I Hate Running Backwards

I Hate Running Backwards

Steam Deck Verified

Binx Games · Action Roguelike · May 22, 2018

Worth it for the right player.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $2.99.

75%
Mostly Positive
245 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 245 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 146 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
36% of themes are praise46% are divided18% are caveats
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
I had no issues with gameplay or optimization, played on coop and it was very fun.
19 of 146 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- graphics are very good, very 'tunable in options, but the art style is not my preffered one (blocky characters, cartoony shaders etc..
12 of 146 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The audio design supports the action with energetic effects and music that match the pace of gameplay, though it doesn’t leave a particularly lasting impression.
7 of 146 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
- multiplayer - COOP couch currently, hopefully online too. since it was promised to come, i can't judge it yet, but for the current COOP i'd give it a 10/10. due to missing online components that we were promised i have to give it 0/10. so the overall score for mp is 5/10.
4 of 146 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
Co-op19 reviews
Graphics12 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Multiplayer4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay28 reviews
75%
Story and characters25 reviews
92%
Controls6 reviews
83%
Optimization3 reviews
100%
Interface3 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat30 reviews
73%
Difficulty14 reviews
71%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
40
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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