Rune Classic

Buy90%

Very Positive · 940 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Human Head Studios · Action · Jun 13, 2012

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
29
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio6 of 6
Subtitles0 of 6

Should I buy Rune Classic?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 73 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 940 player reviews · updated

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
67% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews33% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
91 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The repeated textures on the terrain can be disorienting, and the characters and weapons are really the only thing that stand out any better.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
73 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer that still works (Not a lot of players though! damn.) Cons:
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story is fun and had several great moments, maps are big with alternate routes and secrets all over the place, combat feels fast fluid and dangerous with a nice variety of weapons that your routinely discovering
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls can be remapped and are highly responsive, and the only exceptions seemed to be hard-coded in the gameplay (such as the slow reaction time for raising the shield).
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Rune (original version) has superior graphics (specially night scenes lit by a fire or torches) and game play.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The voice acting is impressive for a 2000 game, and the sound effects of combat are satisfying.

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Combat91 reviews
Multiplayer73 reviews
Story59 reviews
Gameplay56 reviews
Graphics51 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Co-op8 reviews
Servers and matchmaking7 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Crashes
65% still recommend
Bugs
80% still recommend
Difficulty
92% still recommend
Performance
63% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$9.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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