I Hate Running Backwards
Skip · Roguelike · 2018
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 34, under the fair line, at $2.99.
- Length
- 5.1h
- Value
- $0.59/hr
- Reviews
- 75% of 245 positive
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Buy now or wait
It is 80% off today.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
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!
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 530v, 696 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, Linux.
The value story
Across all 61 discounts in the 8 years tracked, the median cut is 80 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today's $2.99 at 80 percent off matches the lowest price in the record.
It is pricier than 66 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 72 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Wizard of Legend ($15.99, scores 77) beats it on value, while it beats Hero Siege ($7.99, scores 19).
More about I Hate Running Backwards
It carries Valve's Deck Verified rating and runs 5.1 hours, about as long as a handheld game wants to be.
The drop-off
81% start to 2% 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
Fun for the first 30 minutes, than a nightmare. Impossible unlock lady death character, after 50 hours in the game the chest that you need to pick up to unlock the character never spawned.
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
It's very repetitive and feels more like a minigame than a full-fledged game like any of the other titles it references.
Game set in Serious Sam universe obviously so expect "aaa" and some dope one liners. You run and shoot. As simple as it gets you have to worry about ammo and use special attacks reasonably. I was on the edge with this one... at one side it's a good arcade like shooter where you dodge enemies and environmental hazards. From the second side it's a bit tedious and requires a lot of repeating. There's some serious...
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Cite this score
I Hate Running Backwards scores 34/100 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/575820/i-hate-running-backwardsReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base 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.