Runner for PC — top best games in the Runner genre

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

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

Game released: PC → 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...

Ghostrunner 2

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

Game released: PC → 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...

Sonic Origins

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

Game released: PC → 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...

Haste

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

Game released: PC → 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...

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...

Canabalt

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

Game released: PC → 30 April 2015

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...

Sonic Forces

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

Game released: PC → 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...

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...

Super Meat Boy Forever

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

Game released: PC → 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...

Summer Catchers

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

Game released: PC → 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...

Ninja Kamui: Shinobi Origins

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

Game released: PC → 27 November 2024

Steam: 100/100

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...

Gigantic Army

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

Game released: PC → 6 March 2014

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Gigantic Army is a classic side-scrolling arcade shooter in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in the 21st century, where Earth is at war with...

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...

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...

Infinity Runner

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

Game released: PC → 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...

Free Running

Action, Third-person view, Sports game, Runner

Game released: PC → 3 December 2019

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 82/100

Free Running is a parkour simulator in which you have to learn how to overcome difficult obstacles using the acrobatic skills of the...

Dead Island: Retro Revenge

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

Game released: PC → 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...

Cheese Rolling

Arcade, Online, Platformer, Third-person view, Runner, Parkour, Action, Casual game

Game released: PC → 19 August 2025

Steam: 95/100

A fast-paced game in which up to 8 people roll down a steep slope to catch a large piece of cheese. There is a single-player offline mode and voice...

StrikeForce Kitty

Arcade, Runner, Casual game

Game released: PC → 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...

Bubsy: Paws on Fire!

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

Game released: PC → 16 May 2019

Steam: 63/100

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...

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...

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...

Miska's Cave

Free game, Arcade, Runner, Side view, Fighting, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game

Game released: PC → 28 January 2021

Steam: 88/100

Miska's Cave is a free-to-play side-scrolling arcade action runner where you take control of a fighting rabbit named Miska who wants to conquer the...

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...

Relooted

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

Game released: PC → 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...

Tracebound

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

Game released: PC → 11 February 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

A free atmospheric runner with a third-person view about a figure skater gliding over the bodies of colossal beings. According to the story...

Garganta

Action, Platformer, First-person view, Puzzle, Cyberpunk, Science fiction, Exploration, Runner, Parkour

Game released: PC → 17 December 2025

Steam: 66/100

The game takes place in an abandoned structure codenamed "Garganta," which houses a device that threatens the universe. The main character is a...

Hot Lap Racing

Racing, Online, Runner, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 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...

Ala Mobile

Racing, Simulation, Sports game, Runner

Game released: PC → 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...

FleshBound

Free game, Runner, First-person view, Demons, Platformer, Parkour

Game released: PC → 3 January 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

A free runner with platformer elements, a splatterpunk aesthetic, an industrial metal and techno soundtrack, and high replay value. The player takes...

JumpJet Rex

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

Game released: PC → 22 April 2015

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This 2D platformer with time-trial elements follows Rex, a Tyrannosaurus in jet boots trying to save the dinosaurs from a giant asteroid. Across more...