BIT.TRIP RUNNER

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.

BIT.TRIP RUNNER is a rhythm, platformer and runner game developed and published by Gaijin Games and Choice Provisions.
Released on February 28th 2011 is available in English on Windows and MacOS.

It has received 3,912 reviews of which 3,355 were positive and 557 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 7.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified BIT.TRIP RUNNER into these genres:

Rhythm Platformer Runner Music Action Singleplayer 2D Pixel Graphics Arcade Minimalist Side Scroller Controller Colorful Atmospheric Linear Indie Difficult Retro Great Soundtrack Addictive

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows XP SP3
Processor: 2.0+ GHz
Memory: 512 MB
DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0c and shader model 3 with 128 MB of memory
Hard Drive: 100 MB
Sound: Any sound card capable of stereo output

MacOS

OS: OS X version Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later.
Processor: 2.0+ GHz
Memory: 512 MB
Graphics: OpenGL 2.1 and shader model 3 with 128 MB of memory
Hard Drive: 100 MB
Sound: Any sound card capable of stereo output

Reviews

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Jan. 2025

artificially hard, painfully arcadic. **just how 9 year old me likes it.** (wii)

Oct. 2024

Don´t get fooled by the rhythm tag and mentions of it on the description, this is NOT a rhythm game, it's a RUNNER. I'm saying this because most of the "rhythm" comes from random sounds that play each time you get through an obstacle, and even then, you HAVE to jump/kick/reflect off beat(for some reason) Also, I gotta say this game hasn't aged really well on the graphic side, not to mention some stuff like the reflect pellets blend with the background way too much and others like the red pellets that fall from the sky are pretty unfair. I would recommend getting Rerunner instead but I haven´t tried that yet so I'll just say this game is fine, not very good on readability, but its fine.

Oct. 2024

I remember playing the demo for this game on the Wii with my sister, we would get competitive about who could beat a level first. It is extremely nostalgic and it holds up. Still super fun and addicting, if a little bit frustrating at times. Love this game.

Oct. 2024

geometry dash but actually good with scott pilgrim vs the world the game ahh ost peak

March 2024

This game is one of the best games I've ever played. Ever since I played the original on the Wii, I've been in love with this series of games ever since. This is one of the best Platformer/Rhythm games I've been grateful to play. The charming graphics, the catchy music, and the fluid gameplay all come together to make a wonderful game everyone should try. While it may be hard and tedious, it'll pay off as you play. Even with ReRunner out (which is a good and faithful remake), the original still holds up really well. I recommend this game with all of my being.

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7.99€

8.3

3,355

557

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Developer

Gaijin Games, Choice Provisions

Publisher

Gaijin Games, Choice Provisions

Release 28 Feb 2011

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