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Games like Alpha Runner

2015PC, Steam Deck verified84 % positive0.99 €

An endless, challenging platformer where you push through obstacles and mini games that keep getting harder. It's all about chasing leaderboard high scores, including competing with friends.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Fast pace

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In short: Games like Alpha Runner

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Alpha Runner special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best match

Clustertruck

90 %Match

2016PEGI 3PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable93 % positive−80 % 14.79 € 2.95 €

Brings what grabs you about Alpha Runner: jumping and platforming, combat with precise timing as well as a fast pace.

A chaotic physics-based platformer where you leap across speeding trucks because the ground is deadly. Quick reflexes, short levels and absurd situations make for equal parts fun and frustration.

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N++

Jumping and platforming

A minimalist, razor-precise physics platformer where you momentum-slide a ninja through thousands of short levels filled with mines and robots. Tight controls and punishing difficulty define the experience.

Flat Heroes

Jumping and platforming

A minimalist, fast-paced arcade platformer where you play as a square dodging waves of enemies. It shines in frantic local co-op and versus modes for up to four players.

HoPiKo

Jumping and platforming

HoPiKo is a lightning-fast arcade platformer where you leap between platforms through hundreds of short, punishing levels. Precise timing and instant retries drive the speedrun-style challenge.

Icy Tower

Jumping and platforming

A simple arcade freeware game where you hop up an endless tower from platform to platform, chaining combos and momentum to climb as high as possible. Easy to grasp, highly addictive score chasing.

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition

Jumping and platforming

A collection of short speedrun challenges drawn from 13 classic NES games, played for best times and scores online or on the couch. Precision and reflexes are key, and the leaderboards drive the competitive fun.

Fotonica

Fast pace

A minimalist first-person arcade runner where you race at extreme speed through abstract, neon-like tracks. Easy to learn but hard to master, with eight tracks, an endless mode and split-screen races.

Paperball

Gameplay comes before story

You guide a rolling paper ball through over 150 tricky stages, chasing record times while mastering obstacles and stunts. Play it safe or risk everything for speed, it's up to you.

Geometry Dash

Jumping and platforming

A brutally demanding one-button rhythm platformer where you guide a geometric icon through spike-filled levels synced to pulsing electronic music. Pixel-perfect timing, endless retries and a huge library of community-made levels define the experience.

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