Runner

Mirror's Edge: Catalyst - a game in the Runner genre

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

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

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...

Midnight of Despair

Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Free game, Runner, Parkour, Action

Game released: PC → 18 April 2024

Steam: 87/100

A hardcore third-person platformer where you must run, jump, and time your dashes to cross gaps and avoid obstacles. The main challenge is that there are no saves...

Joe Danger Infinity

Arcade, Runner, Action

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...

Ghostrunner 2

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...

Alpacapaca Dash

Indie, Casual game, Runner

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 24 January 2017

Steam: 91/100

Alpacapaca Dash is an endless runner with shooter elements, in which alpacas make their way through a changing, dark world. The player runs and jumps, dodges...

Run or Die

Casual game, Runner, Side view

Game released: PC → 12 December 2014

Steam: 87/100

Run or Die is a fast-paced endless runner set in a hazardous city where each run follows a different course. To reach a laboratory and save Flow, the player must...

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...

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: 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...

Haste

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 5 → 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...

Subway Surfers

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

Game released: iPad, iPhone, iOS → 23 May 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...

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...

Despicable Me: Minion Rush

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Runner

Game released: iOS, Android, Amazon Fire TV → 13 June 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...

Talking Tom Gold Run

Arcade, Third-person view, Free game, Runner

Game released: Android, iOS → 12 July 2016

Players: 7.3/10

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...

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...

The Deletion

Side view, Runner, Puzzle

Game released: PC, Mac → 30 July 2015

Steam: 75/100

This minimalist puzzle-platformer features 40 levels in which the player must avoid deletion. The controls are simple, but completing each challenge calls for...

Talking Tom Hero Dash Run Game

Third-person view, Action, Platformer, Runner

Game released: iOS, Android → 4 April 2019

Players: 5.9/10

Talking Tom Hero Dash Run Game is a dynamic runner in the Talking Tom universe. The main character and his friends transform into superheroes and set out to collect...

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...

StrikeForce Kitty

Arcade, Runner, Casual game

Game released: PC, Mac → 20 February 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...

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...

Speed Limit

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Side view, Runner

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One → 17 February 2021

Steam: 80/100

Speed Limit is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade shooter where your daily train ride goes wrong. As you progress, you will run, steer, fly and die many, many...

Max Cross

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

Game released: PC → 7 August 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...

Boson X

Action, Arcade, Runner

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS → 15 September 2014

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...

Avoidvania

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

Game released: PC → 1 August 2026

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...

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...

Canabalt

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

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

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...

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...

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: 80/100

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...

Skybolt Zack

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

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch → 7 November 2019

Steam: 89/100

Skybolt Zack is a fast-paced arcade action platformer with rhythm game elements and a side view in a sci-fi setting. In the game you have to try on the role of the...

Aerial_Knight's Never Yield

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Runner, Music game

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Android, Nintendo Switch, iOS → 19 May 2021

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Aerial_Knight's Never Yield is an adventure arcade platformer in the world of the future with a side view and runner elements. You have to play on behalf of the...

Retrowave

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game, Cyberpunk, Futurism (Future), Runner, Old school

Game released: PC → 7 May 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Retrowave is an exciting racing arcade game with a third-person view. In the game you will find an atmosphere of neon lights, an abundance of palm trees, synthwave...

Ala Mobile

Racing, Simulation, Sports game, Runner

Game released: PC, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, Mac, Linux → 6 December 2024

Steam: 75/100

A racing game created by one developer. You can participate in races on many tracks around the world, under different weather conditions. There is an editor that...

Catch Me!

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

Game released: PC → 24 January 2023

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...

Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack!

Action, Arcade, Side view, Runner, Platformer

Game released: Android, iPad, iPhone, PC → 15 September 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack! is a fun side-scrolling arcade runner-platformer in which you play as a headless kamikaze - one of Sam Stone's most famous enemies in...

Melodys Escape

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 20 May 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...

Realm Runner

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

Game released: PC → 30 June 2025

Steam: 77/100

A dynamic game, the main character of which takes part in a show where you need to quickly run through intricate levels. There are obstacles in the locations, the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Glass Wings

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

Game released: PC → 1 September 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...

Best Games in the Runner genre (Game released)