Choose Free Running
Choose Free Running if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's currently about 76% cheaper on the Steam Store. Free Running launched in 2019.
Free Running vs Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game
Free Running and Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game both land in Sports 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 are Sports games on Steam. Free Running (2019) is 6 years older than Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game (2025). Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game scores higher on Steam reviews (94.9% positive) than Free Running (85.5% 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 Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game
Choose Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game if you want an Indie and Simulation game with Online PvP, LAN PvP, and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 4,584 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Free Running and Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game sit in Sports on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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
 Free Running |  Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Sports | Sports, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.5% positive (69 reviews) | 94.9% positive (4,584 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Rebellion | MLMEDIA |
Side by side
- Both are Sports games on Steam.
- Free Running (2019) is 6 years older than Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game (2025).
- Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game scores higher on Steam reviews (94.9% positive) than Free Running (85.5% positive).
- Free Running is currently ~76% cheaper on Steam than Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game (5.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Free Running has no Deck rating yet.
Free Running vs Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game — FAQ
- Should I play Free Running or Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game first?
- If you want chronology, Free Running (2019) came out before Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game (2025). 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 Free Running and Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game similar?
- They overlap on Sports 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.