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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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Verlet Swing

88 %Match

2018USK 6PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch91 % positive12.49 €

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

A fast swinging game set in a fever-dream world where you race to the goal without crashing. Precise timing and momentum are the core of the experience.

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Urban Trial Freestyle

Gameplay comes before story

An arcade trials-bike game where you tackle urban obstacle courses in time attack and stunt challenges. Precise balance, tricks and bike customization drive replayability, with ghost runs adding competition.

Polyball

Fast pace

A physics-based ball-rolling platformer in the vein of Super Monkey Ball and Marble Blast, mixing Sonic-like speed with Trials-style time-trial challenges. It is all about precise control and fast runs through obstacle courses.

Stilt Fella

Jumping and platforming

A tough, physics-based arcade game where you wobble along on stilts and try to get past obstacles. The shaky controls deliver frustration and laughs in equal measure.

Yolked

Gameplay comes before story

You guide an egg that climbs, grabs and swings its way through absurd, physics-driven obstacles. Its mix of silly humor and maddeningly precise movement is what makes it stand out.

RoboSkate

Jumping and platforming

A tricky physics-based game where you control a robotic arm stuck to a skateboard and fight your way through a short but treacherous course. Local four-player split-screen adds plenty of chaotic fun.

Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy

Jumping and platforming

You haul yourself up an enormous mountain of junk using only a hammer while stuck in a cauldron, and one slip can send you tumbling far back down. Bennett Foddy's narration turns the frustration into a strange, darkly funny meditation on perseverance.

Chained Together

Jumping and platforming

You climb out of hell chained to your friends, where one slip can drag the whole team down. It thrives on chaotic teamwork, frustration and laughter, playable solo or in co-op.

Fermi's Path

Jumping and platforming

A tough arcade reflex test where you race as a subatomic particle through microscopic worlds. The level editor lets you build even harder tracks yourself.

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