STRIDE similar games & best alternatives

STRIDE

Oculus VR, Meta Quest 2, PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Oculus Quest • 2022

Should you play it?

STRIDE is a high-octane parkour adventure in virtual reality. Fight for your life as you hurtle through the rooftops of a futuristic metropolis. Step into the shoes of a master freerunner as you vault, swing, and shoot your way through this action-packed adventure. Multiplayer now available!

What works

  • Immersive and fluid parkour mechanics
  • Engaging physical workout
  • Addictive gameplay with leaderboard competition
  • Frequent developer updates and community engagement
  • Multiple game modes including arena and endless

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited content and repetitive procedural generation
  • Some bugs and control inconsistencies
  • Wall running mechanics need polish
  • Lack of story mode at present
  • Multiplayer lacks cooperative modes and social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Blaston

  • Pistol Whip

  • Sairento VR

  • TO THE TOP

  • Sprint Vector

  • ODDCORE

Less wellness-oriented

Games that feels like STRIDE but with less physical activity or wellness

  • War Brokers

  • Sword With Sauce

  • Total Lockdown

  • Jet Set Radio

  • Grapples Galore

  • High Hell

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with STRIDE. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

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 STRIDE. These titles are not in What to play next.

STRIDE: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Health, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026