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Games like Run or Die

2014PC87 % positive0.99 €

A fast-paced endless runner built around movement abilities and a huge ion cannon, set in a hazardous city that changes with each run. Quick reflexes and split-second decisions are the core of the experience.

  • Runs that play out differently every time
  • Pixel art
  • Jumping and platforming
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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In short: Games like Run or Die

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

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Bzzzt

95 %Match

2023PEGI 3PC, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified93 % positive11.79 €

Brings what grabs you about Run or Die: jumping and platforming, pixel art as well as combat with precise timing.

A fast-paced, retro-inspired 2D platformer in which you play the AI ZX8000 in a robot body, mastering test chambers full of deadly traps.

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Canabalt

Runs that play out differently every time

A minimalist one-button endless runner where you sprint across the rooftops of a collapsing city, timing jumps to get as far as possible. Quick runs, pixel visuals and a driving soundtrack define the experience.

Aftergrinder

Runs that play out differently every time

A frantic arcade runner where you die and retry again and again. Quick reflexes and fast restarts are the heart of it.

Savant: Ascent Remix

Runs that play out differently every time

A fast arcade shooter-platformer where you blast and leap through a robot-infested tower using magic and acrobatic moves. Quick reflexes and short, intense runs are the focus.

Turbo Pug

Runs that play out differently every time

You guide a pug through randomly generated levels full of hazards and wild weather. Quick reflexes are key, and you unlock costumes and new characters along the way.

1 Screen Platformer

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

You guide a ragtag team of space bounty hunters through a brutal platformer where every jump has to land. The temple traps react instantly, and one mistake can send you back to the start.

Mutant Mudds

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A tight retro platformer where you hover with a jetpack and blast mutant mud monsters while hopping between three depth layers in each level. Its pixel art and precise controls evoke the 8- and 16-bit era.

Planet Cube: Edge

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast 2D run-and-gun platformer where you shoot, jump and dash through rooms packed with enemies. Precise platforming and shooting are tightly interwoven.

Blitz Breaker

Sci-fi setting

You guide the tiny robot Blitz through a hostile factory using nothing but jumps and four-directional air dashes. The minimal control scheme turns every stage into a satisfying test of precise timing.

Super Mutant Alien Assault

Runs that play out differently every time

You blast through rapid single-screen arcade levels where each stage shuffles its layout, enemies and vending machines, and lingering too long mutates the aliens into nastier forms. Dodging, platforming and unlocking new gear make it a tense, addictive run, best shared with a friend.

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