Run Dude (2020)

Developer: Skull Box Games
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Indie
Rating: 4.2 of 5, 52 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.1 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A relentless, pixelated gauntlet of traps that demands quick reflexes and rewards persistence with grim satisfaction.

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What players say

Players describe it as a budget Super Meat Boy clone with 40 levels, all but one trivially easy. The controls frustrate: wall jumps and input drops are common complaints, and the game does not save level progress on exit.

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