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Run Build Pew!

Run Build Pew!

You’re being Bounty-Hunted! Run, Build your ship piece-by-piece and make it work with the parts you find, Destroy outposts and waves of fleets, and Pick your battles carefully to overcome your hunters in this Fast-Paced Top-Down Action Roguelite Shooter.

Released Jun 6, 2022 Developer Knight Owl Games Platforms Windows StrategyRogue-liteAction RoguelikeTop-Down ShooterSpace
View on Steam ↗ $2.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

72.6%positive572 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I'm gonna be honest this game needs a lot of polish and balance. But, somehow, I'm still playing it.”

— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“not much to it, but for a $3 game it's great.”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Flamethrower This is the most OP weapon I've ever seen. Even a tiny ship will annihilate you in a heartbeat. It's the main reason that I cannot recommend this game. And seeing as how old this game is. I don't believe it'll ever be fixed.”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

60achievements
24.1%median completion
0.6%rarest: Weasel Bounty Hunter
84.5% of players 81.5% of players 80.3% of players 75.7% of players 72.9% of players 71.2% of players 69.7% of players 67.1% of players 65.9% of players 64.8% of players 64.2% of players 60.5% of players 59.8% of players 59.4% of players 58.9% of players 51.8% of players 49.5% of players 47.7% of players 43.3% of players 42.8% of players 41.9% of players 38.9% of players 37.4% of players 35.5% of players 32.7% of players 32.1% of players 31.6% of players 29.3% of players 28.5% of players 25.8% of players 24.1% of players 23.9% of players 23.7% of players 18.6% of players 15.9% of players 13.9% of players 13.4% of players 12.4% of players 11.5% of players 11.1% of players 10.7% of players 10.3% of players 10.0% of players 9.8% of players 8.4% of players 6.5% of players 6.3% of players 6.1% of players 5.6% of players 5.3% of players 4.0% of players 3.9% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 2.6% of players 2.0% of players 1.1% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 84.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
84.5%Mini Hunter — Destroy the Mini Boss
81.5%Asteroids Miner I — Destroy 25 Asteroids
80.3%Junker — Collect 1000 Scraps
Rarest badges of honor
0.6%Weasel Bounty Hunter — Beat the Bounty Hunter Mission on Hard without killing any bosses
0.7%True Station Protector — Beat the Station Protector Mission on Hard while having more than 75% of the station alive.
0.8%Patrols Destroyer — Destroy 1000 Patrols

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$2.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$1.49lowest since tracking began2026-08-24
US2.99 USD
EU2.99 EUR
UK2.49 GBP
Australia4.50 AUD
Canada3.89 CAD
Japan350 JPY
Brazil10.49 BRL
China15.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$2.0 Japan China Canada US Australia UK EU≈$3.4

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $2.5 $5 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

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

Sep 17, 2024
50% Discount and a new free Demo!

Hi everyone We're happy to announce our participation in Raid Survivors Festival with a 50% Discount!! And if we you liked Run Build Pew! make sure to check our next game and try the free demo. https:

Mar 11, 2023
We're Verified on Steam Deck!!

Can't get enough of Run Build Pew!! Wish you could take it with you, wherever you go? Well, now you can! We're happy to announce that Run Build Pew! has been Verified for Steam Deck Compatibility.

Mar 04, 2023
🎮 Full CONTROLLER Support 🎮

Adding full controller support to the game was the highest on our priority list but due to the game not being built to handle it and not having the technical knowledge to do that sadly delayed the pat

Feb 05, 2023
Where have we been & Where to?

Hello everyone, I know it has been a long time since our last update, and well... a lot has happened, so I would like to share what has been happening behind the scenes and where the studio is heading

Jul 20, 2022
Ultra Wide and Balancing Update 2.1

- Added Ultra Wide Screens Support - To ensure a fair start for everyone, we made all the surrounding events when the game starts either Asteroids or Containers events. -Change the odd of the high lev

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Casual, Indie, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Rogue-lite · Action Roguelike · Top-Down Shooter · Space · Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter · Arcade · Rogue-like · 2D · Procedural Generation · Action (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Adjustable Text Size · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input
LanguagesEnglish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
ControllerFull support
Achievements60
Official sitehttps://knightowlgamesstudio.com/Run-Build-Pew/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Core i3 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 or equivalent, Integrated cards also work