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Race The Sun cover art

Race The Sun

Flippfly LLC · 2013-12-09

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndieRacing

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person, Virtual Reality

Releases: Aug 19, 2013 (Mac), Aug 19, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 21, 2014 (PlayStation 4), Oct 08, 2015 (Wii U), Jul 30, 2015 (iOS), Oct 21, 2014 (PlayStation Vita)

You are a solar-powered craft. The sun is your death timer. Hurtle towards the sunset at breakneck speed in a futile race against time. Delay the inevitable by catching speed boosts which reverse the setting sun - if only for a moment. Don't crash, stay in the light, and don't slow down!

Race The Sun is a 2013 Action Indie Racing game priced at $9.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 6354 reviews).

5
playing now
93%
positive of 6.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
86/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (67 ratings)
4.03★
PlayStation Store rating (18,386 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Race the Sun is a 2013 endless running video game developed and published by American indie studio Flippfly and released on August 19, 2013, for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux platforms. In Race the Sun, the player controls a solar-powered spaceship, dodging various objects on the way such as laser beams, other ships and other stationary obstacles, while gathering pick ups that can be used in game, all while the sun slowly sets on the horizon. The game ends either when the player hits an object and the ship gets destroyed, or when the sun sets.

Trailer

Race The Sun trailer thumbnail

Race the Sun Movie Trailer (1996) Halle Berry

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 42 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity down 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 27,701 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 254k–508k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,354 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.99-80%
GOG$9.99
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Humble Store (2016-05-11) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 15 of 65 observed days · $9.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
595920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-15 13:00 — 6 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 10 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 9 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 10 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 10 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 7 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 6 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 10 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 8 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3914Dec 2013Aug 2026Dec 2013 — avg 72 · peak 220Apr 2014 — avg 17 · peak 40Aug 2014 — avg 13 · peak 30Dec 2014 — avg 35 · peak 92Apr 2015 — avg 16 · peak 87Aug 2015 — avg 391 · peak 2,601Dec 2015 — avg 63 · peak 273Apr 2016 — avg 34 · peak 67Aug 2016 — avg 26 · peak 52Dec 2016 — avg 22 · peak 57Apr 2017 — avg 18 · peak 36Aug 2017 — avg 14 · peak 35Dec 2017 — avg 16 · peak 42Apr 2018 — avg 11 · peak 26Aug 2018 — avg 10 · peak 24Dec 2018 — avg 18 · peak 74Apr 2019 — avg 12 · peak 40Aug 2019 — avg 9 · peak 21Dec 2019 — avg 10 · peak 25Apr 2020 — avg 10 · peak 26Aug 2020 — avg 8 · peak 19Dec 2020 — avg 10 · peak 25Apr 2021 — avg 8 · peak 19Aug 2021 — avg 6 · peak 16Dec 2021 — avg 7 · peak 20Apr 2022 — avg 5 · peak 15Aug 2022 — avg 6 · peak 18Dec 2022 — avg 7 · peak 23Apr 2023 — avg 5 · peak 15Aug 2023 — avg 6 · peak 15Dec 2023 — avg 5 · peak 13Apr 2024 — avg 7 · peak 18Aug 2024 — avg 6 · peak 15Dec 2024 — avg 7 · peak 18Apr 2025 — avg 5 · peak 13Aug 2025 — avg 6 · peak 17Dec 2025 — avg 5 · peak 13Apr 2026 — avg 5 · peak 16Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$11.99$0.992015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $2.992015-04-27 — best price $9.992015-06-12 — best price $1.992015-08-20 — best price $9.992015-12-06 — best price $1.992016-02-12 — best price $9.992016-07-07 — best price $11.992016-11-29 — best price $9.992017-05-15 — best price $9.992017-09-18 — best price $0.992018-01-01 — best price $9.992018-09-28 — best price $0.992019-04-08 — best price $9.992019-10-07 — best price $1.992020-01-02 — best price $9.992020-06-25 — best price $4.992021-01-05 — best price $9.992021-10-28 — best price $4.992022-01-24 — best price $2.492022-06-28 — best price $9.992023-04-17 — best price $9.992023-09-18 — best price $4.992023-12-21 — best price $4.992024-02-28 — best price $9.992024-05-13 — best price $2.492024-08-07 — best price $9.992024-11-27 — best price $2.492025-06-02 — best price $1.992026-01-23 — best price $2.492026-08-13 — best price $2.492026-09-02 — best price $9.992026-09-12 — best price $9.992026-09-22 — best price $9.992026-10-02 — best price $1.992026-10-12 — best price $9.992026-10-14 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4852026-05-30 — 7 pageviews2026-06-03 — 7 pageviews2026-06-07 — 25 pageviews2026-06-11 — 18 pageviews2026-06-15 — 15 pageviews2026-06-19 — 8 pageviews2026-06-23 — 21 pageviews2026-06-27 — 21 pageviews2026-07-01 — 10 pageviews2026-07-05 — 8 pageviews2026-07-09 — 12 pageviews2026-07-13 — 17 pageviews2026-07-17 — 6 pageviews2026-07-21 — 11 pageviews2026-07-25 — 13 pageviews2026-07-29 — 9 pageviews2026-08-02 — 9 pageviews2026-08-06 — 15 pageviews2026-08-10 — 19 pageviews2026-08-14 — 10 pageviews2026-08-18 — 10 pageviews2026-08-22 — 19 pageviews2026-08-26 — 19 pageviews2026-08-30 — 15 pageviews2026-09-03 — 9 pageviews2026-09-07 — 11 pageviews2026-09-11 — 12 pageviews2026-09-15 — 13 pageviews2026-09-19 — 18 pageviews2026-09-23 — 14 pageviews2026-09-27 — 14 pageviews2026-10-01 — 15 pageviews2026-10-05 — 14 pageviews2026-10-09 — 9 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

25
achievements tracked
73.6%
earned "Sparrow"
5.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportVR SupportedSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudStatsSteam LeaderboardsIncludes level editor2 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2015-07-27 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4, PS3, PS Vita (PlayStation)34,6884%13
Steam (Steam)28,5861%25
Xbox One (Xbox)13,6620%25
PS4, PS3, PS Vita (PlayStation)16576%14

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

3DVRNoirArcadeRacingRunnerDrivingRelaxingSurvivalTutorial

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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