Temple Run is an "endless running" video game developed by the Raleigh-based Imangi Studios. The player takes on the role of an explorer attempting to steal an idol from a temple and being chased by "demonic monkeys". The game is available on iOS and Android systems.

Temple Run centers around a group of wandering explorers, where one of the characters, whom the player controls, steals an idol from an ancient temple. The player controls the characters moments after they have stolen the idol. Immediately upon acquiring the idol, the player is pursued by a group of malevolent demonic monkeys who chase the player out of the temple, thus initiating a "temple run."

The object of the game is to run as far as possible in a endless game world by avoiding randomly generated obstacles that require the player to either jump (slide finger forward), duck (slide finger backwards), or turn (slide finger to the right or left) in a precise manner. Tilting the device will cause the character to move from side to side, allowing them to collect coins as they run. These coins are primarily in the shape of yellow diamonds, but according to their point value, they can also be red or blue (a 2-point coin and a 3-point coin, respectively). In addition to the coins, players also encounter sporadic bonus items during their run. The longer a session gets, the faster the character runs and the more frequent the obstacles become, requiring quicker and quicker reflexes to stay alive. The game is measured in meters, starting from the temple.

When gaining coins, there is a bonus meter and a bonus gauge to complete. Each time the player obtains 100 coins, a section of the bonus gauge is completed and the bonus meter resets. When the player trips, the bonus meter and gauge resets. It takes 400 coins to complete the bonus gauge. The controllable characters are Guy Dangerous, "just your average explorer" (default explorer), a "cunning" escape artist named Scarlett Fox, a city cop "with an attitude" named Barry Bones, a Far East explorer named Karma Lee, Montana Smith the "second greatest" explorer ever, a conquistador named Francisco Montoya and Zach Wonder, a football star. The playable characters have the same abilities, and differ only in cosmetic appearance. Montoya, the women, and the rest of the men have different grunts and sounds. Montoya's grunts are slightly higher-pitched than the other men. Husband-and-wife team Keith Shepherd and Natalia Luckyanova, along with artist Kiril Tchangov, created Temple Run. Originally, the game cost 99 cents, but was soon released as a freemium app, which quintupled revenue with in-game coin purchasing. Both Shepherd and Luckyanova developed the gameplay, while Tchangov created the graphics.