: Casual 53.3%, Indie 46.7%

You're an astronaut who stole a international galactic spaceship and took it for a joyride. Thrown into space prison, it's time for your high speed escape!

Why similar: Casual 56.2%, Indie 43.8%

2D plaformer with hardcore levels

Why similar: Casual 71.1%, Indie 28.9%

While the mechanics may seem simple, the key to victory lies in smart planning. The outcome depends entirely on who you place — and where.

Why similar: Casual 78.3%, Indie 21.7%

A hand drawn style obstacle avoidance game. How to deal with rainy days if don't like it?

Why similar: Casual 77%, Indie 23%

Go through the epic path of Kolobok, prove to yourself and everyone that he is alive and can think.

Why similar: Casual 55.1%, Indie 44.9%

Travel on an intergalactic highway in search of new planets!

Why similar: Casual 55.1%, Indie 44.9%

Help Santa pick up presents on the trail! The more gifts you collect, the higher your score!

Why similar: Casual 55.4%, Indie 44.6%

Do you like parkour? Dashing retro times? AnyWay! Try yourself on an unsuccessful journey in the role of Joy, feel the burden of parkour! A small, but exciting adventure Joy will not make you relax, not for you, not for your friends!

Why similar: Casual 100%

Rotate or Die throws you into a heart-pounding, high-speed adventure, where danger lurks around every corner.

Why similar: Casual 77.7%, Indie 22.3%