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!

Ghostrunner 2
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.
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- #1 Haste98% matchVery Positive92% of 13,938 reviews2025Developer: LandfallPublisher: Evil Landfall?Platforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.0hMean: 7.5h≥1hr: 78%
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 Ghostrunner 298% matchMostly Positive80% of 11,491 reviews2023Developer: One More LevelPublisher: 505 GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.5hMean: 11.1h≥1hr: 78%
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.
- #3 Dark Deception98% matchVery Positive88% of 24,190 reviews2018Developer: Glowstick EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 48mMean: 13.1h≥1hr: 44%
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.
- #4 Soda Crisis98% matchVery Positive93% of 3,225 reviews2022Developer: Team SodaPublisher: bilibiliPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.1hMean: 6.3h≥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!
- #5 ALTF498% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,816 reviews2021Developer: PUMPKIMPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.2hMean: 6.1h≥1hr: 56%
[3D 3rd Person Perma-Death Runner Game]Try to overcome various obstacles until the end.
- #6 Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst98% matchMostly Positive80% of 16,517 reviews2020Developer: DICEPublisher: Electronic ArtsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.3hMean: 13.0h≥1hr: 83%
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.
- #7 Sonic Rumble Party98% matchMixed62% of 5,256 reviews2025Developer: SEGAPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.1hMean: 12.0h≥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!
- #8 Montaro98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,209 reviews2016Developer: JCKSLAPPublisher: 02GAMESPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.0hMean: 27.5h≥1hr: 82%
Montaro is a DOGE.
- #9 Melody's Escape98% matchVery Positive93% of 4,811 reviews2016Developer: IcetesyPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.2hMean: 27.5h≥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% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,349 reviews2021Developer: Choice ProvisionsPublisher: Riot ForgePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.8hMean: 5.5h≥1hr: 66%
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 Sun96% matchVery Positive93% of 6,352 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 Rolling96% matchVery Positive95% of 7,329 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 3,951 reviews2011Developer: Gaijin GamesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 2.1hMean: 4.1h≥1hr: 80%
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 Boss of this gym92% matchVery Positive93% 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♂.
- #15 Grapple92% matchMixed51% of 2,055 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.
- #16 Vector92% matchVery Positive89% of 1,385 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 STRIDE91% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,190 reviews2022Developer: Joy WayPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.5hMean: 3.2h≥1hr: 60%
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!
- #18 VHOLUME90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,371 reviews2026Developer: Nathan GrangePublisher: IronEqualPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.1hMean: 2.3h≥1hr: 54%
VHOLUME is a melancholic first-person parkour adventure set in a dystopian brutalist city where bureaucracy turns a simple task into an odyssey.
- #19 Hotdog Runner90% matchVery Positive99% of 262 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 BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien90% matchVery Positive92% of 3,077 reviews2013Developer: Gaijin GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 2.6hMean: 5.0h≥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!
- #22 Momoka (wo) Wasshoi89% matchVery Positive94% of 822 reviews2025Developer: TOEI ANIMATION Co.,LtdPlatforms: Windows
Safely escort the intoxicated person to her couch at home.
- #23 SuperTux89% matchVery Positive94% of 1,227 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.
- #24 Super Meat Boy Forever88% matchMixed57% of 2,168 reviews2022Developer: Team MeatPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 30mMean: 3.9h≥1hr: 39%
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.
- #25 Agreeee88% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,299 reviews2025Developer: べすとまんPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.8hMean: 2.4h≥1hr: 78%
Can you 'play' this game!? To play the thrilling action game, you must agree to all 12 terms and conditions.
- #26 Boson X88% matchVery Positive92% of 1,585 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 Turbo Pug87% matchVery Positive90% of 3,366 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!
- #28 Dino running from a FURRY: GAMESFORFARM87% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,262 reviews2024Developer: Piece Of VoxelPublisher: GamesforfarmPlatforms: Windows
Run, Dino, run — Mr. Furry is already close! Collect coins, avoid obstacles, unlock new costumes, and set records in a crazy 2.5D runner. Most importantly — do not let yourself get caught… it is better not to know what happens next.
- #29 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!
- #30 Canabalt87% matchVery Positive88% of 307 reviews2015Developer: FinjiPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 2.4hMean: 3.3h≥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.
- #31 Dead Island Retro Revenge87% matchMixed62% of 723 reviews2016Developer: Empty Clip StudiosPublisher: Deep SilverPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 12mMean: 6.2h≥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!
- #32 Phantom Abyss86% matchVery Positive81% of 2,238 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.
- #33 IQ Under Construction86% matchMostly Negative39% of 1,266 reviews2025Developer: PoseidonPlayPlatforms: Windows
Got strong nerves? Reliable friends? Precise jumps? Then this is the place for you. And if not, try it anyway. It'll be fun. Probably.
- #34 Dino Run DX85% matchVery Positive94% of 1,625 reviews2015Developer: PixeljamPublisher: Akupara GamesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 4.0hMean: 5.1h≥1hr: 90%
DINOSAURS. PIXELS. PYROCLASTIC DOOM WALLS. Escape extinction in this colorful take on the classic prehistoric runner. Upgrade your raptor with new stats and cute hats, and then outrun the end of the world in endless, procedurally generated landscapes.
- #35 Vojo84% matchVery Positive92% of 289 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?
- #36 StrikeForce Kitty84% matchVery Positive89% of 1,222 reviews2018Developer: Creepy BrothersPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 3.3hMean: 5.7h≥1hr: 91%
Comedic puzzle-adventure with strong RPG influences. Take away costumes from the foxes, create the most mad combinations of clothes, explore the world, find secrets and save the princess from the clutches of the cunning king!
- #37 Bunny Guys!84% matchMixed53% of 2,453 reviews2023Developer: Witte StudioPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 24mMean: 4.1h≥1hr: 31%
Climb, fall, curse… uh, respawn, pretend it was intentional. Bunny Guys is pure parkour chaos where one wins and everyone else fails spectacularly. Perfect for players who treat suffering, respawning, and “I can do better” as a hobby.
- #38 Nitro Express83% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,128 reviews2025Developer: Grayfax SoftwarePublisher: PLAYISMPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.9hMean: 2.7h≥1hr: 62%
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!
- #39 Bloodthief81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,024 reviews2025Developer: BlargisPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 1.6hMean: 6.1h≥1hr: 57%
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.
- #40 WAVESHAPER82% matchVery Positive88% of 2,366 reviews2017Developer: GAMES FOR HUMANSPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 2.6hMean: 34.4h≥1hr: 94%
WAVESHAPER is a minimalist score attack game in which you attempt to stop the 2D vector menace, one obstacle at a time.
- #41 404Sight82% matchVery Positive85% of 1,778 reviews2015Developer: Retro Yeti GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 48mMean: 7.2h≥1hr: 38%
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.
- #42 Bubsy: Paws on Fire!83% matchMixed61% of 111 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.
- #43 Montaro RE81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,335 reviews2018Developer: JCKSLAPPublisher: 02GAMESPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 24mMean: 78.9h≥1hr: 25%
The DOGE is back!
- #44 Ding Dong XL81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 905 reviews2018Developer: Adamvision StudiosPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 2.6hMean: 4.1h≥1hr: 72%
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!
- #45 Gum Ball Run80% matchVery Positive85% of 910 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!
- #46 Island Notes79% matchVery Positive82% of 896 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.
- #47 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.
- #48 Retrowave 278% matchVery Positive87% of 481 reviews2026Developer: RewindAppPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.9hMean: 10.7h≥1hr: 77%
Neon lights, palm trees, synthwave, '80s supercars speeding down an endless highway... Welcome to the world of Retrowave!
- #49 TRON RUN/r79% matchMostly Positive80% of 446 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?
- #50 Super Dark Deception78% matchMixed67% of 678 reviews2024Developer: Glowstick EntertainmentPlatforms: Windows
Death awaits you once again in Super Dark Deception, a fun 2D reimagining of the hit horror maze game, Dark Deception!
- #51 Billies Wheelie78% matchMixed63% of 1,235 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.
- #52 Run Zeus Run78% matchVery Positive89% of 1,973 reviews2017Developer: GamerzDanPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 42mMean: 2.9h≥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.
- #53 Stardust Skate77% matchVery Positive99% of 338 reviews2025Developer: VchiBanPlatforms: Windows
Skate through Stardust Valley in this endless runner, competing for the highest score and the coolest deck!
- #54 Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack!78% matchVery Positive80% of 264 reviews2021Developer: Be-Rad EntertainmentPublisher: Devolver DigitalPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.3hMean: 4.8h≥1hr: 76%
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
- #55 FOTONICA78% matchVery Positive86% of 883 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.
- #56 Deep Space Dash80% matchMostly Negative33% of 364 reviews2016Developer: Delusional GamesPublisher: Back To Basics GamingPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.1hMean: 4.4h≥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.
- #57 The Cat Games77% matchVery Positive89% of 1,010 reviews2017Developer: M. HankaPublisher: Liu LidanPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.3hMean: 3.8h≥1hr: 79%
Do you like cats? Then this is the purrfect game for you!
- #58 FrostRunner76% 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.
