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Become Aiden, a three-armed mutant who hunts the most dangerous bounties in the galaxy. Catch, slice, dice and destroy enemies in this exciting 2D platformer with a space-western setting.

They Always Run is a ninja, sci-fi and 2d game developed and published by Alawar.
Released on October 20th 2021 is available only on Windows in 8 languages: English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain and Japanese.

It has received 843 reviews of which 681 were positive and 162 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. 😊

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

The Steam community has classified They Always Run into these genres:

Ninja Sci-fi 2D Platformer Action-Adventure Hand-drawn Action Space Western Story Rich Crime Hack and Slash Combat Singleplayer Atmospheric 2D Platformer Adventure Fast-Paced Indie Side Scroller

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System requirements

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Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7 or later
Processor: Intel Core i5 or equvalent
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 or equvalent
DirectX: Version 11

User reviews & Ratings

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Aug. 2025

7/10 Loved this game! The mechanics and pacing were awesome. There were some glitches here and there, but nothing game-breaking. Also the ENDING was incredibly abrupt and while the story for said ending was cool, HOW it ended was just... not great. Honestly, they should've just let us finish the rest of the story instead of hint at a sequel when the pacing and content of the story doesn't really have room for a sequel. Otherwise, great game!

July 2025

It´s a good game, feels a little retro and made me feel a bit nostalgic. Honestly, it kinda sucks that it is quite short but i think the game has a good balance between complex and simple. The story gets more interesting as you move on but I didn´t quite like the ending

July 2025

I just completed this game last night and I can mostly recommend this game, I'd say 6.5/10. The art is beautiful, the platforming and combat action are compelling in a limited sense. My biggest problem with this game is the endless reading mandatory dialogue. So much conversational dialogue it really hampers the playthrough. A lot of thought has gone into the world and setting build and story, however I feel that the dialogue writer must have been like the CEO's 16yr old niece or nephew who writes a lot of fan fiction and was awarded their start with this game and given free reign. I had to tune out of the dialogue and story at some point because of how exhaustive it is. If you like that sort of thing, then this is the game for you. The character dialogue is mandatory, you can't one-button skip a segment of dialogue, you have to click through every line, and it's very back-and-forth. I personally feel that the same story could have been told with 1/3 of the dialogue volume. There's actually very little, if any, optional dialogue with NPCs, it's all main character/sequence dialogue. I felt I had to mirror the dialogues effect on the game by talking about the dialogue exhaustively in this review. To better characterise it: this is like real-life friends dialogue, rather than focused cinematic screen-dialogue. It says every little thing rather than economising what's really important. Back to the good: beautiful artwork, both backgrounds and character animations. Really cool style and concept, although the artwork does feel a bit 'concepty' in it's painterly presentation, but still really good. The main character I can't help but think of as "Batman Robocop", who is also a ninja mixed with a bit of Jack Reacher and the setting is very Firefly space western, in fact the characters spaceship looks a lot like the Serenity and has a similar layout: red engine room with spinning thing down the middle, brown common room with cabinets, bankettes and beds, and an ascending stairway to main bridge which is dark with screen-lighting, jutting out above a front-loaded cargo bay door. The platforming and combat are solid. The combat has a unique mechanic to it that holds up well. The effects are dynamic. Overall this game obviously isn't AAA but it's a solid playthrough of about 6-8 hours, and I'd say worth about $10 if you find it for that price or on sale. I can't identify any replay value at all.

Feb. 2025

6/10 - Good recommendation Game starts off quite clunky but picks up better the more upgrades you get unlocking smoother movement and combat. Story wise is relatively simple and doesn't overstay it's welcome. Mueller 2nd fight is god awful - You have to lock in like a Dark Souls boss! Smiley was a bit annoying too but at least more fun! The truth reveal at the end... wow!

Dec. 2024

Absolutely fantastic game. Inspiring art, wonderful animation and a nice, linear progression that is carried by a story that picks up a lot of steam by the end. The platforming is overall very good with a nice flow state when you get used to it and the combat is satisfying and punchy. It ends on a cliffhanger and with a unexpected twist that hit some feels for me. Looking forward to a sequel for sure. And yeah the soundtrack is great.

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They Always Run is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam.

They Always Run is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.75€ on Steam.

They Always Run received 681 positive votes out of a total of 843 achieving a rating of 7.67.

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They Always Run was developed and published by Alawar.

They Always Run is playable and fully supported on Windows.

They Always Run is not playable on MacOS.

They Always Run is not playable on Linux.

They Always Run is a single-player game.

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They Always Run does not support Steam Remote Play.

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