Runner

Ghostrunner 2 - a game in the Runner genre

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 26 October 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...

Mirror's Edge: Catalyst

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 4 June 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 77/100

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...

Joe Danger Infinity

Arcade, Runner

Game released: iOS → 9 January 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...

Subway Surfers City

Arcade, Third-person view, Runner

Game released: iOS, Android → 26 February 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...

Catch Me!

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

Game released: PC → 24 January 2023

Steam: 88/100

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...

Sonic Origins

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

Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 23 June 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...

Subway Surfers

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

Game released: iPad, iPhone → 23 May 2012

Players: 6.9/10

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...

Haste

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 1 April 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...

Billie's Wheelie

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

Game released: PC → 24 October 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...

Going Balls

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

Game released: iOS, Android → 19 February 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Going Balls is an arcade tactical action game with a third-person view and runner elements. A road full of unexpected obstacles awaits you in this exciting rolling...

Spider-Man Unlimited

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

Game released: iOS, Android, Windows Phone → 10 September 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...

Canabalt

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

Game released: PSP, Android, iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, PC, Amazon Fire TV, Commodore 64, Mac, Linux → 3 April 2012

Steam: 93/100

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...

Sonic Forces

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

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 7 November 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...

JETRUNNER

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Platformer, First-person view, Runner, Parkour, Arcade

Game released: PC → 4 September 2025

Steam: 96/100

A first-person parkour shooter that's a cross between Trackmania and Titanfall . The game combines dynamic racing with wall running, jumping over obstacles, and...

Relooted

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

Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S → 10 February 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...

ALTF4

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

Game released: PC → 12 November 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...

Sporty Peppers

Runner, Casual game, Arcade, Third-person view, Online, Sports game

Game released: PC, Mac → 16 April 2022

A game about runners that recognizes the gamer's movements through the camera of a mobile phone. You need to move forward along the path, and also jump and duck to...

Ben 10: Alien Run

Platformer, Runner, Side view, Adventure

Game released: iOS, Android → 9 October 2024

Players: 5.3/10

A bright game about Ben Tennyson from the animated series "Ben 10", who goes on an exciting adventure through iconic places. The character can transform into...

Ninja Kamui: Shinobi Origins

Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Action, Arcade, Anime / Manga, Science fiction, Runner

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 27 November 2024

A colorful game based on the anime Ninja Kamui. The main character is a shadow named Tsukumo. The character cuts through hordes of deadly ninjas. You can time your...

SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 3 September 2026

Steam: 56/100

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...

Arrow a Row

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

Game released: PC → 20 August 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...

Soda Crisis

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

Game released: PC → 24 May 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...

Bunny Guys!

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

Game released: PC → 1 September 2023

Players: 3.2/10

Steam: 73/100

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

Bubsy: Paws on Fire!

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

Game released: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC → 16 May 2019

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Bubsy: Paws on Fire! is a continuation of the old-school side-scrolling arcade platformer about a kitten named Bubsy. This time you will be given the opportunity to...

Green Thing From The Planet Jupiter

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

Game released: PC → 14 April 2025

Steam: 79/100

A dynamic competitive game with co-op on one screen. Gamers in the role of a cunning house cat and a stranded alien engineer must confront each other. The alien...

Super Meat Boy Forever

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 10 January 2022

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...

Hot Lap Racing

Racing, Online, Runner, Third-person view

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch → 16 July 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 67/100

An exciting racing simulator in the Hot Lap series. The game has 15 licensed tracks, including Zolder, Salzburgring, Kuwait Motor Town, Jarama, Laquais, Navarra...

Nitro Express

Shooter, Side view, Adventure, Old school, Anime / Manga, Combat robots, Runner

Game released: PC → 19 May 2025

Steam: 75/100

An old-school pixel shooter with anime girls, where the heroine from a special squad fights against maddened robots that have captured Nitro City, a new district of...

Infinity Runner

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Runner

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U → 14 July 2014

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 48/100

Infinity Runner is an adventure shooter with horror elements and a first-person view in a sci-fi setting, supporting virtual reality devices. The events of the game...

Dead Island: Retro Revenge

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

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 31 May 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...

Ninja Pizza Girl

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

Game released: Android, iOS, PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 27 April 2017

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...

Escape from Naraka

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

Game released: PC → 29 July 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...

Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story

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

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch → 16 November 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story — a dynamic arcade runner with rhythm game elements and a side view in the League of Legends...

Run Bird Run!

Arcade, Runner, Casual game, Platformer, Action

Game released: PC → 10 March 2025

Steam: 70/100

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...

Dungeon Raider

Free game, First-person view, Runner, Action, Dungeons, Roguelike, Fantasy, Slasher

Game released: PC → 9 June 2022

A hardcore runner with role-playing elements about an adventurer lost in time and space with enemies and traps around every corner. The hero explores a dark...

Bright Tracer

Action, Third-person view, Science fiction, Runner, Parkour

Game released: PC → 20 May 2023

Steam: 93/100

A fast game in which the main character travels through the world of cyberspace, captured by a virus. The character can use various methods of movement, such as...

Talking Tom Gold Run

Arcade, Third-person view, Free game, Runner

Game released: Android, iOS → 12 July 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...

Fart Runner

Arcade, Runner, Third-person view

Game released: Android → 9 February 2021

Fart Runner is an arcade runner with a third-person view. You need to swipe your finger to guide your character to eat food and make him fat. You can fart loudly to...

Summer Catchers

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Android, Nintendo Switch → 16 July 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...

Move, Move, Melon!!

Third-person view, Free game, Runner, Casual game, Indie, Racing

Game released: PC, Mac → 14 May 2026

Steam: 92/100

A colorful runner about a little hamster named Melon, who rushes through crazy and vibrant worlds for one unusual goal — to create the biggest ice cream in the...

Best Games in the Runner genre (Game released)