Top Runner Games
60+ runner games ranked by player tags and tunable re-ranking. Related tags include Action, Singleplayer, Platformer, Indie.
Recommended Runner Games

Haste
Run fast, soar through the air, and master your landings as you speed through procedural worlds to outrun the end of the universe, by yourself and with friends!

Soda Crisis
Soda Crisis is a fast-paced side-scrolling shooter game. You play a mysterious character of unknown origin, equipped with advanced high-tech gears and fierce combating skills - definitely the chosen one for this rescue mission!
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- #1 Haste98% matchVery Positive92% of 12,106 reviews2025Developer: LandfallPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.0hMean: 7.4h≥1hr: 80%
Run fast, soar through the air, and master your landings as you speed through procedural worlds to outrun the end of the universe, by yourself and with friends!
- #2 Soda Crisis98% matchVery Positive93% of 3,188 reviews2022Developer: Team SodaPublisher: bilibiliPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.1hMean: 6.4h≥1hr: 64%
Soda Crisis is a fast-paced side-scrolling shooter game. You play a mysterious character of unknown origin, equipped with advanced high-tech gears and fierce combating skills - definitely the chosen one for this rescue mission!
- #3 Montaro98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,209 reviews2016Developer: JCKSLAPPublisher: 02GAMESPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.1hMean: 26.8h≥1hr: 82%
Montaro is a DOGE.
- #4 Dark Deception98% matchVery Positive89% of 23,237 reviews2018Developer: Glowstick EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 48mMean: 13.0h≥1hr: 43%
Death awaits you in Dark Deception, a story-driven first-person horror maze game. There's nowhere to hide & nowhere to catch your breath. Run or die - it's your choice. Trapped in a realm of nightmarish mazes with a mysterious woman, your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape.
- #5 Ghostrunner 298% matchVery Positive80% of 10,897 reviews2023Developer: One More LevelPublisher: 505 GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.5hMean: 11.2h≥1hr: 79%
Blood will run in Ghostrunner 2, a hardcore FPP slasher set in a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk future. Become the ultimate cyber ninja and prepare for epic boss fights, improved skills, an interactive story, new game modes, and captivating synthwave soundtrack.
- #6 ALTF498% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,816 reviews2021Developer: PUMPKIMPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.2hMean: 6.2h≥1hr: 54%
[3D 3rd Person Perma-Death Runner Game]Try to overcome various obstacles until the end.
- #7 Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst98% matchVery Positive80% of 16,145 reviews2020Developer: DICEPublisher: Electronic ArtsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.3hMean: 12.6h≥1hr: 84%
Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst raises the action-adventure bar through fluid, first person action and immerses players in Faith's story as she fights for freedom.
- #8 Sonic Rumble Party98% matchMixed60% of 4,834 reviews2025Developer: SEGAPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.1hMean: 7.1h≥1hr: 51%
Ready, Set, Rumble! Join Sonic in this intense arcade royale game set in Dr. Eggman's diabolical Toy World. Collect legendary skins, all-new emotes, and build skills as you progress through this action-packed game! Mayhem is best with friends!
- #9 Melody's Escape98% matchVery Positive93% of 4,811 reviews2016Developer: IcetesyPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.2hMean: 27.3h≥1hr: 80%
Run, jump and slide to the rhythm of your own music library! In Melody's Escape, advanced audio detection algorithms transcribe the energy that you feel when listening to music into a synchronized gameplay experience, with a captivating and dynamic obstacle course.
- #10 Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story™97% matchVery Positive80% of 2,337 reviews2021Developer: Choice ProvisionsPublisher: Riot ForgePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.7hMean: 5.4h≥1hr: 65%
In this fast-paced rhythm runner, every action has an explosive reaction and no amount of mayhem is too much. Take on the role of Hexplosives expert Ziggs as you rampage through the neighborhoods of Piltover!
- #11 Race The Sun97% matchVery Positive93% of 6,344 reviews2013Developer: Flippfly LLCPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 2.8hMean: 6.3h≥1hr: 75%
You are a solar-powered craft. The sun is your death timer. Hurtle towards the sunset at breakneck speed in a futile race against time. Delay the inevitable by catching speed boosts which reverse the setting sun - if only for a moment. Don't crash, stay in the light, and don't slow down!
- #12 Cheese Rolling95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,812 reviews2025Developer: The InterviewedPlatforms: Windows, Mac
Chase a cheese wheel down a steep hill! Tumble with friends in this ragdoll recreation of an English tradition.
- #13 BIT.TRIP RUNNER94% matchVery Positive86% of 3,946 reviews2011Developer: Gaijin GamesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 2.1hMean: 4.1h≥1hr: 79%
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.
- #14 Dino Run DX94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,599 reviews2015Developer: PixeljamPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 4.0hMean: 5.0h≥1hr: 90%
DINOSAURS. PIXELS. PYROCLASTIC DOOM WALLS. MASSIVE INDIE CROSSOVERS. Dino Run DX has all of that and more. Come rediscover the original runner and escape extinction all over again.
- #15 Boss of this gym93% matchVery Positive94% of 628 reviews2021Developer: IndieGameMamaDevPublisher: IndieGameMamaPlatforms: Windows
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♂.
- #16 Vector92% matchVery Positive89% of 1,340 reviews2013Publisher: Nekki GmbHPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.1hMean: 7.3h≥1hr: 86%
Vector is an exciting, arcade-style game featuring you as the exceptional free runner who won’t be held down by the system. In this totalitarian world freedom and individually is nothing more than a distant dream. But the heart of a freerunner is strong, and so you break free.
- #17 Grapple93% matchMixed51% of 2,040 reviews2022Developer: BarjiPlatforms: Windows
Grapple is a parkour game built for speedrunning. You're tasked to reach the end of the level only with the aid of a grappling hook & glider.
- #18 STRIDE91% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,190 reviews2022Developer: Joy WayPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.4hMean: 3.1h≥1hr: 59%
STRIDE is a high-octane parkour adventure in virtual reality. Fight for your life as you hurtle through the rooftops of a futuristic metropolis. Step into the shoes of a master freerunner as you vault, swing, and shoot your way through this action-packed adventure. Multiplayer now available!
- #19 Hotdog Runner90% matchVery Positive99% of 252 reviews2024Developer: Aidor GamesPublisher: Neebs Gaming GamesPlatforms: Windows
You are Simon, a lover of hotdogs. Can you guide him and his friends to collect the most hotdogs EVER?
- #20 Vecter90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,929 reviews2020Developer: TaranasusPlatforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Get in your ship, push the throttle to max, and try not to die. Daily leaderboards where your name stays forever if you're good enough. Custom colors, custom music, YouTube in-game. It's free. What are you waiting for?
- #21 Momoka (wo) Wasshoi89% matchVery Positive94% of 790 reviews2025Developer: TOEI ANIMATION Co.,LtdPlatforms: Windows
Safely escort the intoxicated person to her couch at home.
- #22 SuperTux89% matchVery Positive94% of 1,175 reviews2022Developer: The SuperTux TeamPlatforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Classic 2D jump'n'run sidescroller featuring Tux the penguin. Run and jump through multiple worlds, fighting off enemies by jumping on them, bumping them from below or tossing objects at them, grabbing power-ups and other stuff on the way.
- #23 BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien89% matchVery Positive92% of 3,060 reviews2013Developer: Gaijin GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 2.5hMean: 4.9h≥1hr: 86%
Step into rhythmic bliss with Runner2! Best Indie Game winner, Guinness World Record holder, and narrated by Charles Martinet. Unleash vibrant moves and beats in 120 levels!
- #24 Turbo Pug88% matchVery Positive90% of 3,354 reviews2015Developer: Space Cat StudiosPublisher: Back To Basics GamingPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.2hMean: 5.3h≥1hr: 83%
It's time to unleash your inner pug! Turbo Pug is a casual runner with difficult, random, procedurally generated levels. Enjoy random weather and try to avoid getting zapped by lightning. Unlock new costumes for your pug and new characters to play as. Please try not to squish your pug!
- #25 Neon Boost87% matchVery Positive90% of 2,476 reviews2019Developer: Sample Text StudioPlatforms: Windows
Neon Boost is a frenetic First Person Platformer based on mechanics like Rocket-Jump or Wall-Run. Run across 3 different worlds to get the best times!
- #26 Boson X87% matchVery Positive92% of 1,579 reviews2014Developer: Ian MacLartyPublisher: Shape ShopPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 2.9hMean: 4.6h≥1hr: 77%
Boson X is a fast-paced rotational runner set in a particle accelerator.
- #27 Canabalt87% matchVery Positive88% of 301 reviews2015Developer: FinjiPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 2.4hMean: 3.2h≥1hr: 73%
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.
- #28 Phantom Abyss87% matchVery Positive82% of 2,235 reviews2024Developer: Team WIBYPublisher: Devolver DigitalPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.5hMean: 9.0h≥1hr: 77%
Phantom Abyss is a massive asynchronous multiplayer game that casts players into procedurally-generated temples and tasks them with retrieving the sacred relics hidden within deadly chambers.
- #29 Dead Island Retro Revenge88% matchMixed61% of 714 reviews2016Developer: Empty Clip StudiosPublisher: Deep SilverPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 12mMean: 6.3h≥1hr: 28%
Time for some 16-bit retro revenge! When his beloved cat gets kidnapped, Max sets out across a zombie-infested California to get him back by force!
- #30 Agreeee86% matchMostly Positive77% of 999 reviews2025Developer: べすとまんPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.7hMean: 2.2h≥1hr: 76%
Can you 'play' this game!? To play the thrilling action game, you must agree to all 12 terms and conditions.
- #31 Super Meat Boy Forever86% matchMixed56% of 1,782 reviews2022Developer: Team MeatPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 36mMean: 4.1h≥1hr: 41%
Super Meat Boy is back! This time around Meat Boy is always running, literally it's an auto-runner. You will jump, dive, slide and punch your way through brutal levels and mean boss fights. We designed 5,000+ levels so you can play the game over and over without seeing the same level twice.
- #32 Vojo85% matchVery Positive93% of 284 reviews2021Developer: OpalA devPublisher: OpalAPlatforms: Windows
Vojo - is a casual game in which you move forward through a tunnel. You need to avoid obstacles that appear in your path, and collect white cubes for which you get points. How many points can you collect?
- #33 Nitro Express83% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,065 reviews2025Developer: Grayfax SoftwarePublisher: PLAYISMPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.3hMean: 2.8h≥1hr: 61%
Nitro Express is a 2D side-view gun action game where cute pixel-art girls shoot assault weapons with 360° free aiming in the streets of Japan!
- #34 WAVESHAPER82% matchVery Positive88% of 2,193 reviews2017Developer: GAMES FOR HUMANSPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 2.6hMean: 35.9h≥1hr: 93%
WAVESHAPER is a minimalist score attack game in which you attempt to stop the 2D vector menace, one obstacle at a time.
- #35 Montaro RE82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,331 reviews2018Developer: JCKSLAPPublisher: 02GAMESPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 24mMean: 73.5h≥1hr: 25%
The DOGE is back!
- #36 404Sight82% matchVery Positive85% of 1,762 reviews2015Developer: Retro Yeti GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 48mMean: 7.2h≥1hr: 37%
404Sight is a free game made in support of net neutrality. It’s a 3D playground runner influenced by parkour running with the addition of a special ping ability that reveals areas that can speed the player up or slow them down.
- #37 Bloodthief81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 887 reviews2025Developer: BlargisPlatforms: Windows, Linux
Bloodthief is an ultra-fast melee dungeon-runner where you use momentum to parkour through hazardous dungeons and brutally slash through enemies. Speed-run through haunted crypts and castles and learn what dark secrets lie beneath.
- #38 Ding Dong XL81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 875 reviews2018Developer: Adamvision StudiosPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 2.6hMean: 4.1h≥1hr: 71%
A fast-paced, neon-infused arcade game with simple one-button controls! Addictive, easy to learn, and perfect for quick sessions. Challenge yourself to beat your high score while waiting in queue for another game!
- #39 Gum Ball Run81% matchVery Positive85% of 906 reviews2024Developer: Glenn VerheijPublisher: KjoebPlatforms: Windows
Gum Ball Run is a free to play fast paced 3D platformer with online multiplayer where Gum Balls race against each other through procedurally generated obstacle courses to become the #1 Gum Ball in the Gummieverse!
- #40 Bubsy: Paws on Fire!82% matchMixed62% of 102 reviews2019Developer: Choice ProvisionsPublisher: AtariPlatforms: Windows
From the developers of the BIT.TRIP series comes Bubsy: Paws on Fire!, the latest and greatest in bobcat-based gaming.
- #41 Pizza Boy Z79% matchVery Positive92% of 118 reviews2024Developer: TeameyPlatforms: Windows
Pizza Boy Z is 3D runner game, where you play for ordinary pizza delivery person who has become an unusual hero.
- #42 Melody's Escape 279% matchVery Positive92% of 314 reviews2022Developer: IcetesyPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.3hMean: 9.0h≥1hr: 55%
Run to the rhythm of your own music library! Melody is back, with vastly improved audio analysis algorithms! Each mp3 creates a unique obstacle course synchronized to the beat and the intensity of your music.
- #43 Faaast Penguin78% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,583 reviews2024Developer: historia Inc.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 1.0hMean: 17.8h≥1hr: 49%
"Faaast Penguin" is a wild and thrilling knockout action racing game where up to 40 penguins collide in a chaotic race to the finish! It's free with cross-platform support! Unleash attacks! Hop on ULTIMATE RIDES! Use shortcuts! Pass your rivals and reach the finish line first!
- #44 TRON RUN/r79% matchMostly Positive80% of 440 reviews2016Developer: Sanzaru Games Inc.Publisher: DisneyPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.0hMean: 3.7h≥1hr: 81%
Return to the world of TRON with TRON RUN/r, a new lightning fast, action-adventure runner with a twist! Hone your DISC and CYCLE skills, then challenge the grueling STREAM program that throws endless combinations of modes and levels at you until you crash – how long can you survive?
- #45 Stardust Skate77% matchVery Positive99% of 329 reviews2025Developer: VchiBanPlatforms: Windows
Skate through Stardust Valley in this endless runner, competing for the highest score and the coolest deck!
- #46 FrostRunner77% matchVery Positive95% of 3,422 reviews2019Developer: Think ArcadePlatforms: Windows
FrostRunner is a first-person platformer “speedrunning” game, where the player rapidly completes platforming challenges before the timer runs out. Using their tether tool, players compete to finish each of the 36 unique levels as quickly as possible and earn a place at the top of the leaderboards.
- #47 FOTONICA78% matchVery Positive86% of 879 reviews2014Developer: Santa RagionePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 5.4hMean: 5.7h≥1hr: 88%
Ever wondered what running at 140mph feels like? FOTONICA is a first-person game about the thrill of speed and traveling flawlessly through complex environments.FOTONICA is simple, but is not easy: it follows a tradition of arcade games that are easy to pick up and almost impossible to master.
- #48 Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack!78% matchVery Positive81% of 253 reviews2021Developer: Be-Rad EntertainmentPublisher: Devolver DigitalPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.2hMean: 4.8h≥1hr: 75%
Step into the boots of Serious Sam's most iconic foe, the Headless Kamikaze, and chase down the vile Serious Sam in this action packed arcade runner
- #49 Island Notes77% matchVery Positive83% of 737 reviews2025Developer: KangBaoGamePlatforms: Windows
Shipwrecked on a mysterious island, choose self-preservation or alliances. Master base-building, farming, fishing, romance and pet taming in this morally-charged survival simulator that blends strategy with human drama. Forge bonds, conquer nature, and evolve your humanity.
- #50 The Cat Games77% matchVery Positive89% of 1,005 reviews2017Developer: M. HankaPublisher: Liu LidanPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.3hMean: 3.8h≥1hr: 79%
Do you like cats? Then this is the purrfect game for you!
- #51 Deep Space Dash80% matchMostly Negative33% of 363 reviews2016Developer: Delusional GamesPublisher: Back To Basics GamingPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.1hMean: 4.3h≥1hr: 89%
Deep Space Dash is a third person futuristic space runner. You are a convict in an intergalactic high-security prison, at an unknown location. You have managed to escape your cell but you are lost in a huge maze.
- #52 Billies Wheelie77% matchMixed63% of 1,085 reviews2025Developer: M4DOOMPlatforms: Windows
Billie's Wheelie is an adventure racing platformer game, You can play it with up to 8 players Co-op/PvP, Playing as a hamster in his ball trying to beat all challenges, Collecting all cheese pieces for rewards, And beating your friend's time records.
- #53 Hans75% matchVery Positive86% of 796 reviews2023Developer: at0mPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.2hMean: 9.3h≥1hr: 69%
Hans is a physics-driven, parkour adventure. Ascend to the sky with our lonely watermelon hero. Navigate treacherous platforms, defy physics by slowing down time, try not to fall and chase the dream of reuniting with humanity. No saves. Bounce, fail, adapt, and bounce again.
- #54 BRIGHT TRACER75% matchVery Positive93% of 114 reviews2023Developer: HEXADRIVE Inc.Platforms: Windows
”BRIGHT TRACER" is a high-speed running game to. Dash through a cyberspace world being invaded by a viruse. You stylishly advance through the stages stylishly using various actions such as wall-run and wire-hook. Run, jump, dodge enemies and obstacles through the world to get to the viruses’ boss.
- #55 SurfsUp75% matchVery Positive86% of 644 reviews2025Developer: Mark ArnemanPublisher: bearlikelionPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 1.0hMean: 5.2h≥1hr: 51%
SurfsUp is a free-to-play, high-speed multiplayer platformer where precision movement and air-surfing are the keys to setting your personal best time or even breaking a world record!
- #56 Geometry May. I swear it's a nice free game76% matchMostly Positive80% of 628 reviews2019Developer: PixelGreedsPlatforms: Windows, Linux
I swear it's a nice runner game
- #57 Run Zeus Run75% matchVery Positive89% of 1,885 reviews2017Developer: GamerzDanPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 42mMean: 3.0h≥1hr: 28%
"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.
- #58 Mindless Running77% matchMixed63% of 427 reviews2016Developer: Quiet RiverPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.2hMean: 3.9h≥1hr: 95%
Mindless Running - it's a classic runner with story mode. Explore a randomly-generated world while listening to a unique soundtrack!
