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They Always Run
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.
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-05-14)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“Woah! They Always Run is truly an underrated gem! Eye-catching visuals and fascinating story, which starts slowly, but spirals up to a poignant, very powerful ending... Too bad we're not getting a proper sequel any time soon. That said, for most of the time I was playing it, the…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“Oh man, the movement is so satisfying, and the visuals are great, but it's not an easy game to play.”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“A game with big qualities and even bigger flaws, which makes me think it's probably not finished and lacked testing. But I'll start with the positive. The graphics are outstanding, full of details and in an original art style, especially the animations. (The camera ruins it a…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 18:51 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Ninja · Sci-fi · 2D · Platformer · Action-Adventure · Hand-drawn · Action · Space · Western · Story Rich · Crime · Hack and Slash (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese |
| Achievements | 11 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://company.alawar.com/en/games/they-always-run/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: 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