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Amazing Runner

Amazing Runner is a sleek and accessible endless-runner game set in a vibrant, futuristic universe. Players dash through dynamic tracks, leaping and sliding to evade obstacles, and enjoy standout mechanics…

27 September 2012

Amazing Runner is a video game developed by Freyr Games, released 27 September 2012 on iOS.

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What Amazing Runner is

Amazing Runner was developed by Freyr Games and released in 2012. It is available on iOS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Amazing Runner is a sleek and accessible endless-runner game set in a vibrant, futuristic universe. Players dash through dynamic tracks, leaping and sliding to evade obstacles, and enjoy standout mechanics like wall and ceiling running, alongside swirling corkscrew sections that demand precise circular swipes. With responsive controls and a variety of power-ups and avatars, the gameplay remains engaging and polished throughout. Critics generally considered the game "mixed or average": appreciated for its fun execution and inventive touches, yet seen as somewhat derivative compared to genre-defining titles.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Amazing Runner launched on 27 September 2012, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dishonored, Borderlands 2 and XCOM: Enemy Unknown.

Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dishonored, Borderlands 2, XCOM: Enemy Unknown.

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When did Amazing Runner come out?
Amazing Runner was released on 27 September 2012 for iOS.