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Games like Synthrun

If Synthrun is your kind of game, the closest matches are Chameleon Run Deluxe Edition, FOTONICA and Jet Car Stunts — 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 Synthrun: Synthrun is an action-platformer where you race through an abstract world. Have you got what it takes to collect all the energy orbs?

2019IndieCasual0.99 USDWindowsby Playrock Studios
Synthrun — Steam game cover

Players who liked Synthrun also play

Steam players who put hours into Synthrun 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. Chameleon Run Deluxe Edition

    WHY THIS

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

    Chameleon Run is a unique, fast and challenging autorunner with a colorful twist. Jump, switch and run through expertly crafted levels that will have you running back for more.

    2019IndieCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. FOTONICA

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Synthrun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Synthrun.

    Ever wondered what running at 140mph feels like? FOTONICA is a first-person game about the thrill of speed and traveling flawlessly through complex environments.FOTONICA is simple, but is not easy: it follows a tradition of arcade games that are easy to pick up and almost impossible to master.

    2014ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Jet Car Stunts

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Synthrun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Synthrun.

    Master difficult stunts, set the fastest times and let your Jet Car Stunts skills shine.

    2014SportsIndieRacing2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Super Cloudbuilt

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Synthrun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Synthrun.

    Rocket-powered 3D parkour platformer, built for speed running and exploration. Defeat enemies and overcome obstacles as you hurtle with break-neck momentum above a vast abyss. Collect power-ups, drop checkpoints and take your place on the international leaderboards.

    2017ActionIndieDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Inertia

    WHY THIS

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

    Inertia is a first-person platformer with free-running aspects. Inspired by various other free-running and movement based games/game-modes.

    2017ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Exertus

    WHY THIS

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

    Through use of the fluid movement set and dynamic level elements, players have the simple aim of getting from point A to point B, either by using the beaten path or the off-path environment within semi-linear levels.

    2019ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Big Hops

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Synthrun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Synthrun.

    Tongue-swing, free climb, and build your own path forward in a new kind of 3D platformer! Plant veggie bounce pads, tightropes, hookshots, and much more. Find a way home through huge Desert, Ocean, and Mountain worlds and collect bugs, upgrade your backpack, and meet animal friends along the way.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dream Swing

    WHY THIS

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

    Grapple and air-strafe your way to the top of the Leaderboard in this fast-paced movement-based time trial. Collect as many candies as possible within 5 minutes as you dip and weave around the ruins in the sky. Can you handle the speed?

    2023ActionSportsIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Synthrun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Synthrun.

    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 Synthrun on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Synthrun.

    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 Synthrun on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Synthrun.

    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 Synthrun on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Synthrun.

    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 Synthrun on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Synthrun.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Synthrun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Synthrun.

    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 Synthrun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Synthrun.

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

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Synthrun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Synthrun.

    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. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Synthrun

How much does Synthrun cost?
Synthrun is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Synthrun?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Synthrun are Chameleon Run Deluxe Edition, FOTONICA, Jet Car Stunts.
Who developed Synthrun?
Synthrun was developed by Playrock Studios.

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 Synthrun.

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