Running Water

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Running Water

Short description

You are a "Runner" known as subject #0076101, created out of water by a tyrannical A.I. that runs the facility. During testing an error occurs and you are released unexpectedly into the basement where you must run, jump, climb and fight for your freedom using the tools found along the way.

Developer
Mechanical Dragon Studios
Publisher
Mechanical Dragon Studios
Release
Fri, Sep 24, 2021
Price
$4.99
Reviews
0
Positive
n/a
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
0 – 20K
Concurrent players
n/a
Genres
Action, Indie
Tags
Precision Platformer Side Scroller Runner Platformer Shooter Character Customization 2D Underground Underwater Action Choices Matter Linear Colorful Pixel Graphics Sci-fi Robots Combat Resource Management Singleplayer Indie

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History

Tracking started Aug 12, 2026. Charts appear once there is more than one data point — nothing has changed since.

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