Last updated on December 17th, 2025 at 12:05 am
Populus Run – Action Game Review
Populus Run is a Action game from FIFTYTWO, OOO, first launched in 7th January 2024.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 1,396+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Populus Run Stand Out
Play the opening levels for free with no ads. Unlock the full game forever with a single in-app purchase.
Populus Run is the unconventional running game where you control a crowd of people.
• Dodge giant fast food
• Slide down pipes like at a waterpark
• Battle rapper bosses, including Macaron, Donut, and Burger
• Test yourself in Hardcore mode
• Collect all the secret characters who are hidden in the levels
• Show your respect for the upbeat original soundtrack with its choral singing
Populus Run was originally released exclusively on Apple Arcade. Now it's available on the App Store. If you've played the game before, your progress and achievements will be carried over.
This Action game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Populus Run is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 17th October 2025
Recent improvements include:
Thank you for playing! This update contains many stability and performance improvements.
Download & Availability
Populus Run is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Its so fun to play and plus our kids eat healthy!!!!!! Omg we love it so much.
Really fun game so far the graphics are amazing on MacBook the music is also an interesting decisions to add to the game.
Now we saw this and thought this game has no ads or in app purchase so we downloaded but then we saw the unlock the full game and we were shocked so pls remove ads and in app purchase to unlock the full game pls.
So we already got the ripe avocado and its really fun and Im trying to figure out how to play and stuff but Ill give it a five out of five stars so if you play it download it we think theres in app purchases so yeah so its really fun.
It starts out easy, but the gameplay is so fun. Hats off to the Artists who created this game. It is beautifully modeled and rendered. Great humor and strong, creative styling. Get the full version!!! Cheap.
If you want to go on a diet this game is for you.
We really want to get the whole game pls give it to us pllllllllllleas.
The game is amazing but the only down side is having to pay for the whole game but besides that good game.
We played this game a long time ago and a sign said there would be more levels, and now, there is just other games on it. Please add more levels.
This game is so random and fun! The music is fire and the levels are better each round.
Great game but after the 4 first levels you have to pay.
The game is rigged you try to get out of the area when you do something pops up that kill and there is cars blocking you at the same time.
We downloaded the game for free thinking it would be a fun relaxing unique game but then. We were told in the first level we beat we would need to pay for the game after the fourth level. So Im not paying for that.
This game is reallu fun to play and we hope to see many games like it or in this style.
Awesome job on a basic fun game:).
From aesthetics to sound, this game goes down smooth. Gameplay is fun too. Love the soundtrack. You can buy it; we did.
The songs are so good no glitches they have secrets and you have to dodge doghnuts macoroons and more this was all in the first level there is also a funny billboard in the back saying "THE DONUT IS A LIE" its really cool try it today.
We are happy we got to meet this game in Apple Arcade. We like the sound design very much. Some levels seem hard to achieve but practice makes perfect. We hope you make an Arcade comeback at some point with fresh and new games. Best of luck on your journey.
There are vocals synchronized to the level events. Truly unique.
But there is one problem we want world 4 to come out.
Tricky levels and uncomfortable maneuvering in the controls, but not us, Im getting used for. Real zany talented music score and brief voiceovers, pleasingly colorful in the art department, so much life in this game. Snatched all the Founding Fast Food Kings crowns.
Catchy tunes, beautiful visuals, and great balance of challenge and fun.
Absolutely loved the game on Apple Arcade so purchased, but keeps coming up with an error so can no longer play.
Cute style, cute music, everything is cute.
Simple, sweet, fun, goofy and optimistic. Thankyou for creating this !!!! Bless You :).
So we played this game we went through every level.
This game is really fun and we love the music. It was also a great touch to keep the player data from when it was in Apple Arcade. A true universal app (tv, Mac, iOS) Please make more universal apps.
Good music, happy songs, we like it so much.
Populus run is just the best game we dont even know how to explain it because of how good it is we dont even care that we have to pay for most of the game we like doing levels over and over again we only got this game 3 days ago but it is the best game ever.
This game is insane best game in 2024.
Its not bad it just doesnt feel fun if you beat all the levels that you dont pay for and the ones that you do play for cost 5:99$.
Populus Run is incredibly well designed across all aspects, including interaction, gameplay, haptics, music, 3D environments, and more. Just look at the level selector! This game was a standout Apple Arcade Original, and its now available for direct purchase on the App Store.
We just want to say Populus Run is good game and easy to play,comfortable.
Just got this game five minutes ago when this review was written. This game is absolutely a amazing. Itd be nice if we could swap the jump button and run button though. Ive gotta get back to the game so bye! 9.8/10 for this game.
Beat the whole game & it was great but was missing 2 achievements due to glitches. The game also started to lag, stutter & overheat our phone after about 15 minutes of play time. Still recommend but beware of these issues.
Populus Run has some of the best designs that Ive ever seen in the App Store. We loved the gameplay, and we loved the sugar free theme. But here are some problems. We dont know how to set difficulties on the levels! How do you set it to hardcore mode!? How do you bring it back!? We really wish there was a setting where we could set it to the difficulties would really be great. Another problem is that we dont know what special features the full version has. We dont seem to see anything different from the free version. It looks like that was what we got from spending four dollars on this. No new levels. One more is that the boss fights are so laggy. Maybe we used up a lot of our space and it might get laggy. But Im not going to leave it out. Overall, we think the game could be better than three stars, but we like it. Controls: 8/10 Graphics: 10/10 Theme: 8/10 Details: 6/10 Design: 9/10 Music: 77% Good effects Fine bosses.
The menu nav for level select is terrible, as you almost never go into the level you want. As for the controls, when using the setting where the buttons are far apart, sometimes they dont register when tapping them.
After 4 levels you have to buy the whole game for 4$.
Our daughter & we like this game, but wish you could use themouse instead ofthe arrow keys. Catchy sounds & very nice graphics. Love the ketogenic theme, too.
We understand needing to draw players to the game but having 4 free levels and then a pay wall is gonna be big factor in whether the persons gonna keep it installed.
Free games you can't play without paying? Outta our way.
An absolutely chaotic yet rewarding platformer. Absolutely deserves the 4 dollars of the full game.
We pre ordered this game and we probably was one of the first to play it. Never-mind that though, the music is fire and the gameplay is pretty fun. We love that you can add a controller to play because it makes it easier to play and control. If your reading this review, then you should probably get this game.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 3.4.4
- Size: 523.30 MB
- iOS: 15.0 or later
- Languages: AR, NL, EN, FR, DE, IT, JA, KO, PT, RU, ZH, ES, ZH, TR
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence, Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes
- Developer: FIFTYTWO, OOO
Last updated: 17th October 2025 | Genre: Action | Developer: FIFTYTWO, OOO