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RUNNING WITH RIFLES

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2015

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Highly replayable with long battles
  • Strong cooperative multiplayer
  • Deep tactical gameplay and strategy
  • Large maps with varied approaches
  • Active modding community and content

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve and frequent deaths
  • Some ai limitations and occasional bugs
  • Multiplayer community size is small
  • Resource and weapon loss can frustrate
  • Requires patience and tactical focus

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Nuclear Dawn

  • Phantom Squad

  • Cossacks: Back to War

  • Praetorians

  • Empires Mod

  • Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel

More fantastical

Games that feels like RUNNING WITH RIFLES but with more imaginative fiction

  • Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion

  • Tooth and Tail

  • AirMech

  • Serious Sam's Bogus Detour

  • The Red Solstice

  • BAPBAP

Less intimate

Games that feels like RUNNING WITH RIFLES but with less focus on close relationships

  • Door Kickers 2: Task Force North

  • Door Kickers

  • POSTAL Redux

  • 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far

  • Field of Glory II: Medieval

  • War Mongrels

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RUNNING WITH RIFLES: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

Last update: 21/08/2026