# What's this video game I'm thinking of?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [February 1, 2012, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-video-game-im-thinking-of/611438 "2012-02-01T17:40:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-video-game-im-thinking-of/611438/1 "2012-02-01T17:40:36Z")

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In it, you’re running from someone, possibly a group. Really, all it is is running. The game is unique in the fact that you’re mostly just trying to escape this group that’s chasing after you. You go through buildings and the city and different places just in a very fast run.

I’m not thinking of the game Manhunt and I don’t think I’m thinking of the game Mirror’s Edge, although I could be wrong. I could have sworn the game I’m thinking of has a guy who’s running (whereas Mirror’s Edge has a girl).  
Is there any game that’s LIKE Mirror’s Edge? Where basically all you’re doing is running from a group of people after you?

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**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-video-game-im-thinking-of/611438/2 "2012-02-01T18:05:01Z")

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Is it on a console or PC? About how old is it?

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-video-game-im-thinking-of/611438/3 "2012-02-01T18:37:44Z")

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Console, I think, but not sure which one. It could be on PC too.

No idea how old it is, but I doubt it’s more than 4 years old.

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**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-video-game-im-thinking-of/611438/4 "2012-02-01T18:44:04Z")

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The only game I can find similar to that concept that’s recent and in 3D is [Igneous](http://www.igneousgame.com/). You play as a tiki, though.

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**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-video-game-im-thinking-of/611438/5 "2012-02-01T20:40:45Z")

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**[Canabalt](http://www.adamatomic.com/canabalt/)**?

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-video-game-im-thinking-of/611438/6 "2012-02-01T21:40:45Z")

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Nah, that’s not it.

The more I think about it, the more I think that I _was_ thinking of Mirror’s Edge.