Each game has a mechanic of the cookies running to earn points and items, overcome obstacles, and fight or escape enemies.

[14] On September 27, 2016, the game was released for soft-launch, now under the current name, in Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, the Philippines, the Netherlands, and Sweden on both Apple App Store and Google Play.

The game features multiple singleplayer and PVP modes that involve reaching a high score with the correct combinations.

Cookie Run: Kingdom was released on 19–21 January 2021 worldwide and had its official English release on 8 October 2021.,[16] Unlike the previous games, Cookie Run: Kingdom takes place in an alternate universe and is a mix of a collectible RPG and a social kingdom-building game.

Cookie Run: Witch's Castle is a block puzzle game released on March 15, 2024.

Cookie Run: The Darkest Night is a VR roguelike adventure game for the Meta Quest, with its first chapter releasing on 30 November 2023.

[29] Cookie Run for LINE has ranked #1 in Thailand and #4 in Taiwan for sales in 2014, while seeing over 2.9 million daily users on Kakao in Korea in 2013.

[10] Cookie Run: OvenBreak made it in Apple's Best of 2017 for the top 10 most-downloaded free iPhone and iPad games.

[32] In Google Play's Best of 2021 for Korea, it was chosen as a winner for Best Game of the Year[33] and User's Choice of 2021.

In 2022, Cookie Run: Kingdom won the Pocket Gamer People's Choice award.