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You are a solar-powered craft. The sun is your death timer. Hurtle towards the sunset at breakneck speed in a futile race against time. Delay the inevitable by catching speed boosts which reverse the setting sun - if only for a moment. Don't crash, stay in the light, and don't slow down!

Race The Sun is a procedural generation, runner and racing game developed and published by Flippfly LLC.
Released on December 09th 2013 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 6,296 reviews of which 5,895 were positive and 401 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.60€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Race The Sun into these genres:

Procedural Generation Runner Racing Perma Death Driving Difficult Tutorial Survival Arcade 3D VR Atmospheric Noir Third Person Relaxing Post-apocalyptic Surreal Level Editor First-Person Action

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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 *: Windows: XP, Vista, 7, 8
  • Processor: Dual Core Processor
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: SM2.0 (or later) Graphics Card
  • Storage: 150 MB available space
  • VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC. Keyboard or gamepad required
MacOS
  • OS: Mac OS X: 10.7, 10.8, 10.9
  • Processor: Dual Core Processor
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: SM2.0 (or later) Graphics Card
  • Storage: 150 MB available space
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 10.04 (and newer)
  • Processor: Dual Core Processor
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: SM2.0 (or later) Graphics Card
  • Storage: 150 MB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Jan. 2025
Fun endless runner type game with a wonderful soundtrack and some interesting game play. Devs don't really support this game anymore, still is fun though
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Dec. 2024
Clean. Aesthetic. Simple w/o being easy. Challenging w/o being Dark Souls. A great game to play while on the phone with your long-winded mother or listening to an audio book. This game is a must-have for my wife and me.
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Dec. 2024
Used to play this game on Xbox. It's super fun so I bought it here too. So peaceful and fun to play.
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Oct. 2024
One of my favorite pick up and play games on the Vita. Wonderful memories. So glad it's on Steam too. A perfect portable game once again on the Deck. <3
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July 2024
Race The Sun is a runner/racer game where you mainly move from side to side to avoid obstacles and collect points and power ups. It's also partially a roguelite, as you do run after run in the same area with unlockable upgrades to enhance your abilities. So far, so common. What is unique about the game is its timer; as the title refers to, you travel towards the setting sun and when it disappears below the horizon, your run is over. That's the game. It's simple, effective and surprisingly sophisticated. That sounds pretentious, but let me explain. Your ship is solar powered, which is the in-universe reason why you "die" when the sun sets – you simply run out of power. What is so great about that is how it impacts the actual run. As your run progresses, the sun gets lower and crucially, the shadows get longer. If you stay in the shadows too long, you power down, so the setting sun becomes a natural part of the challenge curve. The further you get, the more shadows there are, the more difficult the game gets. It just makes sense. On top of that, there's the power ups. Throughout the game, there are nodes that you can collect in order to jump, get an extra life or a boost. The boost is the brilliant one, quite literally; If you collect a boost, the sun rewinds and rises a fair bit. It's a crucial part of extending your run. At the same time, this game is all about dodging obstacles, which means that the boost is a double-edged sword. You get speed and more time before the sun sets, but you also get a higher risk of crashing. It's a risk/reward system, and it's great. There are more surprises throughout the game that I won't spoil. What I will say is that the best thing about the game is how everything fits together. There's no narrative or anything, and yet there is a cohesion to what you're doing and the world around you. There is a sense of desperation in chasing the sun, a quest you're doomed to fail. When the sun does disappear over the horizon, there is no instant return to the menu; instead your ship slows down to a crawl, allowing you time to collect one or two more nodes, until it finally stops. If you want to read something into that, you can, which is not something I expected. All of it just fits together seamlessly in a way that is difficult to explain. Race The Sun is a simple game and I know I'm guilty of making a chicken out of a feather in my description here, but there is just something to the game that engaged me more than it should have. With that said, above all else, this is a fun runner and a really good game. If I didn't have a massive backlog to get through, I could very much imagine myself playing this game a lot more. Cruising through those blocky but elegant environments and chasing that horizon while listening to a podcast or some music in the background. Some games just have an enjoyable vibe, for the lack of a better word, and I hope I've given a half-decent view of that. If you've gotten this far, you know what I'm going to say: You should get this game. I doubt you'll regret it.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Race The Sun is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam.

Race The Sun is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.75€ on Steam.

Race The Sun received 5,895 positive votes out of a total of 6,296 achieving an impressive rating of 9.05.
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Race The Sun was developed and published by Flippfly LLC.

Race The Sun is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Race The Sun is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Race The Sun is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Race The Sun is a single-player game.

There are 2 DLCs available for Race The Sun. Explore additional content available for Race The Sun on Steam.

Race The Sun is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

Race The Sun supports Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet and Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Race The Sun 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.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Race The Sun.

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Race The Sun PEGI 3
9.75€ -94% 9.75€ 0.60€
9.1
5,895
401
Game modes
Features
Online players
6
Developer
Flippfly LLC
Publisher
Flippfly LLC
Release 09 Dec 2013
VR VR Supported
Platforms
Remote Play
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