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They Always Run

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App ID 1585440
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Alawar
Franchise Alawar
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber 31187952
Last Record Update 18 September 2025 – 19:33:52 UTC ()
Release Date 20 October 2021 – 16:56:33 UTC ()
😏 76.52%
881 reviews
1
In-Game
+2
🥷 Ninja 🚀 Sci-fi 🏽 2D 🏗️ Platformer 🌄 Action-Adventure

Become Aiden, a three-armed mutant who hunts the most dangerous bounties in the galaxy. Catch, slice, dice and destroy enemies in this exciting 2D platformer with a space-western setting.

Additional Information

Developer Alawar
metacritic_name They Always Run
controller_support partial
metacritic_score 73
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/they-always-run?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Alawar
Store Release Date 20 October 2021 – 16:56:42 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/alawar
https://x.com/alawarteam
https://www.youtube.com/@alawar/
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25)
Steam Release Date 20 October 2021 – 16:56:33 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 19 September 2023 – 09:55:51 UTC () (1695117351)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK, FMOD SDK, Resonance_Audio SDK, XAudio2 SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game supports Steam Deck's native display resolution but does not set it by default and may require you to configure the display resolution manually
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 22 July 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 8534052
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    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 23 March 2021 – 01:51:49 UTC (), in changelist #11036231
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

8 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes

Tags

🥷 Ninja 🚀 Sci-fi 🏽 2D 🏗️ Platformer 🌄 Action-Adventure 🎨 Hand-drawn 💥 Action 🌠 Space 🤠 Western 📚 Story Rich 🚨 Crime 🛡️ Hack and Slash ⚔️ Combat 👤 Singleplayer 🌫 Atmospheric 📺 2D Platformer 🗺️ Adventure ⚡ Fast-Paced 🌱 Indie 📺 Side Scroller

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only) DualShock Controllers DualSense Controllers (USB Only) DualSense Controllers

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timestamp24 October 2024 – 10:40:29 UTC

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Steam charts

  • 1 players right now
  • 2 24-hour peak
  • 67 all-time peak 20 October 2021
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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 18,075 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😏 Very Positive
  • 76.52% SteamDB Rating
  • 709 80.5% positive reviews
  • 172 19.5% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
20 October 2021 Steam Release -
1 March 2022 ⇄ Fanatical: Diamond Collection Build Your Own Bundle (Mar 2022) -
21 July 2022 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Showcase Bundle -
9 November 2022 ⇄ Fanatical: Birthday Mystery Bundle -
13 March 2024 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Expeditions Bundle -

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How many players are playing They Always Run right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 1 players live playing They Always Run on Steam.

They Always Run had an all-time peak of 67 concurrent players on 20 October 2021.

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