Fit check
Is RunMan: Race Around the World worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Platformer fans who want speed-focused courses rather than combat-heavy progression
- Players who enjoy replaying levels to improve times and collect medals
- Fans of colorful indie games who want a no-death structure
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat, character death, or survival pressure during platforming
- Players who prefer long-form exploration instead of short, repeatable speed runs
- Players looking for extensive role-playing systems or a broad narrative campaign
Our take on RunMan: Race Around the World
The store emphasis on medals, secret characters, and speed can suggest a broader platforming adventure, but the core activity is repeating courses to improve speed scores. The no-death design removes failure-state pressure and places most of the challenge in movement flow and replayed runs.
What is RunMan: Race Around the World?
RunMan: Race Around the World is a speed-focused platformer with 35+ levels spread across 6 worlds.
Courses reward fast movement without stopping, with scoring based on more than simply reaching the finish quickly. RunMan cannot die, so the game centers on maintaining flow and improving times rather than managing lives. Completing speed challenges awards medals, while 4 secret characters can be unlocked. This Steam port retains the original art, gameplay, and content from the 2009 release, while addressing technical issues on modern systems. It also supports different screen sizes and gamepads, and includes a revised audio system. The presentation combines colorful graphics with music influenced by folk, blues, and jazz.
How RunMan: Race Around the World plays
- 01Speed-based scoring
- Course scores depend on moving quickly and maintaining momentum, with additional scoring rules beyond finishing fast.
- 02Unlockable characters
- Medals from speed challenges contribute to progression, including access to 4 secret characters.
- 03Modern system support
- The port addresses technical problems from the original release and supports various screen sizes and gamepads.
- 04Revised audio system
- The Steam version updates the audio system while retaining the original game content.
RunMan: Race Around the World compared to similar games
SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER also uses a runner structure, but adds shooting, dodging, and destroying enemies, while RunMan centers on platforming speed and flow without character death. The other listed alternatives focus on trucking, emergency response, or close-quarters combat rather than compact speed-platforming courses.
RunMan: Race Around the World: platforms & release
Is RunMan: Race Around the World worth it?
It is worth it if: platformer fans who want speed-focused courses rather than combat-heavy progression. Skip it if: players seeking combat, character death, or survival pressure during platforming.
Where can I download RunMan: Race Around the World?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens RunMan: Race Around the World's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is RunMan: Race Around the World on?
Windows only.
