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Games like Redd's Runaway

If Redd's Runaway is your kind of game, the closest matches are pixelBOT EXTREME!, Super Time Force Ultra and Haunted Lands — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Redd's Runaway: A fast-paced 2D run and gun inspired by 90s arcade classics, featuring relentless enemy waves, instant spell switching, giant boss battles, and a dark Halloween and Day of the Dead aesthetic.

2020ActionIndie3.99 USDWindowsby BeWolf Studio
Redd's Runaway — Steam game cover

Players who liked Redd's Runaway also play

Steam players who put hours into Redd's Runaway also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. pixelBOT EXTREME!

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Redd's Runaway fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Redd's Runaway.

    EXTREME! retro side-scrolling shoot 'em up with a colorful twist! Become one with your controller, learn all rocket colors by heart and master a unique color-based destruction! SHOOT DIE RESPAWN! And most importantly... NEVER GIVE UP!

    2018ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Super Time Force Ultra

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Redd's Runaway fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Redd's Runaway.

    Super Time Force Ultra is an insane platformer filled with robots and dinosaurs and fun and time travel... sometimes all at the same time!

    2014ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Haunted Lands

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Redd's Runaway fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Redd's Runaway.

    Slay grim cultists, infernal minions, and nightmarish creatures in this dark and bloody retro-inspired action platformer. Uncover secrets, acquire powerful artifacts, and face challenging bosses in the Haunted Lands.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Atomik: RunGunJumpGun

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Redd's Runaway fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Redd's Runaway.

    Atomik: RunGunJumpGun is a tough as nails game that puts a gravity-defying weapon in your hands. One button lets you fly, the other blasts obstacles out of the way. With a cast of crazed characters, challenging gameplay, and a pulsing musical score, it delivers twitchy platforming goodness.

    2016ActionIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Starr Mazer: DSP

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Redd's Runaway fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Redd's Runaway.

    The UNFP's been kicked in the teeth by a G'ell invasion force and their last and only hope is a planetary outpost and its fleet of experimental DSP MkI Forward Assault Fighters and anyone marshal enough to strap into one and forcefully accept some apologies.

    2016ActionIndieEarly Access9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Neptunia Shooter

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Redd's Runaway fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Redd's Runaway.

    Armed to the teeth, players begin as Neptune in an unworldly 8-bit space dimension ravaged by creatures who burst endless waves of bullets. Shoot, dodge, and defeat the boss in six unique bullet-hell worlds.

    2019Action4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Syder Arcade

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Redd's Runaway fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Redd's Runaway.

    Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.

    2013ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. I Hate Running Backwards

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Redd's Runaway fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Redd's Runaway.

    I Hate Running Backwards is a never-ending adrenaline packed shoot'em down roguelite that puts the emphasis on destruction and fighting never ending waves of enemies while time traveling through procedurally generated worlds!

    2018ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Redd's Runaway at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Redd's Runaway on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Redd's Runaway.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Redd's Runaway on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Redd's Runaway.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Redd's Runaway on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Redd's Runaway.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Redd's Runaway on Steam right now. Shares Action with Redd's Runaway.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Redd's Runaway on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Redd's Runaway.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Redd's Runaway on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Redd's Runaway.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Redd's Runaway on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Redd's Runaway.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Redd's Runaway on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Redd's Runaway.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Redd's Runaway.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Redd's Runaway.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Redd's Runaway.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Redd's Runaway.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Redd's Runaway.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Redd's Runaway.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Redd's Runaway.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Redd's Runaway.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Super Time Force Ultra

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Redd's Runaway.

    Super Time Force Ultra is an insane platformer filled with robots and dinosaurs and fun and time travel... sometimes all at the same time!

    2014ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Haunted Lands

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Redd's Runaway.

    Slay grim cultists, infernal minions, and nightmarish creatures in this dark and bloody retro-inspired action platformer. Uncover secrets, acquire powerful artifacts, and face challenging bosses in the Haunted Lands.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Atomik: RunGunJumpGun

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Redd's Runaway.

    Atomik: RunGunJumpGun is a tough as nails game that puts a gravity-defying weapon in your hands. One button lets you fly, the other blasts obstacles out of the way. With a cast of crazed characters, challenging gameplay, and a pulsing musical score, it delivers twitchy platforming goodness.

    2016ActionIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. I Hate Running Backwards

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Redd's Runaway.

    I Hate Running Backwards is a never-ending adrenaline packed shoot'em down roguelite that puts the emphasis on destruction and fighting never ending waves of enemies while time traveling through procedurally generated worlds!

    2018ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Redd's Runaway

How much does Redd's Runaway cost?
Redd's Runaway is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Redd's Runaway?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Redd's Runaway are pixelBOT EXTREME!, Super Time Force Ultra, Haunted Lands.
Who developed Redd's Runaway?
Redd's Runaway was developed by BeWolf Studio.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Redd's Runaway.

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