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RUNNING WITH RIFLES
RUNNING WITH RIFLES is a top-down tactical shooter with open world RPG elements. In RWR, you join the ranks of an army as a common soldier, just like the thousands around you.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
69 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“Game looks neat but honestly, it's just REALLY simple foxhole. I kind of wanted that, but the servers are pretty empty. There's like...ONE open at any given time. So there's not really a lot to ....do.... maybe RwR2…”
“Fun for a couple hours until one of the missions endlessly spawns tanks. If you aren't high enough level to call in your own, get ♥♥♥♥♥♥ I guess. Trying to use the RPG to take them out is so brutally unfun, it'll…”
11 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“Great game! So much fun! This is my most played game. I have beat the game many times. It's re-playable, but I wish there was more variety in levels. It would be so cool if there were procedurally generated maps for…”
“One of the most enjoyable games I've ever played. Satisfying gameplay loop and progression system. Mod community is rather large and adds lots of variety. Can't wait for the next one!”
“i play this with my friends alot and basically knockoff arma super fun military game expescially with mods”
10 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“Fun game, quick to learn and addicting in a good way. Excited for RWR2”
“I just love this typa of game, This is so peak, I like this more than foxhole because of the more casual pve ngl. It can get dificult to win some campaign maps because of the IA (wish for me its decent) functions Good…”
“Awesome game when you learn to play it.”
4 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“i play this with my friends alot and basically knockoff arma super fun military game expescially with mods”
“This is an insane hidden masterpiece. Absolutely Incredible team-play when you have friends, the communication and tatics with bots is good, the local multiplayer even with high ping is not laggy or impossible to play,…”
4 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“While difficult at first... once I figured out how to crouch and then how to toggle crouch vs holding the button... made this game very satisfying. Got this with DLC for $4. Was a no brainer. Sad I didnt discover the…”
7 of the 99 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Fun for a couple hours until one of the missions endlessly spawns tanks. If you aren't high enough level to call in your own, get ♥♥♥♥♥♥ I guess. Trying to use the RPG to take them out is so brutally unfun, it'll…”
“Fun for a couple hours until one of the missions endlessly spawns tanks. If you aren't high enough level to call in your own, get ♥♥♥♥♥♥ I guess. Trying to use the RPG to take them out is so brutally unfun, it'll…”
“for me this game is quite fun being able to have battles with hundreds and hundreds of soldiers all at once if your a fan of foxhole you should probably get this becuase there nearly the same except you dont have to…”
6 of the 99 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“its a mess in both a good and bad way. It can feel directionless at first, can get the hang of it more and with tweaks to the settings. however many pain points that one can't fully handle, although it does make it so…”
“Its super in depth and chill at the same time. Oh and if you want to know your health...you don't. Well GOODLUCK!!!”
“please allow us to actually change the dam settings after initial launch. it's really infurating not being able to.”
4 of the 99 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Game looks neat but honestly, it's just REALLY simple foxhole. I kind of wanted that, but the servers are pretty empty. There's like...ONE open at any given time. So there's not really a lot to ....do.... maybe RwR2…”
4 of the 99 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Game looks neat but honestly, it's just REALLY simple foxhole. I kind of wanted that, but the servers are pretty empty. There's like...ONE open at any given time. So there's not really a lot to ....do.... maybe RwR2…”
“trashcan”
3 of the 99 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“I absolutely love RWR. such a fun game to hop on a campaign and blaze through the map as a crazed General, launching dozens of armed vehicles for your army to use while dropping an infinite number of bombs from the sky.…”
“Leans more towards mixed Everything about this game is really fun but the dropped gear gets removed too damn fast. You have to collect gear and other things dropped to get RP to get new or better gear. You get shot,…”
Counted across 99 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 88.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“[Better than Battlefield 2042.] Even though the game doesn't have the largest community, it has a solid one and enough players to keep public multiplayer interesting. Outside of even that, the game is plenty of fun in singleplayer and only more fun when played with some friends.…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“This is one of those games that fill me with nostalgia since it was one of the first games I played on steam years ago. Its a pretty simple game when you get down to it, you shoot the enemy and you take the point. But this formula simply works because while the core mechanics…”
— a player, Steam review · 99 hrs played“the enemy can not comprehend my willingness to shell my own men for the sake of victory”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:08 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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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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Running with Easter Bunnies Event 2026!
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RWR 2 store is up! RWR with huge discount!
Hello Runners,First of all, RUNNING WITH RIFLES is available for a limited time at the steepest discount ever! Grab it while it's hot if you didn't already! Second, and this might catch you off-guard
Merry Xmas and Happy New Year 2026!
Hey Runners! Osumia Games wish you all Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year 2026! Every year, we are having seasonal events and while we are a bit late in schedule for this year's X-MAS event, it's finally
Running with Halloween Event 2025!
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Top-Down Shooter · Action · Tactical · Military · Artificial Intelligence · Open World · Sandbox · Wargame · Top-Down · Moddable · Multiplayer · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · LAN PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · LAN Co-op |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Korean, Spanish - Latin America |
| Achievements | 45 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.runningwithrifles.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 1.6 GHz Dual Core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia Geforce 6600, ATI x800, Intel HD3000 or equivalent with 256MB VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: Try out the latest demo to see if the game will run fine for you.