Vector similar games & best alternatives

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Vector

Web browser, Ouya, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS • 2013

Should you play it?

Vector is an exciting, arcade-style game featuring you as the exceptional free runner who won’t be held down by the system. In this totalitarian world freedom and individually is nothing more than a distant dream. But the heart of a freerunner is strong, and so you break free.

What works

  • Smooth and fluid parkour animations
  • Challenging and rewarding gameplay
  • Good value for price
  • Nostalgic and atmospheric
  • Simple controls with depth

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive soundtrack
  • Lack of checkpoints causing frustration
  • Limited story and content
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Some bugs and input timing issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Montaro

  • Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop

  • UnMetal

  • Master Spy

  • Mutant Mudds Deluxe

  • Bat to the Heavens

More violent

Games that feels like Vector but with more combat and destruction

  • DEADBOLT

  • Bunker Punks

  • DED

  • BLADECHIMERA

  • Berserk Boy

  • Kero Blaster

More autonomous

Games that feels like Vector but with more freedom over how you play

  • BIT.TRIP RUNNER

  • Grapple Dog

  • Nohra

  • Horace

  • Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones

  • BZZZT

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

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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).
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  • 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 Vector. These titles are not in What to play next.

Vector: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Autonomy.

Last update: 21/08/2026