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I Hate Running Backwards

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App ID 575820
App Type Game
Developer , ,
Publisher Devolver Digital
Franchise Binx Games
Supported Systems Windows Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29300481
Last Record Update 31 May 2025 – 11:17:02 UTC ()
Release Date 22 May 2018 – 12:24:14 UTC ()
❓ 70.36%
238 reviews
0
In-Game

I Hate Running Backwards is a never-ending adrenaline packed shoot'em down roguelite that puts the emphasis on destruction and fighting never ending waves of enemies while time traveling through procedurally generated worlds!

Additional Information

Developer Binx Games
metacritic_name I Hate Running Backwards
controller_support full
metacritic_score 71
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/i-hate-running-backwards?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Devolver Digital
Store Release Date 22 May 2018 – 12:24:24 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
HadThirdPartyCdKey Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 22 May 2018 – 12:24:14 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 17 April 2023 – 18:15:19 UTC () (1681755319)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 28 July 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 2969456
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 29 December 2016 – 11:18:22 UTC (), in changelist #2575205

Supported Languages

10 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes
French Yes
Italian Yes
German Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes
Dutch Yes
Polish Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes
Russian Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes

Tags

👻 Action Roguelike 💥 Action 🌱 Indie 👻 Roguelite 👥 Local Co-Op 😓 Difficult 🕹 Shoot 'Em Up 🏃 Runner 💥 Destruction 👤 Singleplayer 👻 Roguelike 🔀 Procedural Generation 🤝 Co-op 🧊 Voxel 💥 Bullet Hell 🔫 Shooter 🌟 Top-Down Shooter

Categories

Single-player Shared/Split Screen PvP Shared/Split Screen Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Steam Leaderboards Remote Play on TV Remote Play Together Family Sharing Multi-player PvP Co-op

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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Bundles

ID Name % Set Created
629 Croteam Complete Bundle -50% Yes 8 June 2022 – 13:08:34 UTC
1668 Croteam Games Bundle -20% No 8 June 2022 – 13:08:45 UTC
2634 Serious Sam Complete Pack -25% No 8 February 2017 – 00:02:32 UTC

Store Packages

SubID Name Billing Type Last Update
146744 I Hate Running Backwards Store or CD Key 5 June 2025 – 17:00:10 UTC

Packages

SubID Name Billing Type Last Update
39069 The Devolver Digital Collection [Private] CD Key 5 May 2025 – 10:26:02 UTC
146742 Steam Sub 146742 CD Key 21 October 2024 – 17:49:03 UTC
146743 Serious Sam: I Hate Running Backwards for Beta Testing CD Key 27 June 2018 – 09:30:07 UTC
275376 I Hate Running Backwards ( 575820 ) - complimentary reviewer package No Cost 27 June 2018 – 09:29:50 UTC

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