They Always Run

They Always Run

Steam Deck Playable

Alawar · Ninja · Oct 20, 2021

Worth it for the right player.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $1.99.

80%
Mostly Positive
968 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 179 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 78 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 71 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 968 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise50% are divided10% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
+ has a decent story with some memorable characters
179 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The art is gorgeous, the animations are great, the writing is fun and witty, the fact that you can scan enemies for bounties and then collect on them is a really great thematic gameplay mechanic, and combat really makes you feel like a badass.
78 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The art style is great.
71 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The tonal identity of the game is really enhanced by an incredibly strong soundtrack composed by Deallry.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters179 reviews
Gameplay78 reviews
Graphics71 reviews
Audio33 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat150 reviews
70%
Difficulty19 reviews
68%
Controls14 reviews
50%
Performance8 reviews
75%
Interface6 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs22 reviews
77%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
80%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
11
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.