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2015PCSteam 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.

  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Action-packed real-time combat

The closest matches for Alpha Runner are Straima, Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition and Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium. 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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Straima

96 %Match

2015PCSteam Deck playable84 % positive−35 % 4.49 € 2.91 €

  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Gameplay comes before story

A brutally difficult platformer for up to four players with multiple game modes, selectable powers and gameplay mutators. A full level editor lets you build and share your own levels.

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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.

Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A compilation of over 30 classic Capcom arcade games from the 80s and 90s, spanning shooters, brawlers and platformers. Modern features like online leaderboards, rewind and extras make these punishing coin-eaters easy to revisit today.

Color Guardians

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast side-scrolling action game where you switch colors to dodge obstacles and collect items. Quick reflexes and fast thinking decide your success.

Verlet Swing

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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.

Jet Car Stunts

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A stunt racing game where you pilot jet-powered cars across daring tracks full of ramps and platforms. Precise control and fast times are what matter.

Dashy Square

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A rhythm-driven platformer where you guide a square through levels with dashes and jumps. Precise timing and quick reflexes are the core of the experience.

Capcom Arcade Stadium

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A compilation of 32 Capcom arcade classics spanning three decades, including Street Fighter II, Strider and 1942. Short, punishing quarter-muncher sessions that deliver nostalgic fun solo or with friends.

Dub Dash

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast rhythm-driven arcade game where you steer a wheel along tracks in time with electronic music, dodging obstacles. Precise timing and reflexes are central, in the vein of Geometry Dash.

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