Bit.Trip Runner

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
BIT.TRIP RERUNNER	2023

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) release of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Bit.Trip Runner is a singleplayer endless runner, music/rhythm and platform game in the Bit.Trip series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com
GamersGate
GOG.com
Humble Store
Steam
Developer website (unavailable)		Includes soundtrack.
Mac App Store (unavailable)

Windows, OS X, and Linux versions were sold DRM-free in several bundles including The Humble Indie Bundle 4 and The Humble Indie Bundle 6.^[1]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\BIT.TRIP RUNNER\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/BIT.TRIP RUNNER/ ~/Documents/BIT.TRIP RUNNER/game.cfg
Linux	$HOME/.gaijin_games/bit.trip.runner/
Steam	<Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/63710/remote/
GOG.com
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/63710/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\BIT.TRIP RUNNER\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/BIT.TRIP RUNNER/ ~/Documents/BIT.TRIP RUNNER/game.cfg
Linux	$HOME/.gaijin_games/bit.trip.runner/
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\63710\
GOG.com
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/63710/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

The save games are cross-platform

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Always runs in 16:9. 21:9 and wider are stretched 16:9.
Multi-monitor		Stretched from 16:9.
Ultra-widescreen		Stretched from 16:9.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS	60 FPS cap. Game also has motion blurring issues with refresh rates above 60 Hz.^{[citation needed]}
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		The game features multiple different keymaps.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput controllers only.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers
Directinput button prompts

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
PlayStation button prompts
Motion sensors support
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Nintendo controllers
Nintendo button prompts
Face button layout support
Motion sensors support
Connection modes

Other controller(s)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Peripheral devices support
Additional button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		No sound options whatsoever.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Other information

Configuration

A few further settings are available in the file game.cfg.

Name	Value	Description
Fullscreen	Yes, No	Sets whether to run the game in fullscreen or windowed mode.
Resolution	<width> x <height> x <depth> @ <refresh rate>	Desired resolution in fullscreen, depth and refresh rate are optional.
WindowSize	<width> x <height>	Desired resolution when windowed.
VSync	Yes, No	Enables vertical sync.
EnableVibration	Yes, No	Enables gamepad vibration.
SoundDevice	Generic Software, plus others based on your sound card.	Requests a specific sound device to be used, can be used to work around driver problems.
ForceFixedFunction	Yes, No	Offloads some function to the CPU to run on older graphics cards. Not officially supported.
IgnoreTheHolidays	Yes, No	Disables the "Xmas" holiday theme for the main menu and CommanderVideo's trail.

Issues fixed

Missing game executable (Steam for Linux)

Some of the game's Steam licenses (e.g. as activated with keys from Humble Bundle) come with access to an empty^[2] Linux depot, so Linux desktop users with such licenses will get no files by default, and Steam will show a missing-executable error upon trying to run the game.^[3]

Run the Linux build from Humble Bundle
Users with Steam licenses activated with keys from The Humble Indie Bundle 4 or The Humble Indie Bundle 6 should have a DRM-free copy of the Linux build in their Humble Bundle accounts.^[1]

Run the Windows version with Proton
Open the game's Properties window in Steam. Go to the Compatibility tab. Enable the "Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool" option. Select a Proton version from the drop-down menu. See Fatal error (Steam Proton) for further steps.

Fatal error (Steam Proton)

The game fails to run under Proton with a "failed to compile vertex shader" error.

Run the unsupported OpenGL build^[4]
Open the game's Properties window in Steam. Go to the Betas tab. In the Beta Participation drop-down menu, select "wingl_unsupported - Old OpenGL builds. Unsupported!".

Install missing components^[4]
Install Protontricks and run `protontricks 63710 d3dcompiler_43 d3dx9_43`.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work* on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.*^[5]
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	OpenAL

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	100 MB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3 support
Sound (audio device)	Stereo output

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6.3
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	100 MB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.1 compatible Shader model 3 support
Sound (audio device)	Stereo output

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	100 MB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.1 compatible Shader model 3 support
Sound (audio device)	Stereo output
Other	libsdl1.2debian

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/63710/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (63710) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Bit.Trip Runner | Indie Game Bundle Wiki | Fandom - last accessed on 2024-06-29
↑ Depot 63715 (BIT.TRIP RUNNER linux) · SteamDB - last accessed on 2025-06-24
↑ Verified by User:Outoflives on 2025-06-24
Verified on Linux Mint 22.1 with Steam copy activated in 2011 with key from Humble Indie Bundle 4.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ProtonDB | Game Details for BIT.TRIP RUNNER - last accessed on 2025-06-24
↑ GOG.com - BIT.TRIP Runner - last accessed on 2021-07-24
"Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up."

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/63710/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (63710) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/63710/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (63710) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[bundlewiki-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Bit.Trip Runner | Indie Game Bundle Wiki | Fandom - last accessed on 2024-06-29

[3] Depot 63715 (BIT.TRIP RUNNER linux) · SteamDB - last accessed on 2025-06-24

[4] Verified by User:Outoflives on 2025-06-24
Verified on Linux Mint 22.1 with Steam copy activated in 2011 with key from Humble Indie Bundle 4.

[protondb-5] 4.0 ^4.1 ProtonDB | Game Details for BIT.TRIP RUNNER - last accessed on 2025-06-24

[6] GOG.com - BIT.TRIP Runner - last accessed on 2021-07-24
"Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up."

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Developers

	Gaijin Games
Engines
	Atrophy
Release dates
Windows	February 28, 2011
macOS (OS X)	February 28, 2011
Linux	December 13, 2011
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Endless runner, Music/rhythm, Platform
Series	Bit.Trip