Running Stitch
Steer a needle that never stops and make everyone else run into your thread. 1–8 players on one screen, in online rooms or against computer stitchers.
ABOUT
Running Stitch (version 1.0.0.0) is a curve-battle arcade game set in a sewing box. Every player steers a needle that never stops and lays a thread behind it.
Run into any thread — your own too — the edge of the fabric or something sewn onto it, and your thread snaps. Every time a needle snaps, everyone still stitching scores a point. Every few seconds a thread dips under the fabric and leaves a gap you can slip through.
Notions (power-ups) help you, hinder rivals or change the whole fabric, and each fabric has its own layout, from the Embroidery Hoop to the Tartan Sleeve and the Pincushion.
Play a Quick Match against three computer stitchers, a Local Match for up to eight people on one device, an online room by code, the Pattern Book with 24 challenges in six chapters, or the Daily Pattern that is the same for everyone each day.
There are 41 achievements (one hidden). Progress is saved in your browser, and achievements unlocked while signed in are saved to your TrySomeGames account. Online rooms use a public connection service, so they can be unreliable on some networks. The game is in English.
KEY FEATURES
- 1–8 players on one device
- Online rooms by code
- Pattern Book: 24 challenges
- Daily Pattern for everyone
- 41 achievements that sync to your account
SCREENSHOT
REVIEWS & RATINGS
Editorial review by TrySomeGames — not a player rating
VERDICT: A sharp, readable take on curve battles with a lot of variety.
The sewing theme does real work: gaps in the thread, notions and fabrics with their own layouts change how every round plays out. Eight players on one keyboard is chaotic in the best way.
The Pattern Book and Daily Pattern give solo players a reason to come back between party nights.
PROS
- Up to eight players on one device
- Lots of fabrics and notions
- Pattern Book and Daily Pattern for solo play
CONS
- English only
- Online rooms depend on a public connection service
- Progress is stored in this browser
Reviewed by The TrySomeGames Editorial Team · Updated 14 October 2026
QUICK START
OBJECTIVE
Be the last needle stitching and reach the target score first.
CONTROLS
- Keyboard: arrow keys or A and D; local players use Z X, 1 2, N M, O P or F G.
- Mouse: left and right button.
- Touch: hold the left or right half of the screen.
- Gamepad: stick, D-pad or shoulder buttons; Start pauses.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
How do I steer?
Only left and right: arrow keys or A and D, the mouse buttons, a gamepad or the left and right half of a touch screen.
How many can play?
Up to eight on one device with keyboard pairs, gamepads, mouse and touch, or up to eight in an online room.
Where is my progress saved?
In your browser. Achievements also sync to your account when you are signed in.
GENRE & BRAND
- Genre: Curve battle
- Brand: Arcade — Reflex-first browser arcade — eleven quick action games, from pinball and asteroids to dodgeball, snakes and orbit shooters.
- Language: EN
- Devices: Phones, tablets, laptops and desktops; landscape is recommended on phones.
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RIGHTS & CREDITS
- Developer & publisher: TrySomeGames — independent game project from Sweden. Responsible publisher: David Johansson.
- Licence: Original game by TrySomeGames. © TrySomeGames — all rights reserved. Use is governed by our EULA.
- Source: Runs from TrySomeGames’ own code — it is not embedded from another site.
- Copyright concerns: Report suspected infringement via our DMCA page.