Rank 01Why this
Shares procedural generation and achievement hunting with Mindless Running.
- $4.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- 2018
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- 25 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to Mindless Running: Bighead Runner, Spelunky, Cave Story+, Alpha Runner, and Cuphead. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Shares achievement hunting with Mindless Running.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 10)
- Deck Playable
- 2011
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Horace
Why this: Same emotional mood as Mindless Running.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Mindless Running
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Shares procedural generation and achievement hunting with Mindless Running.
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: Quiet River
- Price: $0.99checked Nov 7
- 52% of 129 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Cheap and accessible
- Looping soundtrack hooks players
- Pixel perfect timing matters
- Challenging
- Emotional
- Punishing
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Why this: Same challenging mood as Mindless Running.
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Why this: Shares achievement hunting with Mindless Running.
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About Mindless Running
The closest matches to Mindless Running: Bighead Runner, Spelunky, Cave Story+, Alpha Runner, and Cuphead. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Mindless Running is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bighead Runner, Spelunky and Cave Story+ — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, emotional and punishing, and single out its achievement hunting and free mode. 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 Mindless Running: Mindless Running - it's a classic runner with story mode. Explore a randomly-generated world while listening to a unique soundtrack!
Is Mindless Running worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 52% of 129 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $0.99 (checked Oct 31).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2.3 h played before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Cheap and accessible
- Looping soundtrack hooks players
- Pixel perfect timing matters
- Retro pixel art charm
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This is an endless runner with a 5 minute long storymode. The game is riddled with bugs of all sorts. Sometimes you don't even get the character you choose, some patterns are not even possible (not just bad luck or timing, just outright…”
“An endless runner that I can only recommend to the masochist users. It's brutal and just not fun...”
People who play it also play: Bighead Runner, Spelunky, Cave Story+
Frequently asked about Mindless Running
Can I run it?
How much does Mindless Running cost?
Mindless Running is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Mindless Running?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mindless Running are Bighead Runner, Spelunky, Cave Story+.
Who developed Mindless Running?
Mindless Running was developed by Quiet River.