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Games like Captain The Runner

If Captain The Runner is your kind of game, the closest matches are I HATE SNAKE: Retro Simulator, Hour of the Snake and Ladderway — 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 Captain The Runner: Captain The Runner is an endless runner game based on retro graphics, where the player must avoid colliding with the cars, buses, spaceships, water bodies and much more.

2018IndieCasual0.99 USDWindows · Linuxby Anamik Majumdar
Captain The Runner — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Captain The Runner 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. I HATE SNAKE: Retro Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Captain The Runner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Captain The Runner.

    Hardcore retro snake game with 80 high-difficulty levels. Features escalating speed, shrinking space, and an algorithm that reacts to player mistakes. Includes a classic high-score mode and customizable 2000s-style phone shells with authentic monochromatic LCD aesthetics.

    2026ActionIndieSimulation4.24 USDSteam ↗
  2. Hour of the Snake

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Captain The Runner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Captain The Runner.

    Snakes, fruits and deadly walls – what a combination.

    2019IndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Ladderway

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Captain The Runner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Captain The Runner.

    Ladderway is a challenging 2D arcade game where you take the position of Joey, a man trying to climb up a building through several ladders while avoiding Mr. Mica's flowerpots as well as other obstacles.

    2023ActionIndieCasual0.49 USDSteam ↗
  4. Run

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Captain The Runner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Captain The Runner.

    Run is a simple casual runner gave in-which you never stop moving and cannot bump into the walls. Make your way through a bunch of levels that get harder the more you go. Save up coins throughout each level to get enough for power-ups that can help you a ton.

    2025StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Ultimo Soccer UDC

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Captain The Runner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Captain The Runner.

    Dribble past all the obstacles in this skill-based soccer game.

    2021ActionSportsIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Rafting Frenzy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Captain The Runner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Captain The Runner.

    It's rafting time! Rafting Frenzy is a rafting game where you're going to need both luck and skill to get a big score on either racing or free rafting modes.

    2023ActionSportsIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗
  7. Failure to Launch

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Captain The Runner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Captain The Runner.

    SIMULTANEOUSLY complete whacky minigames while piloting a spaceship through an endless runner of difficult obstacles. Fail a minigame or hit an object and your ship will meet a FIERY EXPLOSION. Are you skilled enough to fly while also finishing minigames? Prepare to LAUNCH INTO FAILURE

    2023ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Poosh XL

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Captain The Runner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Captain The Runner.

    Poosh XL is a neon-infused, one-button arcade score chaser where precision and timing are everything. Launch yourself past obstacles, collect powerups, and climb the leaderboards in this fast-paced, endlessly challenging game. Simple to learn, hard to master, perfect for quick, addictive gameplay!

    2023ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Captain The Runner at current Steam store prices.

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Captain The Runner on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Captain The Runner.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Captain The Runner on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Captain The Runner.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Captain The Runner on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Captain The Runner.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Captain The Runner on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Captain The Runner.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Captain The Runner on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Captain The Runner.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Captain The Runner on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Captain The Runner.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Captain The Runner on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Captain The Runner.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Captain The Runner on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Captain The Runner.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Captain The Runner.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Captain The Runner.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Captain The Runner.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Captain The Runner.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Captain The Runner.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Captain The Runner.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Captain The Runner.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Captain The Runner.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Anamik Majumdar

Other recommendable Steam games by Anamik Majumdar, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. NightmareZ

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Anamik Majumdar, the studio behind Captain The Runner. Shares Indie with Captain The Runner.

    NightmareZ is a side-scrolling platform action game with multiple enemies, lots of fancy features and retro visuals. This is a retro styled platform and action game which will immerse you in a unique world full of good and evil demons.

    2016ActionIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Keatz: The Lonely Bird

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Anamik Majumdar, the studio behind Captain The Runner. Shares Indie with Captain The Runner.

    Keatz -The Lonely Bird is a 2D Old School action platformer which is based on the story of the lonely bird, abandoned by the society. The Government of Heavens, a country of birds, suddenly and unexpectedly decide to eliminate all the flightless birds from the country by any means necessary.

    2018ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Fear Half Factor

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Anamik Majumdar, the studio behind Captain The Runner. Shares Indie and Casual with Captain The Runner.

    Fear Half Factor is a 2D Casual Runner Game where you play as a villain whose mission is to rule over the world by converting the innocent human beings into Evil Ghosts.

    2018IndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Mystery of Devils House

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Anamik Majumdar, the studio behind Captain The Runner. Shares Indie with Captain The Runner.

    The Mystery of Devil's House is a 2D Horror Action Platformer based on the story of the Haunted house called William's House located in Massachusetts investigated by The Ghostbuster Crew: International.

    2018ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Smash Halloween Pumpkins: The Challenge

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Anamik Majumdar, the studio behind Captain The Runner. Shares Indie and Casual with Captain The Runner.

    Smash Halloween Pumpkins: The Challenge is a 2D Old School Action Platformer in which the mission of the player is to smash as many pumpkins as possible.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Christmas Gifts

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Anamik Majumdar, the studio behind Captain The Runner. Shares Indie and Casual with Captain The Runner.

    The Christmas Gifts is a 2D Old School Christmas Themed Action Platformer based on the story of a boy named Kim who is in search of his gifts which got stolen from his garden.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Super Strawberry Man

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Anamik Majumdar, the studio behind Captain The Runner. Shares Indie and Casual with Captain The Runner.

    Super Strawberry Man is a 2D Old-school Action Platformer based on the biography of Strawberry man whose mission is to reinstate peace in the Fruitis City.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Zack Y

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Anamik Majumdar, the studio behind Captain The Runner. Shares Indie and Casual with Captain The Runner.

    Zack Y is a 2D Old School Scifi themed platform action game based on the story of the Alien called Zack Y whose mission is to rule over the Earth.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Captain The Runner

How much does Captain The Runner cost?
Captain The Runner is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Captain The Runner?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Captain The Runner are I HATE SNAKE: Retro Simulator, Hour of the Snake, Ladderway.
Who developed Captain The Runner?
Captain The Runner was developed by Anamik Majumdar.

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 Captain The Runner.

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