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

Gaijin Games · 2013-02-26

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

ActionCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

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!

4
playing now
92%
positive of 3.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (49 ratings)
8h
to beat · rushed 5h · completionist 20h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 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.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 4 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 21% of 10,906 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 10 of 21 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

402026-08-12 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-12 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-17 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-29 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$1.192015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $1.192015-05-14 — best price $4.492015-09-11 — best price $14.992016-01-04 — best price $3.742016-04-25 — best price $4.492016-06-15 — best price $4.492016-10-03 — best price $14.992017-01-02 — best price $14.992017-09-07 — best price $5.992017-12-21 — best price $3.742018-05-22 — best price $14.992018-09-04 — best price $14.992019-01-04 — best price $14.992019-05-30 — best price $5.992019-08-29 — best price $5.992019-12-19 — best price $7.492020-01-24 — best price $7.492020-03-31 — best price $14.992020-08-17 — best price $14.992020-12-01 — best price $14.992021-02-15 — best price $14.992021-07-08 — best price $14.992021-11-26 — best price $7.492022-01-31 — best price $14.992022-05-04 — best price $5.992023-02-27 — best price $5.992023-07-04 — best price $14.992023-09-05 — best price $14.992023-11-21 — best price $7.492024-01-05 — best price $14.992024-02-22 — best price $14.992024-04-29 — best price $14.992024-07-11 — best price $14.992024-11-05 — best price $14.992024-12-19 — best price $5.992025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-09-29 — best price $7.492026-03-19 — best price $7.492026-07-28 — best price $7.492026-08-30 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3942026-05-31 — 15 pageviews2026-06-03 — 8 pageviews2026-06-06 — 12 pageviews2026-06-09 — 21 pageviews2026-06-12 — 11 pageviews2026-06-15 — 12 pageviews2026-06-18 — 14 pageviews2026-06-21 — 12 pageviews2026-06-24 — 27 pageviews2026-06-27 — 9 pageviews2026-06-30 — 10 pageviews2026-07-03 — 13 pageviews2026-07-06 — 16 pageviews2026-07-09 — 13 pageviews2026-07-12 — 11 pageviews2026-07-15 — 18 pageviews2026-07-18 — 17 pageviews2026-07-21 — 14 pageviews2026-07-24 — 16 pageviews2026-07-27 — 14 pageviews2026-07-30 — 15 pageviews2026-08-02 — 24 pageviews2026-08-05 — 18 pageviews2026-08-08 — 12 pageviews2026-08-11 — 9 pageviews2026-08-14 — 15 pageviews2026-08-17 — 14 pageviews2026-08-20 — 18 pageviews2026-08-23 — 18 pageviews2026-08-26 — 19 pageviews2026-08-28 — 16 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

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.

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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