I Hate Running Backwards

It's very repetitive and feels more like a minigame than a full-fledged game like any of the other titles it references.

Fun for the first 30 minutes, than a nightmare. Impossible unlock lady death character, after 50 hours in the game the chest that you need to pick up to unlock the character never spawned.

It is really fun to run backwards. hehe. Anyway, it is a flipped bullet hell game, so kinda unique AFAIK

Bullets fill the sky Running back still courts danger Chaos fuels the fight

I Hate Running Backwards is a deliberately chaotic arcade shooter that builds its entire identity around a simple but clever inversion: instead of pushing forward through levels, you are constantly retreating while enemies flood toward you. Developed by Binx Games in collaboration with Croteam and released under Devolver Digital, the game feels like a collision between classic twin-stick shooters and modern roguelike design, wrapped in a fast, noisy, and often overwhelming gameplay loop. It immediately stands out because of how it reframes movement, turning what would normally be a forward-driving power fantasy into a constant fight for space and survival. The core mechanic—automatically moving upward while shooting downward—creates a persistent sense of pressure that rarely lets up. You are always giving ground, always reacting, and always trying to maintain control of the shrinking space between you and the incoming swarm. This simple twist has a surprisingly strong impact on how the game feels. It forces players to think differently about positioning, as holding your ground can be just as important as retreating. The destructible environments add another layer to this dynamic, …

Very lazy console port. Tutorial refers to a key board layout that make zero sense (expecting you to use the WASD keys *and* the arrow keys???), and does not tell you about mouse-only options (like using the mousewheel to change weapons, rather than the left arrow key). There is also no key binding or control menu, so god help you if you come back to this game in a few months and can't remember which arrow key does what, or want to customize your layout. It's 2025 and I expect more from experienced devs working with a major publisher. Gameplay was... alright, but I have a of games competing for my attention and this one didn't do anything special that made me want to play it over all of the other options.