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BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

Gaijin Games · 2013-02-26

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

ActionCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Feb 26, 2013 (Linux), Feb 26, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 05, 2013 (PlayStation 3), Feb 24, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Apr 11, 2013 (Wii U), Oct 31, 2013 (iOS)

Step into rhythmic bliss with Runner2! Best Indie Game winner, Guinness World Record holder, and narrated by Charles Martinet. Unleash vibrant moves and beats in 120 levels!

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is a $14.99 Action, Casual and Indie game released in 2013, with Very Positive (92% of 3077 reviews) and an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000.— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

5
playing now
92%
positive of 3.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (49 ratings)
4.71★
PlayStation Store rating (905 ratings)
8h
to beat · rushed 5h · completionist 20h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is a 2013 side-scrolling platformer developed by Gaijin Games. The game is the sequel to Bit.Trip Runner (2010) and was released as a downloadable title on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Wii U, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, and iOS. Versions for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch were later released in 2016 and 2024 respectively. The PC, Mac, Linux, and Wii U versions were self-published by Gaijin Games, and the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions were published by Aksys Games.

Trailer

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien trailer thumbnail

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien | E3 2013

≈16,312 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quiet
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 20 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 123k–246k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,077 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.19 at Steam (2014-11-26) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 21 of 63 observed days · $13.80 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
131320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-15 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 02:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 21:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2340Jan 2013May 2026Jan 2013 — avg 0 · peak 4May 2013 — avg 23 · peak 67Sep 2013 — avg 12 · peak 36Jan 2014 — avg 234 · peak 762May 2014 — avg 29 · peak 83Sep 2014 — avg 18 · peak 50Jan 2015 — avg 36 · peak 123May 2015 — avg 14 · peak 33Sep 2015 — avg 9 · peak 23Jan 2016 — avg 16 · peak 39May 2016 — avg 8 · peak 24Sep 2016 — avg 6 · peak 17Jan 2017 — avg 14 · peak 39May 2017 — avg 6 · peak 16Sep 2017 — avg 6 · peak 18Jan 2018 — avg 7 · peak 21May 2018 — avg 11 · peak 41Sep 2018 — avg 4 · peak 11Jan 2019 — avg 5 · peak 14May 2019 — avg 3 · peak 10Sep 2019 — avg 2 · peak 7Jan 2020 — avg 4 · peak 10May 2020 — avg 4 · peak 12Sep 2020 — avg 4 · peak 10Jan 2021 — avg 4 · peak 11May 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Sep 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Jan 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9May 2022 — avg 2 · peak 5Sep 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Jan 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9May 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Sep 2023 — avg 3 · peak 7Jan 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10May 2024 — avg 2 · peak 5Oct 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Mar 2025 — avg 2 · peak 7Jan 2026 — avg 2 · peak 6May 2026 — avg 2 · peak 5
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$1.192015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $1.192015-06-11 — best price $5.992015-12-01 — best price $14.992016-03-25 — best price $3.742016-06-15 — best price $4.492016-11-14 — best price $14.992017-07-03 — best price $4.942017-11-23 — best price $3.742018-05-22 — best price $14.992018-11-13 — best price $4.942019-02-11 — best price $14.992019-08-19 — best price $7.492019-12-19 — best price $7.492020-02-17 — best price $7.492020-06-15 — best price $14.992020-11-25 — best price $5.992021-02-15 — best price $14.992021-09-17 — best price $14.992021-12-22 — best price $5.992022-03-21 — best price $5.992023-02-27 — best price $5.992023-07-17 — best price $8.992023-10-25 — best price $7.492023-12-21 — best price $7.492024-02-22 — best price $14.992024-05-09 — best price $14.992024-08-26 — best price $14.992024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-11-03 — best price $3.742026-05-18 — best price $7.492026-09-02 — best price $14.992026-09-12 — best price $14.992026-09-22 — best price $14.992026-10-02 — best price $10.492026-10-12 — best price $14.992026-10-14 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3992026-05-31 — 15 pageviews2026-06-04 — 9 pageviews2026-06-08 — 16 pageviews2026-06-12 — 11 pageviews2026-06-16 — 20 pageviews2026-06-20 — 10 pageviews2026-06-24 — 27 pageviews2026-06-28 — 14 pageviews2026-07-02 — 21 pageviews2026-07-06 — 16 pageviews2026-07-10 — 18 pageviews2026-07-14 — 15 pageviews2026-07-18 — 17 pageviews2026-07-22 — 15 pageviews2026-07-26 — 19 pageviews2026-07-30 — 15 pageviews2026-08-03 — 21 pageviews2026-08-07 — 10 pageviews2026-08-11 — 9 pageviews2026-08-15 — 9 pageviews2026-08-19 — 18 pageviews2026-08-23 — 18 pageviews2026-08-27 — 16 pageviews2026-08-31 — 12 pageviews2026-09-04 — 13 pageviews2026-09-08 — 19 pageviews2026-09-12 — 10 pageviews2026-09-16 — 22 pageviews2026-09-20 — 14 pageviews2026-09-24 — 17 pageviews2026-09-28 — 19 pageviews2026-10-02 — 17 pageviews2026-10-06 — 14 pageviews2026-10-10 — 17 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
62.8%
earned "First Steps"
11%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2013-02-26, latest 2013-07-11 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)21,1514%26

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

IndieMusicActionArcadeComedyLinearRhythmRunnerColorfulDifficult

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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