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Running Through Russia cover art

Running Through Russia

Spell Helix · 2017-05-21

Steam

AdventureCasualIndieEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 21, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 21, 2017 (Linux), May 21, 2017 (Mac)

Running Through Russia - funny runner with a bunch of memes about Russia and russian people.

Running Through Russia is a $0.99 Adventure, Casual, and Indie Early Access game released in 2017, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (72% of 1460 reviews).

1
playing now
72%
positive of 1.5k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
2h
to beat · rushed 2h · completionist 2h
$0.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 28 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (88 reviews).
  • · Top 11% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 37k–88k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,460 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2018-12-20) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
717120172026Week of 2017-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
190Apr 2017Jul 2024Apr 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Jun 2017 — avg 6 · peak 20Aug 2017 — avg 2 · peak 9Oct 2017 — avg 2 · peak 8Dec 2017 — avg 2 · peak 7Feb 2018 — avg 2 · peak 6Apr 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Jun 2018 — avg 1 · peak 4Aug 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Oct 2018 — avg 1 · peak 4Dec 2018 — avg 0 · peak 3Feb 2019 — avg 0 · peak 4Apr 2019 — avg 0 · peak 2Jun 2019 — avg 2 · peak 22Aug 2019 — avg 0 · peak 2Oct 2019 — avg 0 · peak 2Mar 2020 — avg 1 · peak 3Jun 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Aug 2020 — avg 0 · peak 3Nov 2020 — avg 0 · peak 4May 2024 — avg 1 · peak 3Jul 2024 — avg 1 · peak 3
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$0.99$0.492017-05-222025-10-062017-05-22 — best price $0.792017-06-22 — best price $0.742017-07-24 — best price $0.842017-10-26 — best price $0.792017-11-22 — best price $0.742017-12-21 — best price $0.662018-01-22 — best price $0.842018-02-15 — best price $0.792018-03-26 — best price $0.842018-05-28 — best price $0.792018-08-20 — best price $0.792018-10-30 — best price $0.792018-11-21 — best price $0.662018-12-20 — best price $0.492019-02-05 — best price $0.692019-06-26 — best price $0.792019-10-28 — best price $0.792019-11-26 — best price $0.742019-12-19 — best price $0.692020-06-25 — best price $0.692022-06-23 — best price $0.792025-03-13 — best price $0.792025-06-26 — best price $0.792025-09-29 — best price $0.792025-10-06 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
98.5%
earned "NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_1_2"
96.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,04652%4,096

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

Player tags

2DIndieMemesCasualNudityRunnerAdventureIlluminatiPlatformerStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.