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Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

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BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien cover
Developers
Gaijin Games
Engines
Atrophy
Release dates
Windows February 26, 2013
macOS (OS X) February 26, 2013
Linux February 26, 2013
Reception
Metacritic 85
IGDB 87
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions Cosmetic, Finite spend
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Scrolling, Side view
Genres Music/rhythm, Platform
Series Bit.Trip
Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien on HowLongToBeat
Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien on IGDB
Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien on MobyGames
Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien on Wikipedia
Bit.Trip
Bit.Trip Beat 2010
Bit.Trip Runner 2011
Bit.Trip Core 2012
Bit.Trip Void 2012
Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien 2013
Bit.Trip Fate 2013
Bit.Trip Flux 2014
Runner3 2018

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Good Friends Character Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Gaijin Games\Runner2
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Gaijin Games/Runner2/
Linux $HOME/.config/gaijin_games/runner2/
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Gaijin Games\Runner2
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Gaijin Games/Runner2/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/gaijin_games/runner2/
Steam <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/218060/remote/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game options menu.
In-game options menu.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Frame rate is uncapped after disabling vsync, gameplay is capped at 60 FPS. Users with high refresh rate monitors are reporting this with constant steady movement is causing motion blurring making game near unplayable.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard/gamepad layout.
Keyboard/gamepad layout.

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and sound effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
See Mute on focus lost.
Royalty free audio

Mute on focus lost

Set mute in background[citation needed]
  1. Download Special K.
  2. Copy SpecialK32.dll to the installation folder.
  3. Rename to d3d9.dll.
  4. Run the game and exit.
  5. Edit d3d9.ini in the installation folder.
  6. Find [Window.System].
  7. Change MuteInBackground=false to MuteInBackground=true.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues fixed

Minor periodical freezing

The game might freeze while in-game every 6–7 seconds making it virtually impossible to play.
Disable Steam overlay[citation needed]

Game defaults to 50Hz with VSync

On some graphics card/display combinations, the game will incorrectly default to 50 Hz with VSync enabled, causing juddering or tearing in full-screen mode.
Add "@ 60 Hz" to the resolution line in the game's config file

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
OpenGL 2.0
Shader Model support 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[citation needed]
Linux
[citation needed]

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 850 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8 series
ATI Radeon HD 4000 series
DirectX 9.0c compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 850 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8 series
ATI Radeon HD 4000 series
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 850 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8 series
ATI Radeon HD 4000 series

References