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Step into rhythmic bliss with Runner2! Best Indie Game winner, Guinness World Record holder, and narrated by Charles Martinet. Unleash vibrant moves and beats in 120 levels!

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is a rhythm, platformer and indie game developed by Gaijin Games and published by Gaijin Games and Choice Provisions.
Released on February 26th 2013 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 3,048 reviews of which 2,799 were positive and 249 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 13.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien into these genres:

Rhythm Platformer Indie Music Difficult Runner Action Singleplayer Precision Platformer Colorful Arcade Side Scroller Comedy Controller Linear Great Soundtrack Casual Score Attack 2D Addictive

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System requirements

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

Windows
  • OS: winXP SP3
  • Processor:
  • Memory: 2 GB memory
  • Graphics: GeForce 8 series (8xxxx) or Radeon HD4 series (HD4xxxx)
  • DirectX®: 9.0c
  • Hard Drive: 850 MB free hard drive space
  • Sound:
MacOS
  • OS: 10.6.8 Snow Leopard
  • Processor:
  • Memory: 2 GB memory
  • Graphics: GeForce 8 series (8xxxx) or Radeon HD4 series (HD4xxxx)
  • Hard Drive: 850 MB free hard drive space
Linux
  • OS:ubuntu 12.04 LTS
  • Processor:
  • Memory: 2 GB memory
  • Graphics: GeForce 8 series (8xxxx) or Radeon HD4 series (HD4xxxx)
  • Hard Drive: 850 MB free hard drive space

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Sept. 2025
Runner2 improves on the original in every way. It's a fantastic art style with great music and satisfying game loop. I would say this is maybe even the best place to start with the BIT.TRIP games and the high point of what they have achieved so far. A must play for rhythm and platformer fans.
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Aug. 2025
Runner2 takes everything great about the original BIT.TRIP Runner and smooths it out into something more polished, colorful and approachable, without losing that addictive rhythm-platforming core. The gameplay loop is still the same at heart: run forward, jump, kick, slide, dodge obstacles and stay in sync with the music. But Runner2 feels more forgiving than the first game. Checkpoints mid-level make a huge difference and the difficulty curve is way friendlier. It’s still challenging, but it feels less punishing and more fun to master. Visually, the upgrade is massive. Instead of the minimalist retro look, Runner2 goes full-on cartoon surrealism. Bright, goofy worlds, weird characters and over-the-top narration from Charles Martinet (yep, the voice of Mario) give it a unique charm. It’s silly in the best way possible. The soundtrack is, of course, the star of the show. Each action you perform adds layers to the music and hitting a perfect run feels like performing a song. The tracks are catchy and the way the game ties your movements to the beat is still unmatched in rhythm games. If I had one nitpick, it’s that the more polished presentation makes Runner2 feel a bit less raw and “arcadey” compared to the first. Some players might miss that stripped-down vibe. But honestly, this is just a smoother, more welcoming version of an already great formula.
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Aug. 2025
Like most of Bit.Trip's catalog, this game came and went largely unnoticed. When I saw it appear, I thought: "What happened to Runner 1?" and "Where did this bs IP even come from?" (I wasn't aware, at the time, of Bit.Trip's long-yet-unremarkable history on PC). However, I noticed that the few critics that reviewed it gave it some unexpectedly high scores and, while thoroughly in the mood for some mindless, twitchy fun, I bought it. Within an hour, it had shaken loose my once firmly rooted view that anything flying under the radar probably belongs there (even if that is still true for 95% of all sub-radar games). That's not to say it's a masterpiece deserving of a place on everyone's hard drive. But within the "runner" genre, it is the most professional, polished, enjoyable and skillfully made game of all. You will find yourself humming the music, joyously soaking up the whimsical, colorful scenery and pressing restart countless times as you strive for Perfect+ in every level along Runner2's masterfully graded difficulty curve. If you enjoy runners at all or simply want to turn your mind off and engage only your reflexes, this is the game most worthy of your time, money and attention.
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Jan. 2025
Replaying this game while trying to 100% it for the third time just reminded me of why I like it so much to begin with. Runner2 is the best out of the RUNNER tetralogy. RERUNNER is SO SO close, but I think Runner2 still beats it out by just a hair. This game just has so much charm and personality. Runner3 is more experimental with it's gameplay which I can respect, but Runner2 has the perfect moveset for CommanderVideo. (I still miss the block mechanic in R3.) The soundtrack is still as incredible as ever and Charles Martinet is always a joy to have around. This is one of my favorite games ever and I highly implore everyone to buy it and support the devs. Also a ranking just for fun: Runner2 > RERUNNER > Runner3 > RUNNER Respect your elders of course, but the other three are still vast improvements over the original BIT.TRIP RUNNER. :P
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Dec. 2024
---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☑ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☑ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☑ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☑ Short ☐ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Never heard of ☑ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☑ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10
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BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is currently priced at 13.99€ on Steam.

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 13.99€ on Steam.

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien received 2,799 positive votes out of a total of 3,048 achieving a rating of 8.81.
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BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien was developed by Gaijin Games and published by Gaijin Games and Choice Provisions.

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is playable and fully supported on Windows.

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is playable and fully supported on Linux.

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is a single-player game.

There are 2 DLCs available for BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien. Explore additional content available for BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien on Steam.

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien does not support Steam Remote Play.

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Release 26 Feb 2013
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