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SpeedRunners

DoubleDutch Games · tinyBuild · 2016-04-19

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionCasualIndieRacingSports

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jan 23, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 19, 2016 (Mac), Feb 25, 2019 (Android), Apr 19, 2016 (Linux), Jun 01, 2017 (Xbox One), Jul 05, 2017 (PlayStation 4)

Cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other, locally and/or online. Run, jump, swing around, and use devious weapons and pick-ups to knock opponents off-screen! One of the most competitive games you'll ever play.

SpeedRunners is an Action, Casual, Indie and Racing game released in 2016, priced at $2.99, with an owner estimate of 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 37136 reviews).

137
playing now
94%
positive of 37k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
IGDB user rating (117 ratings)
10h
to beat · rushed 3h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$2.99
steam price (US)

137 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

SpeedRunners is a multiplayer side-scrolling racing game developed by DoubleDutch Games and published by tinyBuild. Originally a free web browser game titled SpeedRunner and later an Xbox 360 game by the name SpeedRunner HD on Xbox Live Arcade, SpeedRunners was released on Steam on 26 August 2013 into Steam Early Access, and as a full game on 19 April 2016. SpeedRunners was released on Xbox One in June 2017 as a Games with Gold title. A Nintendo Switch version was released on 23 January 2020. It was recognized as an esport by the Electronic Sports League in July 2015. However, due to decreasing activity the SpeedRunners section was ended on 28 August 2016 when the final community cup was held.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 137 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 348 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~44/week).
  • · Review velocity down 24% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 928k–2.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 37,136 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$2.69-82%
Humble Store$2.99-80%
IndieGala$2.99-80%
GamersGate$3.00-80%
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2020-11-06) · bundled 20×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 89 of 117 observed days · $1.69 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
63763720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 289 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 637 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 381 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 352 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 259 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

238402026-08-06 21:00 — 100 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 138 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 74 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 164 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 155 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 90 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 159 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 217 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 102 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 238 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 145 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 57 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 151 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 86 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 53 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 133 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 95 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 72 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 137 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 95 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 52 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 117 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 149 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 56 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 80 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 124 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 40 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 104 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 137 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$1.002015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-10-05 — best price $14.992016-07-07 — best price $39.992017-06-23 — best price $3.742018-02-15 — best price $7.492018-11-21 — best price $9.892019-11-10 — best price $4.492020-05-21 — best price $13.392020-07-09 — best price $14.992020-08-25 — best price $3.742020-10-13 — best price $14.992020-12-04 — best price $14.992021-01-20 — best price $14.992021-03-24 — best price $14.992021-05-18 — best price $7.492021-08-09 — best price $14.992021-11-04 — best price $13.272022-01-28 — best price $3.752022-05-04 — best price $13.392022-07-29 — best price $13.472022-10-08 — best price $13.172023-01-10 — best price $12.262023-03-24 — best price $11.012023-06-15 — best price $3.742023-08-22 — best price $3.132023-11-13 — best price $14.992024-02-05 — best price $3.182024-04-03 — best price $12.492024-05-28 — best price $12.292024-07-20 — best price $2.992024-09-18 — best price $14.992024-12-11 — best price $2.992025-03-15 — best price $3.002025-07-11 — best price $11.012025-11-04 — best price $14.992026-01-17 — best price $2.692026-04-17 — best price $12.892026-07-23 — best price $1.492026-08-26 — best price $2.692026-08-30 — best price $2.69
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

84252026-05-28 — 52 pageviews2026-05-31 — 40 pageviews2026-06-03 — 36 pageviews2026-06-06 — 57 pageviews2026-06-09 — 45 pageviews2026-06-12 — 42 pageviews2026-06-15 — 27 pageviews2026-06-18 — 52 pageviews2026-06-21 — 32 pageviews2026-06-24 — 37 pageviews2026-06-27 — 44 pageviews2026-06-30 — 44 pageviews2026-07-03 — 33 pageviews2026-07-06 — 34 pageviews2026-07-09 — 42 pageviews2026-07-12 — 42 pageviews2026-07-15 — 41 pageviews2026-07-18 — 50 pageviews2026-07-21 — 36 pageviews2026-07-24 — 43 pageviews2026-07-27 — 38 pageviews2026-07-30 — 55 pageviews2026-08-02 — 33 pageviews2026-08-05 — 44 pageviews2026-08-08 — 35 pageviews2026-08-11 — 45 pageviews2026-08-14 — 28 pageviews2026-08-17 — 44 pageviews2026-08-20 — 45 pageviews2026-08-23 — 84 pageviews2026-08-25 — 63 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

402026-08-26 19:15 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

29
achievements tracked
69.9%
earned "Backfired"
21%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading Cards3 DLC

18 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, Hungarian, Greek…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)65,9181%29
Xbox One (Xbox)38,8321%18
PS4 (PlayStation)11,1721%16
Switch (Nintendo)2180%0

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

2DFunnyIndieActionRacingSportsParkourControllerFast-PacedPlatformer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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