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Bighead Runner

Bighead Runner

Bighead Runner is an arcade endless runner that challenges you to collect coins and conquer the leaderboards! Dash, jump, and slide through procedurally generated stages, striving to beat your best score and unlock awesome skins.

Released Jun 7, 2018 Developer NukGames Platforms Windows IndieCasualAdventureRunnerSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-09-28)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.

73.3%positive202 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Endless running arcade. Pretty easy. Didn't like that you can go max to the middle. Had a speed bug, where the game was insanely fast, I could only do max 5 jumps and died. But there are guides that guide you through Nvidia panel, you select this game and limit the fps to 50.…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I don't usually leave reviews, but this game definitely deserves a positive one.”

— a player, Steam review · 81 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“This game kept me entertained the whole time. Great purchase.”

— a player, Steam review · 104 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2021-06 via SteamCharts.

3all-time peak
0 0 1 2019 2020 2021 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 1 avg · Jun 2021

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-27.

199achievements
78.0%median completion
50.4%rarest: Level UP #7
90.9% of players 89.9% of players 89.8% of players 89.5% of players 89.4% of players 89.2% of players 89.1% of players 88.5% of players 88.4% of players 88.0% of players 87.7% of players 87.3% of players 86.9% of players 86.4% of players 86.2% of players 86.0% of players 85.5% of players 85.3% of players 85.1% of players 84.6% of players 84.3% of players 83.9% of players 83.4% of players 83.1% of players 82.6% of players 82.1% of players 81.9% of players 81.8% of players 81.2% of players 80.7% of players 80.1% of players 79.6% of players 78.4% of players 78.0% of players 77.3% of players 76.6% of players 75.8% of players 74.9% of players 74.5% of players 73.8% of players 72.0% of players 71.1% of players 70.1% of players 69.3% of players 68.2% of players 66.6% of players 65.8% of players 64.7% of players 63.6% of players 63.1% of players 62.0% of players 60.2% of players 59.6% of players 58.5% of players 56.5% of players 56.1% of players 55.7% of players 55.0% of players 54.5% of players 54.1% of players 90.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
90.9%Wasted #1 — Die 1 Time
90.4%Wasted #2 — Die 2 Times
90.1%Coin Maniac #1 — Grab 5 Coins
Rarest badges of honor
50.4%Level UP #7 — Get to the Level 8
51.7%Quick Buck #21 — Grab 200 Coins in a single run
52.5%Level UP #6 — Get to the Level 7

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-28. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$4.99current · sampled 2026-09-28 23:18 UTC
$4.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-28
US4.99 USD
EU4.99 EUR
UK4.40 GBP
Australia7.50 AUD
Canada6.49 CAD
Japan600 JPY
Brazil17.40 BRL
China30.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$3.3 Japan China Canada US Australia EU UK≈$5.8

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-28). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie
Player tagsIndie · Casual · Adventure · Runner · Singleplayer · Fast-Paced · Arcade · GameMaker · 2D · Retro · Difficult · Funny (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , Portuguese - Brazil * , German * , Japanese * , Korean * , Portuguese - Portugal * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Spanish - Latin America * , Traditional Chinese * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements199
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Microsoft® Windows® XP or later Processor: Dual Core 2.0 GHZ or Better Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: Compatible with DirectX 9 DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 50 MB available space