Bit.Trip Runner

May 14, 2010 Gaijin Games Aksys Games, QubicGames S.A.
Music Platform Indie Arcade
Linux 3DS Wii PC Mac Switch
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Bit.Trip Runner is the fastest, most exhilarating music/ rhythm-platformer to hit Steam! Race across the Moon, kicking down crystal walls and sliding under chomping moon-slugs! Bound through the Robotic Mines and face off against the MinerMech! Dash through the Big City on a quest to find friends and defeat the final boss together!
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Release Date May 14, 2010
Developer Gaijin Games
Publisher Aksys Games, QubicGames S.A.
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Side view
Themes Action, Science fiction
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