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Games like Run

2017PC1.99 €

A small indie platformer with a retro vibe where you run, hide or fly high. Little reliable information exists about it, so this rating is conservative.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Pixel art
  • Fast pace
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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In short: Games like Run

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

Similar in what way?

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Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

Not for me Exclude horror, turn-based combat, pixel art …

Games where this is clearly part of it are left out, no matter how well the rest fits.

10 games with a similar feel, sorted by match · How is this calculated?

Best match

Crazy Climber

90 %Match

1980PlayStation

Brings what grabs you about Run: jumping and platforming, pixel art as well as vast, open spaces.

An early 1980 arcade classic where you work a climber's arms with two joysticks to scale a skyscraper while dodging falling hazards. It is seen as a forerunner of the platformer genre.

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Icy Tower

Fast pace

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.

Kolobok

Vast, open spaces

You guide Kolobok, the round character from Russian folklore, through a small indie platformer. Along the way you prove he is alive and capable of thought.

Celeste Classic

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The original tiny platformer made for the PICO-8 fantasy console: you climb a mountain with precise jumps and eight-direction dashes. Short screens and instant restarts make it tough yet compelling.

Pitfall!

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

An Atari-era classic where you run and jump through the jungle as Pitfall Harry, dodging swinging vines, crocodiles and scorpions while racing to collect every treasure within 20 minutes.

You Have 10 Seconds 2

Fast pace

You have ten seconds to race from the start of each level to the exit without dying. Its frantic pace and tight time limits turn every run into a tense sprint for a better time.

Montaro : RE

Bright, upbeat tone

Montaro: RE is a small indie platformer with a humorous tone that offers a light, charming return to its world. I know little about this game beyond its metadata, so this rating is conservative.

Meganoid: Chronicles

Vast, open spaces

A brutally tough retro platformer with 100 short levels packed with traps, spikes and fire, which you can then replay in reverse. Precise jumping and memorizing hazards are the core of the experience.

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