Run Cow Run

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Run Cow Run is a single player arcade platformer game. It was developed by Bengigi and was released on February 15, 2013. It received positive reviews from players.

Help a brave cow escape the farm! Endless runner with fun power-ups.

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87%Audience ScoreBased on 1,060 reviews

humor25 positive mentions

monetization24 negative mentions

The game is very fun, addictive, and entertaining for all ages with cute graphics and animals.
It effectively spreads a positive vegan message and raises awareness about animal rights in an engaging way.
The inclusion of mini-games and unique features like the gyroscope add variety and enhance gameplay.

Excessive and intrusive ads disrupt gameplay and frustrate players.
There are multiple bugs and glitches including progress loss after updates, automatic power-up switching, and crashing.
Some players find the game controls challenging, the difficulty spikes quickly, and the cow's slow speed causes unfair deaths.

monetization
29 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
83%
Users have mixed experiences with monetization: while some appreciate the absence of ads and find the game enjoyable and ad-free, many complain about excessive, often unskippable ads that disrupt gameplay. Suggestions to reduce ad frequency or play ads less invasively indicate that ads significantly affect player enjoyment for a large portion of users.
- “Fast paced and no ads whatsoever.”
- “This is a game I will never stop playing. It is totally worth downloading, has no ads, and I definitely recommend it!”
- “I just downloaded it and it is an awesome game with no ads or glitches.”
- “There are so many ads with this game that I cannot have fun playing it.”
- “In-game ads are very annoying and disrupt the game repeatedly; not at all recommended.”
- “Unskippable video ads with sound every time I go into the menu.”
humor
25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users consistently describe the game's humor as funny, enjoyable, and hilarious, often highlighting amusing characters and sounds. The humor adds to the game's charm, making it a unique and entertaining experience.
- “It's hilarious game and the music is awesome too!”
- “I usually hate running games but this one is actually unique, enjoyable and funny!”
- “Awesome, it is an interesting, funny, challenging, and a nice game.”
graphics
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
64%
15%
21%
Users generally praise the game's graphics for being unique, cute, and visually appealing, with particular appreciation for the detailed cow character. While many find the 2D graphics beautiful and enjoyable, some suggest minor improvements or updates for enhancement. Overall, the graphics are considered a strong and attractive aspect of the game.
- “The cow is so cute and the graphics are stunning.”
- “Graphics of the game are mindblowing...”
- “Very nice game, my favourite game. The game has beautiful graphics.”
- “The graphics are so grossly cartoonish.”
- “The graphic quality is very inconsistent.”
- “The textures and models look outdated and lack detail.”
story
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
34%
33%
The story centers around animal rescue missions with increasingly challenging objectives, promoting compassion and awareness about animal suffering. While the concept and message are praised, users find some missions frustratingly difficult or repetitive and call for more mission variety and clearer mission progress indicators. Overall, the narrative effectively engages players emotionally but could improve pacing and mission design.
- “It's easy for children to play, with nice bright colors to stimulate them. The missions create healthy competition and, above all, the game shows the truth about animal-killing agriculture, teaching compassion and sensitivity to the suffering of others. Bravo, go vegan!”
- “Two reasons why I didn't give it five stars though: firstly, there is no indication of the number of animals you still need to save to complete your mission while you're playing.”
- “Completed all 55 missions... would like to see more upgrades, please.”
- “Very bad experience... First of all, the farmers break the obstacles before the cow runs and the cow dies. Very bad missions overall, boring. I uninstalled after using it for only 3 days.”
- “Need to update the game with new missions. We can't play after 20 missions.”
- “The missions went from freeing one squirrel to freeing ten, it skipped five.”
music
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
78%
33%
The game's music is generally praised as awesome and fitting, especially the store screen track, contributing positively to the overall experience. However, some users find the music annoying and suggest adding an option to change tracks for a more personalized experience.
- “Love it! Great music and gameplay with nice 2D graphics.”
- “It's a hilarious game and the music is awesome too!”
- “Specially the store screen music.”
- “Especially the store screen music.”
- “The music is very annoying.”
- “Pressing down when in the air should allow us to come down faster.”
stability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
75%
The game is generally smooth and enjoyable without glitches for some users, but others experience frequent glitches and screen freezes, especially when ads appear, impacting overall stability.
- “No glitches, runs smoothly, and I love the challenges!”
- “Fun game but there are too many glitches within the game.”
- “Every time an ad pops up, my whole screen freezes and I'm not able to click out of the ad!”
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The gameplay is engaging and enhanced by great music and appealing 2D graphics, though some find it slow and occasionally frustrating. It offers interesting challenges and numerous achievements, appealing to players who enjoy goal-oriented play. Requests for weekly challenges and coin bonuses indicate a desire for more dynamic content.
- “Love the great music and gameplay with nice 2D graphics.”
- “Please add weekly challenges and coin bonuses. Very interesting gameplay for the future.”
- “The gameplay is a bit slow and frustrating, but if you like to hunt for achievements, this game has plenty of them.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game generally runs smoothly without glitches and offers enjoyable challenges, but some users experience crashes on startup, indicating optimization issues that need to be addressed.
- “I have downloaded this game but when I try to open it, it says, 'Unfortunately Run Cow Run has stopped.' Very bad performance, I never liked this game. Please fix this problem.”