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2015 PC

A pixel-art puzzle platformer where you guide Anette Harper through Purgatory to win back her soul. A built-in level editor lets you create your own levels.

What defines Rising Runner:

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The closest matches for Rising Runner are MO:Astray, SwordBounce and Tomb of the Mask. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Rising Runner special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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MO:Astray

93 %

2019 PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified 12.49 € 92 % positive Very positive, 4,934 reviews on Steam

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Pure single-player experience

A pixel-art platformer where you guide the slime-like MO through hazardous levels full of traps and strange enemies. Precise jumping and the character's special abilities drive the challenge.

SwordBounce

Linear, curated structure

A precision platformer with over 150 short rooms where your sword doubles as a movement tool to bounce off hazards and surfaces. It tests timing and skill with steadily rising difficulty.

Tomb of the Mask

Linear, curated structure

A fast arcade climber where a magic mask lets you dash through endless procedurally generated pixel mazes, dodging traps and collecting points with swipe-style movement.

Eron

Linear, curated structure

A 2D platformer where you switch between two parallel realms at will, using the shift to get past obstacles and complete each level.

Alter World

Linear, curated structure

A 2D platformer where you can switch between two parallel worlds at any moment to solve puzzles and get past obstacles. Its painterly look and the need for quick thinking when shifting worlds define the experience.

Naught Reawakening

Puzzles and brain teasers

A platformer built around manipulating gravity to guide Naught through a gloomy underground world. Precise jumping and environmental puzzles against a menacing darkness are the focus.

Grimind

Puzzles and brain teasers

A 2D physics-based puzzle platformer that drops you into dark caves and ancient crypts with no memory. Precise platforming and tricky puzzles are needed to escape its creepy setting.

Upside Down

Linear, curated structure

A fast-paced, precise puzzle-platformer that demands sharp reflexes and accurate timing. Based on the limited metadata, it blends dexterity challenges with puzzles.

Escape Goat

Focus on a single character

A tight puzzle platformer in which a goat wrongly jailed for witchcraft breaks out of prison using its horns, jumping skills and a magic mouse companion. Room-by-room puzzles with switches, blocks and traps are clever and charming in a pixel-art style.

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