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Runers
Runers is a top-down rogue-like dungeon shooter where you explore a vast underground labyrinth and face fierce monsters and bosses. As the game advances further into the dungeon, you will gather Runes, which will be used to combine into 285 unique spells.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
What reviewers agree on
73 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“The most beautiful thing about starting a new rogue-like game is seeing the different options that are available to customise your first play-through. Binding Of Isaac shows you the 6 characters you can unlock, Risk of…”
“Being a fan of rogue-likes, I absolutely had to try this one out, and I’ll tell ya what, I wasn’t disappointed. The combat is enjoyable, the crafting system is interesting, and even on the easiest difficulty, the game…”
“This game seems simple but you can put an incredible amount of time and get an incredible amount of fun out of it. The creative method of making spells that this game uses makes it fun to discover new spells every time…”
30 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“The most beautiful thing about starting a new rogue-like game is seeing the different options that are available to customise your first play-through. Binding Of Isaac shows you the 6 characters you can unlock, Risk of…”
“This game seems simple but you can put an incredible amount of time and get an incredible amount of fun out of it. The creative method of making spells that this game uses makes it fun to discover new spells every time…”
“Runers is an amazing combination of discovery and rogue-like gameplay. You use 1-3 of 10 different types of runes to create hundreds of spells. Of the 285 spells you can only discover a handful per run, and runs can…”
17 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Being a fan of rogue-likes, I absolutely had to try this one out, and I’ll tell ya what, I wasn’t disappointed. The combat is enjoyable, the crafting system is interesting, and even on the easiest difficulty, the game…”
“I'm a huge fan of top-down roguelikes, and this is one of the best I've seen yet (Although The Binding will always hold a special place in my heart). The customization options are huge (285 unique spells to be…”
“Definitely a fun, neat twist on the Rogue-like genre. Lots of variety in characters and customability, and the whole rune crafting system for your spells is a nifty idea. What's more, the fact you save your Runedex…”
10 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Runers is an amazing combination of discovery and rogue-like gameplay. You use 1-3 of 10 different types of runes to create hundreds of spells. Of the 285 spells you can only discover a handful per run, and runs can…”
“Definitely a fun, neat twist on the Rogue-like genre. Lots of variety in characters and customability, and the whole rune crafting system for your spells is a nifty idea. What's more, the fact you save your Runedex…”
“Great game, and easily recommended. To me, Runers feels somewhat like a mix of the overall gameplay of the original Gauntlet games, running through dungeons attacking swarms of enemies with a top-down view, and a twist…”
6 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Runers is an amazing combination of discovery and rogue-like gameplay. You use 1-3 of 10 different types of runes to create hundreds of spells. Of the 285 spells you can only discover a handful per run, and runs can…”
“To briefly review the game as a whole: Runers is a rogue-like 2D dungeon based game (similar to Binding Of Isaac, but more fast paced). Your attacks are created through runes you find and combine, which have single,…”
“Ignore the 1980's Commodore 64 graphics! This game is an absolute delight for one of Steam's cheaper games (a true bargain as low as £1.99 when it's on a sale). It's simple, very simple granted - but that's not a minus…”
19 of the 101 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“Spell combining + twin stick shooter is a REALLY AWESOME formula. Unfortunately it's dragged down by poor balance, non-existent level design, and boring enemy AI. It really needs another round of solid mechanic…”
“Summary: Spray n' pray kiting Multiplayer: 2 local (?) Completion: 20 hrs Cards: Yes Cloud: Yes Runers is a twin-stick style roguelike. Unlike most roguelikes, this one comes closer to being one. It's also crazy…”
“Experience with dev support and suggestions on how to resolve technical issues with the game made me change my stance here. While the frantic pace of some of the rooms in this roguelike can be difficult to deal with,…”
18 of the 101 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Spell combining + twin stick shooter is a REALLY AWESOME formula. Unfortunately it's dragged down by poor balance, non-existent level design, and boring enemy AI. It really needs another round of solid mechanic…”
“Runers has a lot of potential. The runes and spell combining system is really cool! I liked discovering new spells and trying them out. Level up bonuses are....weird, but not in a bad way. There are some great ideas,…”
“Grade: C It's not bad... and that's about it. There are three major problem with this game that made it hard for me to enjoy it. And there are no spells with tentacles, meh. Pro: Some of the spells are cool to use...…”
11 of the 101 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Grade: C It's not bad... and that's about it. There are three major problem with this game that made it hard for me to enjoy it. And there are no spells with tentacles, meh. Pro: Some of the spells are cool to use...…”
“More roguelikes for the roguelike god. Okay so Runers controls a lot like Binding of Isaac: run around while shooting at the enemies chasing you. You get a lot more health and often it is easier to refill it but the…”
“I really want to like this game, but simply can't. I really tried, too. The main premise of the game is to combine up to 3 runes to make new and unique spells, which sounds like it would be a lot of fun as runes drop…”
10 of the 101 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Summary: Spray n' pray kiting Multiplayer: 2 local (?) Completion: 20 hrs Cards: Yes Cloud: Yes Runers is a twin-stick style roguelike. Unlike most roguelikes, this one comes closer to being one. It's also crazy…”
“A unique and ambitious concept paired with the top-down shooter genre. This is a game that I deeply want to like but cannot due to myriad poor design choices that pull the whole game down. I agree with the bulk of what…”
“Did not like it at all. Everything is small and inprecise. Everything is fast. Reminded me of nppd rush the milk of ultraviolet without all the garbage on the screen. Not sure i can even bear to play it long enough to…”
9 of the 101 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Below you'll find a very in-deph, analytical video review of Runers, and below that a review in written form, should you prefer text over video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0b1yF0mgHs Asthetics: Decent pixel art…”
“Did not like it at all. Everything is small and inprecise. Everything is fast. Reminded me of nppd rush the milk of ultraviolet without all the garbage on the screen. Not sure i can even bear to play it long enough to…”
“A fantastic game which hides under a quite ugly tile based surface. If you're a person which doesn't need to have great looking graphics and you're just a bit into dual stick roguelikes, please have a look at this game.…”
Counted across 101 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 79.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14
“Runers is a top-down, may-as-well-be-twin-stick shooter with roguelike qualities, including permadeath. Contrary to what you might have expected after glancing at the screenshots, the game does not feature traditional loot, consumables, equipment or an inventory system, other…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“In an industry run by flashy visuals and over-the-top plots we tend to forget what makes the games that have lasted us the longest so memorable, their content and the feeling of discovery. Runers ditches the sugar-coating and fluff in favor of pure action and customization to…”
— a player, Steam review · 44 hrs played“Runers has high hopes, and a fantastic spell crafting system, but is held back in just a few too many ways. The game is full of strange design decisions. For example rune combiners are needed only for new spells. This means that early on in your play of Runers you will find…”
— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2022-12 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Runers is now available in Japanese!
The latest build that has just gone live includes just the one BIG addition: Japanese language support. Thanks for the continued support. Mastertronic / LGK Games
Runers is now available in Japanese!
The latest build that has just gone live includes just the one BIG addition: Japanese language support. Thanks for the continued support. Mastertronic / LGK Games
1.0.0.19 - Local Co-op released!
Hello Runers! After a long time of no patch, I hope this one is satisfying. This patch contains local cooperative with multiple controllers. Play with your friends and delve as deep as you can using t
1.0.0.19 - Local Co-op released!
Hello Runers! After a long time of no patch, I hope this one is satisfying. This patch contains local cooperative with multiple controllers. Play with your friends and delve as deep as you can using t
Local Co-Op Beta!
Hello fellow Runers! Tonight I bring exciting news: I have just put up a beta for local co-op! You can now explore and combine with 2-4 players, you just need to press start to join in when selecting
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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.
| Genres | Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · Indie · Rogue-lite · Magic · Rogue-like · Top-Down · Action · Dungeon Crawler (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards |
| Languages | English, German, Russian, Japanese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 50 |
| Official site | http://www.runersgame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7, Windows 8 Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual Core Processor Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 8800 or equivalent. DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 350 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible.