Temple Run alternatives
Users look for Temple Run alternatives due to bugs, repetitive gameplay, and a shift in art style. Alternatives offer different gameplay experiences, from puzzle-solving to more traditional endless runners, addressing various user preferences.
Why users look for alternatives to Temple Run
- The game is frequently reported to be buggy, with issues like crashing, freezing, and glitches in gameplay.R4R16R18R21
- Some users find the gameplay repetitive and boring, lacking new challenges or variety in scenes.R6R9R10R40
- The introduction of 'levels' and a new cartoony art style makes the game feel less like the original Temple Run and more like other games.R7R33
- Users encounter issues with missing features or progression, such as missing treasure chests in levels or events not starting.R13R24R29
- There are complaints about the game's monetization, including the need to watch ads to continue or the feeling of being pushed towards in-app purchases.R2R10
The alternatives
8 Ball Pool™ offers a realistic and strategic billiards experience that tests player skills R55R56. It's described as a calm and addictive game that can be played daily, even while multitasking R60R64.
Better for: This game is better for users who enjoy strategic, skill-based games that offer a relaxing yet addictive experience R56R60R64. It suits those looking for a game that doesn't require intense concentration and can be played casually R64.
Head-to-head: Temple Run vs 8 Ball Pool™Candy Crush Saga is a fun and addictive puzzle game with many levels and satisfying gameplay R69R75. It's easy to pick up and play for short periods or longer sessions R69.
Better for: Candy Crush Saga is better for players who enjoy puzzle games that are easy to learn and offer a sense of accomplishment through many levels R69R75. It suits those who don't mind frequent ads and promotional offers between levels R69R76.
Head-to-head: Temple Run vs Candy Crush SagaSubway Surfers is highly praised as an entertaining and fun endless runner game that can be played offline, making it suitable for travel R80R83R90. Users enjoy unlocking characters and the general gameplay R80.
Better for: Subway Surfers is better for users who want a classic, entertaining endless runner experience that is fun and can be played without Wi-Fi R80R83R90. It suits players who enjoy collecting characters and continuous gameplay R80.
Head-to-head: Temple Run vs Subway SurfersBlock Blast! is an entertaining and challenging puzzle game that helps stimulate the brain and is hard to put down R101R103. Users find it satisfying to clear blocks and enjoy the original gameplay R98.
Better for: This game is better for users who enjoy challenging puzzle games that are good for brain stimulation and offer a satisfying experience R101R103. It suits players looking for an addictive game to pass the time R93R103.
Temple Run 2 is a highly rated endless runner that many users have enjoyed for years, finding it fun and addictive R108R120. It offers a continuous running experience that is engaging R108R120.
Better for: Temple Run 2 is better for players who want a direct continuation of the classic endless runner experience, offering familiar gameplay that many have enjoyed since childhood R108R120. It suits users who appreciate the core Temple Run mechanics but should be aware of potential ad frequency R113.
Head-to-head: Temple Run vs Temple Run 2You should stick with Temple Run if you enjoy its current interactive casual gameplay that tests reflexes and offers character skills for challenges, especially if you appreciate the new swimming feature and graphics R8. It's also suitable if you find setting goals within the game helps you focus .
Evidence note: No alternative had too few reviews to judge.
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What reviewers actually said
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- [R4] Temple Run Couldn’t do anything: Fell on the first jump on level 19 it was working in 2024, but it wasn’t working like at all fr
- [R16] Temple Run Fun But Buggy and Aggravating: Be prepared for some fun and aggravation with this game. Certain levels are only winnable with specific character upgrades. That’s when your character isn’t falling through a level or you don’t accidentally close the game. Who decided to make the controls the exact same as the native Apple controls for minimizing and switching apps? At the very least give us the opti
- [R18] Temple Run Good but: buggy.
- [R21] Temple Run I keep getting kicked from the game: It seems like a fun game but after level one it keeps dumping me out of the game.
- [R6] Temple Run Give us something to work for.: So I just wish you would give us challenges. And it gets kinda boring. You just do the same thing.
- [R9] Temple Run Straight lines: I like this game but it feels like a straight line simulator in the older temple runs you needed to swipe left or right but now you’re pretty much going dead straight every level pls fix this
- [R10] Temple Run New scenes: New levels Let’s add some different scenes to the game Change color of coins Do some running in water I’ve played temple run since it was just one game it was great back then Use coins to start where you left off instead of starting over every time Put more interest in to the glitches in the game so it doesn’t get frustrating Make the game more exciting
- [R40] Temple Run Bad: Repeat over and over in a loop it is lame
- [R7] Temple Run This feels like a candy crush bootleg: The way the team introduced 'levels' makes this feel cheaply made. Also, the new cartoony designs make this feel less like the originals. The levels are also pretty short
- [R33] Temple Run Subway Surfers masquerading as Temple Run: While I like Subway Surfers & Temple Run, & while they’re both essentially the same thing, Temple Run has always felt more gritty, more grown-up. This game is far more of a Subway Surfers game in art style & over all feel - very much a more homogenised, primary school version of the genre. More Dora the Explorer than Indiana Jones. I’ve played a few leve
- [R13] Temple Run Emerald Level 10 there is no 3rd treasure chest.: How do you get three stars without a third treasure chest. I am not the only one. There is a whole reddit page dedicated to complaining about it.
- [R24] Temple Run You some times ditch me: Every time it says a event starts I play game next day missed event is is kind of a scam making you play more.
- [R29] Temple Run Love it ?: So you can’t get the blue star in level 500? Will there be more levels past 500?
- [R2] Temple Run I love this action-packed game!: I love this game I was looking for an action-packed game and came across this one and made it all the way to level 40. I will keep this game it’s fire. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because I feel like they should let you watch an ad to be able to continue where you left off if you lose a level once. I love the fact that you can skip a level once a day that
- [R55] 8 Ball Pool™ It’s amazing!: It’s just like real life!
- [R56] 8 Ball Pool™ Excellent 8 Ball Pool: Fun game that tests your skills and strategy.
- [R60] 8 Ball Pool™ Very addictive: Once you start getting better and better it’s really fun. But gets very tough later on. I always come back to this game and play every day for a couple months. Take a break and then jump back in later. Makes my heart pound
- [R64] 8 Ball Pool™ Fun: It’s just a calm down that doesn’t require too much concentration, you could do it while on a call. It’s just a game that you share your attention and have fun doing and it’s just what I needed now.
- [R69] Candy Crush Saga So you mf will stop asking me: Candy Crush is still a fun and addictive puzzle game with plenty of levels and satisfying gameplay. It’s easy to pick up and play for a few minutes or get lost in for much longer. The biggest downside is the constant pop-up ads and promotional offers. It feels like every time you finish a level, open the game, or return to the main screen, you’re hit with another of
- [R75] Candy Crush Saga The only reason I’m going to get the game is that it is so much fun: The game is so much fun i think you should try it 👄🦷👄🦷👄🦷👄🦷🦷🦷👄👄👄👄🧠👁️👩🏿👩🏿👩🏿👩🏿👩🏿👩👩👩👨🏾🦱👨🦱👨🏼🦱
- [R76] Candy Crush Saga It’s okay but…: I like playing the game but the gyrations you have to go through between the comments keyed level and the next level is ridiculous. Layer after layer of add-ons, potential purchases, etc make playing the simple game a burden. Sometimes it takes twice as long to access the next level as it does to play it. There are other similar games that don’t force players to do nearly as much.
- [R80] Subway Surfers This game is the best mob like game oat: like the title says this is definitely the best mobile game oat and most definitely a top ten video game ever been playing this my whole life literally since i was like 4 and im still playing it to this day and honestly i’ve had fun every second of playing this game from buying\unlocking characters to just playing in general. LOVE THIS GAME!!!
- [R83] Subway Surfers Best game ever!!! 👍👍👍: This is the best game ever so much fun and WiFi free so perfect for traveling!!!
- [R90] Subway Surfers SO FUNNN: so this app actually is my n.1 best app like I play this everyday I play this for like 3 yrs it’s so fun once I went to turkya then travel back home in a train I decided to play subway surfers it was so fun I recommend you downloading this app. like it’s so entertaining you need to download it it’s so entertaining
- [R93] Block Blast! I Like This Game! But….: As much as I enjoy using block blast to pass the time and avoid scrolling, when I recently opened the app store to update the game manually, the “New Event” caused me to raise an eyebrow… “Help Block and Blast escape jungle vines” seemed interesting, considering I’ve never seen that sort of gameplay out of this app. However, when I looked at the image that went along with
- [R98] Block Blast! Appeal: The original draw to this game was about it being satisfying to clear blocks. The difficulty level was never important for me. It was something I could do on my brakes real quick at work and enjoy. It helped me relax. With the new updates, it is more about connecting pieces that don’t work so well after you get a certain amount of thousand. It is much easier to lose and is much less sati
- [R101] Block Blast! Best game everrr: Love this game! It’s fun challenge and good for your brain! I am a Coverstar creator maybe I could do a fun ad for you? I hope anyone who reads this downloads it rn! I also love playing it on the plane lol! Byeee
- [R103] Block Blast! I love this game!: It’s so entertaining and hard to pull yourself off of it you just want to keep playing over and over and you keep trying to beat your high score
- [R108] Temple Run 2 TRPClubNJ: Best game ever! Play it all day everyday! Diehard Temple Run Gamer! Hotgas Runpro Temple Run Club of NJ!
- [R113] Temple Run 2 Too many ads: I hadn’t played this game in a long time. Opened it up last night and was immediately bombarded with ads. I was also out of practice and couldn’t remember the controls so I died almost immediately. Was forced to watch another ad to continue game play or pay a gem. This really killed it for me. I don’t remember it being that bad before. The number of ads made the game unplayable for m
- [R120] Temple Run 2 Temple Run 2: I started playing this game in fourth grade and love it to this day!! So much fun
- [R39] Temple Run Sort out performance please!: Like the original Temple Run but with levels, this is pretty good! The additional characters are reasonable, if under-used (the levels where climbing is useful are few and far between), and it’s still an exciting fast-paced platformer. The underwater levels are not at all fun, being too slow, and the two very similarly-coloured types of small monkey are almost indist
- [R26] Temple Run Pls read DO NOT IGNORE: So I was reading reviews and learned that the only Black man didn’t have a change of clothes. . I’m Black and I hate this . The person who made this game fix it . Also , you ignored the other person who said something about this , but you completely ignored them. I’m assuming you’re not Black but I don’t care. So please either make more black characters (and don’t charge m
- [R49] Temple Run Glitches: I have an issue when I go the the characters. It won’t let me upgrade or click on any of them. It keeps showing an arrow pointed down. It stays frozen and I have to get out and back in in order to play again.
- [R1] Temple Run Terrible game for kids: Brain rot
- [R8] Temple Run Fun Casual Game: Fun interactive casual game that tests your reflexes and choose the runner whose skills compliment the challenges. Currently on Lv 90 and play 2-3 levels daily with no trouble putting it down. It could be addictive to some.
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