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Games like Brutal Runner

2017PC60 % positive

A small, tongue-in-cheek indie runner where a burly guy does nothing but run and sweat. It relies on quick reflexes and gently pokes fun at Mario-style platformers.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Lots of humour
  • Action-packed real-time combat

The closest matches for Brutal Runner are Clustertruck, Tcheco in the Castle of Lucio and Action Henk. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Brutal Runner special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Clustertruck

98 %Match

2016PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable93 % positive14.79 €

Brings what grabs you about Brutal Runner: jumping and platforming, combat with precise timing as well as plenty of humour.

A chaotic physics-based platformer where you leap across speeding trucks because the ground is deadly. Quick reflexes, short levels and absurd situations make for equal parts fun and frustration.

Action Henk

Jumping and platforming

A fast momentum-based platformer where you play a 90s action figure sliding and jumping through toy-filled levels, chasing best times and beating rivals. Precise timing and flow take center stage, wrapped in tongue-in-cheek humor.

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.

Lost Socks: Naughty Brothers

Gameplay comes before story

A frantic platformer where your character never stops running, so you must dodge enemies, spikes and bullets on the fly. Precise timing and quick reflexes are key as you chase the lost sock.

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Gameplay comes before story

You guide a tiny stick-figure ninja who grabs gold while a physics simulation keeps throwing him around. Hilarious ragdoll deaths and the built-in level editor Ned make it memorable.

Pepsiman

Jumping and platforming

A quirky auto-runner for the PlayStation in which the Pepsi mascot hero sprints through short stages, dodging, jumping and sliding past hazards. Its absurd ad-mascot humor and reflex-driven action made it a cult classic.

Icy Tower

Gameplay comes before story

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.

Slime-san

Jumping and platforming

A fast, tight pixel-art platformer where you play a slime escaping a giant worm's belly by jumping, sliding and squeezing through walls of your own color. Precise timing, short levels and a playful sense of humor define it.

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