Runner

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Parkour, Open world, Runner

June 7, 2016

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Mirror's Edge: Catalyst is a first-person action-adventure game that focuses on parkour-style movement. The game will take place in the “City of Mirrors” &mdash...

Ghostrunner 2

Action, Slasher, First-person view, Runner, Cyberpunk, Futurism (Future)

October 26, 2023

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The game's events unfold a year after the events of Ghostrunner, and the plot tells the story of the protagonist's confrontation with a brutal cult of cyber...

Lara Croft: Relic Run

Arcade, Platformer, Free game, Runner, Third-person view

May 25, 2015

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 71/100

A dynamic game about Lara Croft. The heroine runs, swings on ropes, drives a car and swims underwater to get to the truth and uncover the secret of a dark...

Subway Surfers

Arcade, Action, Online, Platformer, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Runner

May 23, 2012

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Subway Surfers is an arcade action platformer with a third-person view. In this game, you have to run away from an angry guard, collecting coins and various...

Joe Danger Infinity

Arcade, Runner, Action

January 9, 2014

Metacritic: 80/100

Over the course of hundreds of levels, the stuntman tries to navigate obstacle courses using different vehicles. There are also boss...

Rat Dance: 3D Run Challenge

Arcade, Runner, Third-person view, Online

March 18, 2025

A multiplayer game in which gamers control rats and go through different trials. We will have to balance on a log, look for a way out of the maze, run out of...

Haste

Action, Roguelike, Third-person view, Platformer, Parkour, Open world, Exploration, Casual game, Runner

April 1, 2025

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Supersonic action with procedural generation of levels. The game talks about a heroine traveling through a destroying universe. Players need to go through the level...

SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed

Action, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Runner, Casual game, Comedy, Parkour, Online, Racing

September 3, 2026

Steam: 55/100

A dynamic competitive platformer and a sequel to the cult indie game. In races with up to eight players, participants compete on challenging tracks, use bonuses...

KARLSON

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Runner, Parkour

2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.7/10

KARLSON is a dynamic runner with elements of parkour and a first-person shooter. In the game you have to escape from a futuristic laboratory, destroying robots and...

Glass Wings

Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Stunts, Free game, Runner, Parkour, Action

September 1, 2023

Steam: 80/100

A dynamic third-person parkour platformer where players need to overcome linear levels using jumps, rolls, slides, and other acrobatic moves. The action takes place...

Subway Surfers City

Arcade, Third-person view, Runner

February 26, 2026

Players: 7.1/10

Jake, Tricky, Fresh and Yutani go running and jumping through the city streets. You need to explore the outskirts of Metro City, running away from the guard and...

Spider-Man Unlimited

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Third-person view, Comics, Free game, Runner, Adventure

September 10, 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Spider-Man Unlimited is an arcade action runner with a third-person view in the style of comics. You will play as Spider-Man, who is fighting the Sinister Six. A...

Avoidvania

Top-down view, Indie, Free game, Runner, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Parkour

September 25, 2021

Steam: 95/100

An adventure game where a small cat finds itself in a huge castle, drawn by a mysterious scent coming from its tower. Inside, a tangled maze of corridors awaits...

Max Cross

Platformer, Free game, Side view, Runner, Comedy, Procedural generation, Action

August 7, 2026

Steam: 100/100

A free side-scrolling runner. The project stands out with its unusual visual style. The environment and characters are hand-drawn, reminiscent of the era of classic...

Road Kings

Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Open world, Runner

March 11, 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A next-generation simulator where long-haul trucking turns into a real test of strength. Forty-ton trucks carry valuable cargo across the coastal plains of the...

Sonic Forces

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Runner, Adventure

November 7, 2017

Players: 7/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Sonic Forces is an arcade action platformer with a third-person view in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. The game will present you with two versions of Sonic at...

Canabalt

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Action, Runner

October 1, 2009

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Canabalt is a fantasy arcade platformer. You have to escape from the destruction of your city with just one button. The game that popularized the endless runner...

Cube Surfer!

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Runner

February 15, 2020

Players: 4.6/10

Cube Surfer! — arcade action game with a third-person view. In this game you have to go through a large number of levels directly on various cubes. It will take all...

Arrow a Row

Top-down view, Runner, Roguelike, Casual game, Strategy

August 20, 2023

Steam: 92/100

The main character moves along a long corridor and shoots with a bow at different targets. You can end the game by defeating the boss, or continue to gain maximum...

Relooted

Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Tactics, Side view, Exploration, Runner, Parkour

February 10, 2026

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 70/100

The player controls Nomali and her team to retrieve African artifacts taken to Western museums. As you progress, you need to plan and prepare heists, solve puzzles...

Boson X

Action, Arcade, Runner

September 26, 2013

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Boson X is an arcade runner set inside a particle accelerator, where the character navigates a subatomic space without conventional floors or ceilings. The aim is...

Run Bird Run!

Arcade, Runner, Casual game, Platformer, Action

March 10, 2025

Steam: 71/100

An endless game in which Gamer controls a running bird and jumps over stones. At the same time, the game is not very difficult, but helps to enter the rhythm and...

Nerve (2021)

Arcade, Runner, Racing

February 16, 2021

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 67/100

The game focuses on hurtling through unforgiving worlds. Each attempt can end in death, while success comes from overcoming the challenges along the...

Despicable Me: Minion Rush

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Runner

June 13, 2013

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Despicable Me: Minion Rush is an arcade platformer with a third-person view. You will play as Gru's minions in endless races. During these races, collect coins and...

Super Meat Boy Forever

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Action, Runner

December 23, 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Continuation of the hardcore arcade runner Super Meat Boy. The game has a full story, six new chapters and twice as many bosses. Meat Boy and Band-Aid Girl try to...

Ninja Pizza Girl

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Side view, Runner, Parkour

September 30, 2015

Steam: 86/100

Ninja Pizza Girl is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer in a cyberpunk style. In a futuristic metropolis, all the game's protagonist Gemma wants to do is...

Sonic Origins

Arcade, Side view, Platformer, Runner, Action, Collection, Adventure

June 23, 2022

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Sonic Origins is a collection of classic Sonic adventures that includes four classic games about the blue hedgehog: Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), Sonic CD (1993...

Billie's Wheelie

Racing, Online, Platformer, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy, Action, Runner

October 24, 2025

Steam: 94/100

Players take on the role of hamsters in a ball, rolling along tracks, overcoming obstacles and collecting pieces of cheese to earn rewards. During the races...

Dead Runner

Action, Horror, First-person view, Runner

August 26, 2010

Players: 6.5/10

Dead Runner — First-person runner with horror elements. You wake up in a dark forest surrounded by the sounds of sobbing souls. The howling wind carries a...

Subway Jungle Run Surf Runner

Arcade, Runner, Third-person view

May 20, 2021

Players: 6.4/10

Subway Jungle Run Surf Runner is an arcade runner with a third-person view. This is an amazing 3D subway escape game. You'll have to unlock new characters and see...

Melodys Escape

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Music game, Indie, Runner, Side view

May 20, 2016

Steam: 90/100

A side-scrolling rhythm runner where the obstacles and the heroine’s actions adapt to the beat and energy of music from the player’s own library. Melody runs along...

Talking Tom Gold Run

Arcade, Third-person view, Free game, Runner

May 13, 2016

Players: 7.2/10

Talking Tom Gold Run is a third-person arcade runner. Players run and chase a robber while exploring fun endless worlds. This cool running game is all about racing...

Catch Me!

Arcade, Online, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Runner, Casual game, Comedy

July 28, 2022

Steam: 84/100

A competitive multiplayer platformer for four players, turning classic tag into a dynamic test of speed and agility. One participant becomes the runner and earns...

StrikeForce Kitty

Arcade, Runner, Casual game

February 20, 2018

Steam: 89/100

An arcade runner with RPG elements, StrikeForce Kitty follows a team of kittens exploring levels and trying to rescue a princess from a cunning king. Foxes and...

Soda Crisis

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Runner

May 24, 2022

Players: 9/10

Steam: 96/100

Soda Crisis is a side-scrolling action-platformer with a sci-fi setting. You play as a mysterious character of unknown origin, armed with advanced high-tech...

Dead Island: Retro Revenge

Action, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Zombies, Runner

May 31, 2016

Steam: 62/100

Dead Island: Retro Revenge is a 16-bit game in the style of classic 2D action platformers in the Dead Island universe. The game's story tells of an embittered hero...

ALTF4

Action, Third-person view, Runner, Fantasy / Medieval, Platformer, Survival

February 19, 2021

Players: 6/10

Steam: 88/100

ALTF4 is a hardcore runner-platformer with a third-person view in a medieval setting. In the game you control a clumsy knight who needs to be guided through an...

Summer Catchers

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Runner, Side view, Racing

July 16, 2019

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Summer Catchers is a cute racing arcade game with a side view, made in pixel style. The game tells the story of a young girl from the north who has never seen...

Bunny Guys!

Online, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Runner, Casual game, Parkour

September 1, 2023

Players: 3.2/10

Steam: 68/100

An arcade platformer with elements of parkour and competitive multiplayer, where players must overcome challenging obstacle courses, avoid traps, and reach the top...

Escape from Naraka

Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, First-person view, Runner, Fantasy, Parkour

July 29, 2021

Steam: 76/100

Escape from Naraka is an adventure runner-platformer with a first-person view in a fantasy setting. In the game, you have to go to real hell to save your beloved...

Best Games in the Runner genre