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BIT.TRIP RERUNNER cover art

BIT.TRIP RERUNNER

Choice Provisions · Choice Provisions · 2023-09-19

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: May 13, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Sep 19, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 29, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), TBD (Nintendo Switch 2)

The classic rhythm platformer is back as BIT.TRIP RERUNNER + RUNNER MAKER! The fun of the original now sports fresh mechanics, art, and soundtrack – plus RUNNER MAKER, which allows you to create custom levels. A must-play for rhythm newbies, experts, and everyone in between.

97%
positive of 403 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
4.24★
PlayStation Store rating (165 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 16 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (127 reviews).
  • · Top 23% of 26,567 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 8.1k–18k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 403 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2024-10-03)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 8 of 20 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12512520232026Week of 2023-09-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$4.992023-09-192026-10-082023-09-19 — best price $15.992023-11-21 — best price $13.392023-12-14 — best price $14.992023-12-21 — best price $13.392024-01-17 — best price $14.992024-03-06 — best price $9.992024-04-23 — best price $13.392024-06-03 — best price $13.392024-06-27 — best price $13.392024-08-19 — best price $13.392024-10-03 — best price $4.992024-11-27 — best price $9.992024-12-19 — best price $7.992025-02-04 — best price $9.992025-03-13 — best price $9.992025-06-20 — best price $9.992025-06-27 — best price $9.992025-08-14 — best price $9.992025-09-22 — best price $6.792025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-11-10 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-05-25 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-03 — best price $19.992026-09-14 — best price $19.992026-09-22 — best price $19.992026-10-01 — best price $9.992026-10-08 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

36
achievements tracked
60.7%
earned "IMPETUS.COMPLETE"
16.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2023-09-19 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6948%36
PS5 (PlayStation)36017%35
Xbox Series (Xbox)8628%36

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

Player tags

3DCuteRetroActionRhythmRunnerColorfulOld SchoolPlatformerAtmospheric

Census log

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

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