Bit.Trip Runner is an arcade developed by Gaijin Games, released 14 May 2010 on Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Wii and Linux.
What Bit.Trip Runner is
Bit.Trip Runner is an arcade game developed by Gaijin Games and released in 2010. It was published by Aksys Games. It is available on Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Wii, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Bit.Trip Runner is an arcade-style rhythm game developed by Gaijin Games and published by Aksys Games for the Wii's WiiWare download service. It is the fourth game to be released in the Bit.Trip series of games, serving as the successor to Bit.Trip Beat, Bit.Trip Core and Bit.Trip Void, and as the predecessor to Bit.Trip Fate and Bit.Trip Flux. A remake called Bit.Trip ReRunner was released on September 19, 2023 for Windows, developed by Choice Provisions and Gamecraft Studios.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 26 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Bit.Trip Runner holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 68% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2.0+ GHz and 512 MB of RAM. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.
What it launched against
Bit.Trip Runner launched on 14 May 2010, within three weeks of Red Dead Redemption, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Alan Wake and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. All of them reviewed better. It was a Nintendo Switch launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Red Dead Redemption, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Alan Wake, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Bit.Trip Runner yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
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Quick answers
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