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Also Ninja and Hack and Slash, like They Always Run.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Games like They Always Run
- 27 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked They Always Run also play
The closest matches to They Always Run: SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance, STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®, KUNAI, Blade Symphony, and BLADECHIMERA. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
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- 2014
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Blade Symphony
Why this: Shares parry counter system with They Always Run.
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BLADECHIMERA
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as They Always Run.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like They Always Run
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- Released: 2021
- Developer: Alawar
- Price: $1.49−85%checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 68% of 304 reviews
- Genres: Action, Adventure
- Metacritic 73
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Dense sci fi worldbuilding with flashbacks
- Dialogue feels like real life conversations
- Fluid parkour feels like spiderman
- Atmospheric
- Cinematic
- Immersive
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Reviewers mention these as similar to They Always Run
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
Mark of the Ninja
Why this: Same immersive mood as They Always Run.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
Why this: Also Ninja and Hack and Slash, like They Always Run.
BLADECHIMERA
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as They Always Run.
More from Alawar
Other recommendable Steam games by Alawar, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Beholder: Conductor
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as They Always Run.
Karate Survivor
Why this: Same cinematic mood as They Always Run.
About They Always Run
The closest matches to They Always Run: SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance, STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®, KUNAI, Blade Symphony, and BLADECHIMERA. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If They Always Run is your kind of game, the closest matches are SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance, STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® and KUNAI — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, cinematic and immersive, and single out its ability unlock progression and bounty capture mechanic. 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.
About They Always Run: Become Aiden, a three-armed mutant who hunts the most dangerous bounties in the galaxy. Catch, slice, dice and destroy enemies in this exciting 2D platformer with a space-western setting.
Is They Always Run worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 68% of 304 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 8 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 7 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Dense sci fi worldbuilding with flashbacks
- Dialogue feels like real life conversations
- Fluid parkour feels like spiderman
- Mind blowing animations and art style
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Slight spoiler for the story, but it's the main reason for the negative review. The combat can feel a bit floaty and imprecise at times, but it was never gamebreaking or overly painful for me. The story and especially the art were what…”
“Trash pretentious action platformer with crazy bad checkpoint system that doesn't refill your health, so you can easily get softlocked from a level when you reach a boss checkpoint and have little health left.”
People who play it also play: SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance, STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®, KUNAI
Frequently asked about They Always Run
Can I run it?
Does They Always Run run on Steam Deck?
They Always Run is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does They Always Run cost?
They Always Run is listed on Steam at 1.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to They Always Run?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside They Always Run are SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance, STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®, KUNAI.
Who developed They Always Run?
They Always Run was developed by Alawar.