I Hate Running Backwards

Buy75%

Mostly Positive · 245 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • Linux

Binx Games · Action Roguelike · May 22, 2018

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
40
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio1 of 10
Subtitles0 of 10

Should I buy I Hate Running Backwards?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 245 player reviews · updated

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
46% of themes are praise45% are divided9% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
31 of 146 sampled reviews raised it
I had no issues with gameplay or optimization, played on coop and it was very fun.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
29 of 146 sampled reviews raised it
Fell in love with the variety of weapons and the option to pick from primary, secondary, twist, special ability and power ups in order to win because of monsters and circumstances.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
23 of 146 sampled reviews raised it
COOP is great, pick a buddy, plug a gamepad, rock n roll.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
12 of 146 sampled reviews raised it
All of this will be accompanied by Minecraft-like graphics, music from SS2 and SS3 which are not really bad, in fact, its kinda cute.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 146 sampled reviews raised it
A fun soundtrack, impressive visuals with fully destructive levels and countless little particle effects, solid performance too.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay31 reviews
Combat29 reviews
Co-op23 reviews
Graphics12 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
100% still recommend
Characters
86% still recommend
Controls
80% still recommend
Optimization
100% still recommend
Multiplayer
67% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
71% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $14.99