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Runner games on Steam

334 games carry the tag · 4 released in the last 12 months (vs 78 the year before) · median price $4.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

balanced. Balanced space: 4 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 949 units (middle half 624–1,860). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.

Unit medians are estimates, among games that reached 10+ reviews — most never do · how we estimate

What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +150%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: medium

The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games

Ghostrunner 2Climber Animals: TogetherSTORROR Parkour ProYEAH! YOU WANT "THOSE GAMES," RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET'S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM!Nitro ExpressHansSuper Dark DeceptionGuGu Pizza : Delivering Pizza to the Space Station? Boss, this is just not right!

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 4,191 stored reviews from 317 games.

Visuals & audio82% positive · 1,730 mentions · 270 games
Gameplay & mechanics77% positive · 1,609 mentions · 276 games
Controls & UI62% positive · 1,019 mentions · 234 games
Story & writing76% positive · 1,000 mentions · 216 games
Performance & stability57% positive · 911 mentions · 205 games
Price & value66% positive · 899 mentions · 227 games
Content & longevity76% positive · 823 mentions · 213 games
Difficulty & balance76% positive · 553 mentions · 176 games
Multiplayer & community77% positive · 364 mentions · 125 games

Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 55% of the niche's 40,436 reviews; it takes 40 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Runner games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Ghostrunner 2 2023 11,641 Mostly Positive
Climber Animals: Together 2024 6,210 Mostly Positive
STORROR Parkour Pro 2025 1,777 Mostly Positive
YEAH! YOU WANT "THOSE GAMES," RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET'S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM! 2023 1,363 Mostly Positive
Nitro Express 2025 1,133 Mostly Positive
Hans 2023 793 Very Positive
Super Dark Deception 2024 697 Mixed
GuGu Pizza : Delivering Pizza to the Space Station? Boss, this is just not right! 2025 613 Very Positive
The Final Exam 2024 535 Mixed
Retrowave 2 2026 515 Very Positive

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Counts are measured (reviews, releases, prices); concentration is review-share, not an index; momentum is new-review pace between our own daily observations, computed across the segment's 400 most-reviewed games.