Amok Runner
Skip · Shooter · 2022
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 10, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Length
- 2.1h 77.2h to 100%
- Value
- $4.76/hr
- Reviews
- 61% of 216 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in 6 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 207 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
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About the game
One day, a noble woman turns our protagonist's (the doctor) life upside down by visiting his clinic, in a town where the amok madness is rampant. The doctor leaves all his personal effects and career aside and begins to follow this woman's footsteps while fighting against the deadly amok syndrome.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon R9 380, 6 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
36 discounts in the 4 years on record, a median of 75 percent off across all of them, roughly 4 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 30 weeks ago.
It is cheaper than 61 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 85 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Jusant ($24.99, scores 59) beats it on value, while it beats Their Land ($2.99, scores 0).
More about Amok Runner
The main story runs 2.1 hours. Doing everything runs 77, 37 times as long.
At 2.1 hours it is a handheld-sized game, and Valve rates it Deck Verified.
The drop-off
46% start to 6% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
It's... salvageable. Graphics are nice, the city is kewl, some static shots are nice, and that's it. The best thing about this game is just to roam around a decently built city with decent enough graphics. Everything else spans from subpar to horrible. The worst offender here is the combat, it's not fun, enemies just overwhelm you, and you simply don't have enough space to aim your weapon. Maybe a real melee...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
One of the most bizarre gaming experiences I've ever had. Gameplay is extremely iffy. Very janky combat, pedestrian puzzles and an a small open world to explore with optional quests that add zero to the experience. This is before I get started on the story. This is essentially a 'narrative' experience but the characters behaviour is like that of someone who has vaguely heard of what it's like to be human. Not to...
i liked this game almost as much as i like sabrina carpetner i had so much fun running people over i ran everyone over and i laughed so much lolololoolooloolololol. GOOD GAME
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Cite this score
Amok Runner scores 10/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/2077650/amok-runnerReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 30, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.