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Madrun

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2020

Should you play it?

Race against up to 7 other players online and create catastrophic chaos with items beyond insanity. Breaking the tradition of single-player, story-based platformers. Interested? This is the brand new 2D platformer experience you want.

What works

  • Highly fun and chaotic multiplayer experience
  • Strong social and friendship bonding
  • Free to play and accessible
  • Innovative and well-designed levels
  • Engaging audiovisual presentation

Things to keep in mind

  • Frustrating and rage-inducing mechanics
  • Unbalanced power-ups (e.g. ufo, first place bomb)
  • Limited player base affecting matchmaking
  • Repetitive meta strategies and camping
  • No narrative or deep customization

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Party Jousting

  • DOKAPON! Sword of Fury

  • Shipped

  • SpeedRunners

  • Samurai GUNN

  • Move or Die

More social

Games that feels like Madrun but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • DDNet

  • King Arthur's Gold

  • Bloody Trapland

  • Teeworlds

  • StarBreak

  • Knight Squad

Less dominating

Games that feels like Madrun but with less domination over others

  • Squirreltopia

  • Overclocked

  • Mega Hasan

  • PIXELMAN

  • Nuclear Throne

  • Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe

Choose your own criteria ->

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Madrun. These titles are not in What to play next.

Madrun: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Story, Creativity.

Last update: 21/08/2026