Meme Run

In Meme Run, the player controls a stick figure with a trollface for a head. The character runs through procedurally generated 2D levels, jumping over and sliding under obstacles, until it is trapped between the continually sliding screen and an obstacle or falls into a bottomless pit. The player's total of "swag points" continually increases, and after a run, the player can post their high score to Miiverse. The levels are made up of the repeated "Lenny face" Internet meme, and other memes appear throughout the game, such as a "wombo combo!"

scream when the player collects an item—a reference to a Super Smash Bros. Melee match recording on YouTube.

Meme Run was developed by Ninja Pig Studios, a small indie outfit consisting of 20 year old developer Jordan Schuetz and his brother. The game contains copious use of memes, described as an "Internet meme-infused infinite runner (Yes, really)" by Joystiq. It was intended to appeal to both hardcore and casual gaming audiences by featuring both simple, intuitive controls and substantial difficulty once the character has run far enough.

The game was widely criticized before its release; in response, Schuetz responded that it was a parody intended to "troll" users and called it "Game of the Year 2014". However, Schuetz's friends in college enjoyed the game, and its description contains the quote "Tyrone rated this game 8/8 which means it's not b8 so come play m8." It was released on December 18, 2014, for the Wii U's eShop online service, their second eShop release after the poorly received puzzle game IQ Test. Schuetz has stated that Ninja Pig's future plans are "a secret".

Prior to release, Mark Serrels of Kotaku called the game "terrifying" and opined that "just watching this video game being played is a genuine insight into what it is to be insane." The game was negatively received by critics upon release. Nintendo Life staff writer Lee Meyer called it possibly "one of the worst releases on any gaming platform this year" and stating that it was certainly not worth its price of US$4.99. Meyer found the copious use of memes to be unpleasant and jarring and also criticized the finicky controls. He suggested that its intention may have been to lampoon the proliferation of banal Internet memes, but felt that it had not succeeded.

On July 23, 2020, a sequel was released for Windows, macOS, and PlayStation 4 titled Meme Run 2. It has similar gameplay to the original but with non-copyrighted content.