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90%68690% positive reviews, Very Positive across 686 reviews·Arcade · Twin Stick Shooter
—I Hate Running Backwards is a never-ending adrenaline packed shoot'em down roguelite that puts the emphasis on destruction and fighting never ending waves of enemies while time traveling through procedurally generated worlds!

- Added all the assault rifle, pistol, shotgun and knife type tier 3 weapons bringing the primary weapon count to 67 up from 50 - Achievements have been added to NETRICSA - The score is now visible throughout the game - The combo counter was added to the HUD - Reworked the models and animations for Rocketeers, Kamikazes, Bombers, and Firecrackers
- Bull won't spawn while near shortcuts - The boat is now more agile, also, fewer mines ;) - Loading screen now requires player's input to start the game (so you guys can read the tips in peace) - Arrows near the lockers now stay visible - Fixed the error which would appear on taking a shortcut when the tutorial is active - Fixed a bug where the helicopter would not be visible if it was destroyed in the first loop - Collider height around the helicopter area was raised to make jumping off the platform with the broken jetpack impossible - Added tier stars to weapons to make it easier to identify what rank all the weapons are - Gunslinger perk now affects BonePistol weapon and Colt45 weapon - Final Assault no longer works with BonePistol and Colt45 as they are now categorized as pistol weapons - CrossBone weapon now consumes the amount of ammo it fires - Rocket launcher tier 3 ammo increased to 15 up from 12 - Increased tier 2 and tier 3 Omicron laser damage to 12 up from 8

I Hate Running Backwards is a hardcore adrenaline packed shoot'em down that puts the emphasis on destruction and fighting never-ending waves of enemies! Pick your character and blast away enemies with a high powered arsenal of shotguns, lasers, rocket launchers, singularity cannons and all the weapons you can get your hand's on! Get stronger by earning perks to decimate challenging bosses and climb the leaderboards to show who's the best runner out there! Sam and friends get stuck in the mixed space-time continuum and have to battle their way through different time periods to rid them of Mental's minions!

Intense never-ending action will have you destroying wave after wave of enemies on your way to the final boss. You think you're done when you do? Think again! The game loops and sends even tougher enemies at you. Lucky for you that the arsenal of weapons you pick up along the way is more than enough to help you deal with the threat.

Are you a Twitch streamer? Good news! I Hate Running Backwards has a unique twist for you! Activate Kill the Streamer mode and let your Twitch chat spawn enemies to try and kill you! KEY TWITCH FEATURES
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