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I Hate Running Backwards cover art

I Hate Running Backwards

Binx Games · Devolver Digital · 2018-05-22

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Oct 19, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), May 22, 2018 (PlayStation 4), May 22, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 22, 2018 (Linux), May 22, 2018 (Xbox One)

I Hate Running Backwards is a never-ending adrenaline packed shoot'em down roguelite that puts the emphasis on destruction and fighting never ending waves of enemies while time traveling through procedurally generated worlds!

1
playing now
75%
positive of 245 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 12:00 UTC (census sample)

I Hate Running Backwards is a 2018 shoot 'em up game developed by Binx Interactive and published by Devolver Digital. One or two players traverse procedurally generated levels using several characters, including Sam "Serious" Stone, the protagonist of the Serious Sam series. The screen scrolls vertically as the player character runs backwards through a partially destructible environment and battles enemies approaching from the bottom of the screen. The player can use two weapons, a melee attack, and an "ultimate" ability that requires the prior defeat of several enemies.

Health check

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  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 56% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 6.1k–15k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 245 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2019-06-18) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 16 of 31 observed days · $12.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

102026-08-12 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 12:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$2.992018-05-232026-08-292018-05-23 — best price $14.992018-11-01 — best price $14.992019-01-04 — best price $14.992019-06-18 — best price $2.992019-08-29 — best price $3.742019-11-10 — best price $3.742019-12-19 — best price $2.992020-04-16 — best price $3.742020-06-25 — best price $3.742020-11-16 — best price $2.992020-12-22 — best price $3.742021-03-25 — best price $3.742021-06-24 — best price $2.992021-11-24 — best price $2.992022-01-27 — best price $2.992022-05-05 — best price $2.992022-11-22 — best price $2.992023-02-13 — best price $2.992023-04-27 — best price $2.992023-11-22 — best price $2.992024-02-12 — best price $2.992024-05-13 — best price $2.992024-08-01 — best price $2.992024-10-10 — best price $2.992024-10-28 — best price $2.992024-12-02 — best price $14.992025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-02-17 — best price $14.992025-03-27 — best price $2.992025-05-29 — best price $2.992025-07-17 — best price $14.992025-09-18 — best price $2.992025-10-06 — best price $14.992025-11-10 — best price $14.992026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-03-12 — best price $2.992026-05-28 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-08-29 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4372026-05-31 — 14 pageviews2026-06-03 — 16 pageviews2026-06-06 — 17 pageviews2026-06-09 — 26 pageviews2026-06-12 — 22 pageviews2026-06-15 — 26 pageviews2026-06-18 — 15 pageviews2026-06-21 — 15 pageviews2026-06-24 — 22 pageviews2026-06-27 — 23 pageviews2026-06-30 — 23 pageviews2026-07-03 — 14 pageviews2026-07-06 — 16 pageviews2026-07-09 — 22 pageviews2026-07-12 — 19 pageviews2026-07-15 — 17 pageviews2026-07-18 — 18 pageviews2026-07-21 — 10 pageviews2026-07-24 — 17 pageviews2026-07-27 — 12 pageviews2026-07-30 — 14 pageviews2026-08-02 — 10 pageviews2026-08-05 — 29 pageviews2026-08-08 — 43 pageviews2026-08-11 — 23 pageviews2026-08-14 — 18 pageviews2026-08-17 — 13 pageviews2026-08-20 — 15 pageviews2026-08-23 — 16 pageviews2026-08-26 — 13 pageviews2026-08-28 — 19 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam Cloud

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Player tags

Co-opIndieVoxelActionRunnerDifficultRogue-likeRogue-liteBullet HellDestruction

Census log

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

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