"endless runner" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: endless runners [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} endless runner (plural endless runners)
  1. (video games) A style of platform game in which the player character runs non-stop through a hazardous course, and must be guided to jump, duck, etc. to avoid the hazards. Synonyms: infinite runner
    Sense id: en-endless_runner-en-noun-zBRonC7l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Video game genres Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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