Syobon Action vs Run Chicken, Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Syobon Action
Embark on a challenging platformer adventure where you play as a brave cat-emoticon to rescue a sacred artifact. Navigate a world filled with cunning traps and unexpected obstacles, requiring skill and logical thinking to overcome. Save the 2ch world from an evil chicken's manipulation.
- Jump and run gameplay
- Challenging traps and obstacles
- Multiple lives system
- Trial-and-error puzzle solving
- Parody of classic platformers
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The world of 2ch is in danger! The Muscular Evil Chicken has stolen the sacred artichoke from the great forum administrator. (`O '*) With the power of sacred artichoke, he tries to manipulate the peaceful emoticons inhabitants of 2ch for his evil purposes. "O (¯ - ¯ *) The only hope of salvation of the 2ch world lies in Syobon (`· ω · '), a young cat-emoticon. Syobon, with its multiple lives, is the only one who can challenge the power of the sacred artichoke and beat the muscular chicken. (〃 ^ ∇ ^) o You'll need to be careful and memorise a thousand traps that you face in your way. Only you and Syobon with his infinite lives can save the 2ch world. Syobon Action is a jump and run Game/Platforms parody of Super ***** Bros. But there are traps and nasty peculiarities which make the game more hard. A simple run and jump is not possible. Skill and a bit of imagination is needed here. The game requires the player to think logically through trial-and-error in order to complete the game.
Run Chicken, Run
Help a chicken cross the road in this endless runner game. Avoid obstacles, collect coins, and compete with friends in multiplayer mode. Unlock 50 different characters with simple swipe controls.
- Endless runner gameplay
- Single and multiplayer modes
- Collect coins and avoid obstacles
- Unlock 50 characters
- Game Center integration
- Universal app support
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Can you help the chicken get to the other side? Play this fun endless runner and see how far you can go! Stay alive, avoid obstacles, and collect coins! With single player and multiplayer modes. The fun continues with multiplayer mode: Play against your friends using Game Center! FEATURES: - Single swipe controls that are easy to use - Great looking interface and fantastic animations - Play as 50 different characters! - Multiplayer mode: play against your friends - Game Center scoreboard - Universal app: for all your iOS devices!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Run Chicken, Run at 5.0 against Syobon Action's 4.1. Run Chicken, Run also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Syobon Action's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Run Chicken, Run holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Syobon Action has 1.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Syobon Action ships an update every 3 months, Run Chicken, Run every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Syobon Action | Run Chicken, Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (1.2K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 339 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Gorka Ramirez Olabarrieta | Juan Casanueva |
Customer experience
Syobon Action
Run Chicken, Run
Bugs and requests
Syobon Action
Reported bugs
4 issues- Impossible to complete certain levels
- Checkpoint resets and softlocks
- Enemies and obstacles behaving unexpectedly
- Controls not registering inputs properly
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and game modes
- Easier difficulty options
- Level editor or creator
- Bug fixes and stability improvements
Run Chicken, Run
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Syobon Action
No in-app purchases
Run Chicken, Run
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Syobon Action free?
Is Run Chicken, Run free?
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