Choose STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®
Choose STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 83.6% positive across 1,369 reviews.
STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® vs They Always Run
STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® and They Always Run both land in Action, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure on Steam. STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® (2014) is 7 years older than They Always Run (2021). STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® scores higher on Steam reviews (83.6% positive) than They Always Run (68.4% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose They Always Run
Choose They Always Run if it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. They Always Run launched in 2021.
Both STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® and They Always Run sit in Action and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® |  They Always Run | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 83.6% positive (1,369 reviews) | 68.4% positive (304 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Double Helix Games, Capcom | Alawar |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® (2014) is 7 years older than They Always Run (2021).
- STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® scores higher on Steam reviews (83.6% positive) than They Always Run (68.4% positive).
- They Always Run is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® (9.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® is Deck Verified, They Always Run is Deck Playable.
STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® vs They Always Run — FAQ
- Which is better, STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® or They Always Run?
- On Steam reviews STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® scores higher (83.6% positive) than They Always Run (68.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® or They Always Run first?
- If you want chronology, STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® (2014) came out before They Always Run (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® and They Always Run similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.