Carl Williams writes, "Endless running games are long in the tooth by now and quite honestly, pretty darn boring (there is not much innovation going on). There is no reason, other than laziness, for there not being more to do in these games. That is what is so interesting about Holy Warp’s title, Swords & Some Magic. There is a lot of innovation going on here."
Where two potential heirs to the genre are previewed before fantasizing about VR Temple Run.