RUNNING WITH RIFLES

Osumia Games / Apr 2, 2015 / Action, Indie

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That's more people than live in the Pitcairn Islands.

RUNNING WITH RIFLES is a top-down tactical shooter with open world RPG elements. In RWR, you join the ranks of an army as a common soldier, just like the thousands around you.

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What's new

Summer Event Hotfix

2025-07-02

• script: fixed the VIP spawn rate which resulted in the VIP to always spawn on the designated maps, now set at 40% • script: only players escorting the VIP within a generous radius receive a reward ticket • script: The VIP will be bombarded by artillery if he's away from the frontline for too long • script: item delivery configurator adjusted • script: player marker color changer refresh time limited to one color change every 5 minutes • script: player marker color changer now also useable in WW2 • AI: tweaked the VIP behavior • vest: VIP vest melee hit results set to none instead of stun but still consumes the vest layer • animations: the VIP has a shorter stun duration and moves 25% slower • weapons: added player death lock to the water gun • equipment: decreased the binoculars rangefinder projectile retrigger time by 66%

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• projectiles: increased the Summer event banana flares commonness significantly • wearables: nerfed the rabbit costume slightly in detectability and movement speed • quick matches: fixed some weapons being wrongly in stock in the armory

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What players say

Very Positive

89% positive, 6,049 reviews

Recommended1 hrs played

Even though the game doesn't have the largest community, it has a solid one and enough players to keep public multiplayer interesting. Outside of even that, the game is plenty of fun in singleplayer and only more fun when played with some friends. Running With Rifles is also a very moddable game and is a very good place to pick up some basic skills on modding. (I created the Weltkrieg mod with a buddy and have more...

95 found this helpful, 2026-03-19

Recommended64 hrs played

In this game I am not some supersoldier, a celebrity shouting corny lines, not a superhero. I am just one of thousands, fighting for their lives. The monotony of the war machine has made me only known one thing. Kill, or be killed. I fight and die with my brothers, who, like me, are on the field, the only thought in our head being of survival.

25 found this helpful, 2025-12-31

Recommended11 hrs played

It is a pretty fun simplistic tactical shooter. I played one campaign and only single player, but for a couple of dollars or in a bundle it was pretty good. I didnt buy/play the DLC. You will die, alot, but the respawn is pretty easy like CTF FPS games. 7/10 at 75% or more discount or in a bundle.

18 found this helpful, 2026-01-02