BIT.TRIP RUNNER
Fair · Action · 2011
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $9.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Reviews
- 86% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, 102 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
Experience the rhythmic thrill of BIT.TRIP RUNNER! With its retro charm, simple controls, and award-winning visuals, this classic sets the standard for rhythm gaming. Don't miss the game that started it all in the acclaimed runner series.
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
- How long it takes to beat isn't in our data. We scored it as a typical Action game (about 6 hours) and docked the score for the missing length.
The value story
December 2013 is where it bottomed out, at $0.99. Its cuts run 60 percent off as a rule. There have been 64 in the 14 years tracked, about 7 weeks apart.
Value puts it in the top 13 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 75 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 91 percent. The games it most resembles do better on the same math. BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien ($14.99, scores 54) and Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story™ ($2.49, scores 57) both outscore it.
Of the 301 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, none come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to September 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 84 percent of the 701 reviews written there were positive, against 86 percent overall, and those are 38 percent of everything written about it.
The drop-off
89% 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
Players
1 players online when we last checked, on Sep 26, 11:47 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
BIT.TRIP RUNNER scores 50/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 2, 2026. Length is estimated at 6 hours, not measured, so the score is docked. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/63710/bit-trip-runnerReviews set the ceiling, and price against its genre's typical length moves the BANG Score inside it, docked until a real length is known. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 5, price as of Oct 1.
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