I Hate Running Backwards

by Binx Games·published by Devolver Digital

Steam · Mostly Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 26, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment75

Mostly Positive

Above the median for reviewed Steam games.

Quick Stats

Reviews

151en

242 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 26, 2026

Released

May 22, 2018

Price

$14.99

Velocity

0.1/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of Apr 26, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Not enough reviews yet to estimate (242/500).

About

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!

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 151 post-launch reviews

56%45 rev

<2h

56%18 rev

2-10h

90%58 rev

10-50h

88%26 rev

50-200h

100%2 rev

200h+

100%2 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+44pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 427 similar games in the Action genre released in 2018.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesBottom 41%

Popularity vs. similar gamesBottom 47%

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