Runes overview

Ede Tarsoly | Nov 24, 2016 | game

Released

0players observed · 11 September 2026 - 22:41:27 UTC

Casual Indie Puzzle Minimalist Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak3
Units sold (VGI)1,752
Revenue (VGI)$1,120
Review score80% positive

Runes dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak3
Units sold (VGI)1,752
Revenue (VGI)$1,120
Review score80% positive
Total reviews41
Release dateNov 24, 2016
DeveloperEde Tarsoly
PublisherHeadup

Genres: Casual, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Ede Tarsoly Publisher: Headup

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Game overview

Overview

Runes comes from Ede Tarsoly and is published by Headup. It arrived on Steam on Nov 24, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Runes's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 11 September 2026 - 22:41:27 UTC, with a tracked peak near 3. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 80% positive across 41 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Runes is available in 1 languages including:

English

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	1Ghz	256 MB RAM	Shader Model 2.0	100 MB available space
Linux	Minimum	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS or later	1Ghz	256 MB RAM	Shader Model 2.0	100 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Runes has sold up to 1,752 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,120. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Runes overview details

Runes combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Runes is a unique puzzle game where you need to arrange the marbles in each and every level to match the picture in the upper-right corner. The less moves you use to do that, the more stars you'll earn. Each of the pieces can only move in the direction of their arrows, so your moves must be thought out and planned in order for the orbs to arrive at their designated places. Complete 120 hand-crafted puzzles 6 color and music themes Enjoy more than 15 hours of gameplay

SteamPulse editorial summary

Runes is listed as a game with $0.49 (51% off from $0.99). It supports Windows and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 11 September 2026 - 22:41:27 UTC, a tracked peak of 3, and 80% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Runes
Steam App ID	548050
Type	game
Release date	Nov 24, 2016
Developer	Ede Tarsoly
Publisher	Headup
Price	$0.49 (51% off from $0.99)
Platforms	Windows and Linux
Genres	Casual, Indie
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 11 September 2026 - 22:41:27 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	3
Positive reviews	33
Negative reviews	8
Total reviews	41
Positive percent	80%
Review type	Positive
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Nov 24, 2016
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	11 September 2026 - 22:41:27 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	11 September 2026 - 22:41:27 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	11 September 2026 - 22:41:27 UTC

Overview tags

Casual Indie Puzzle Minimalist

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Just getting started	No description
A good start	No description
Golden Twenties	No description
Halfway there	No description
So far so good	No description
The Gold Standard	No description
Aaaand... Done.	No description
Not bad, not bad	No description
That's the way to do it!	No description
Smart!	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	(c) 2016 Headup Games GmbH & Co. KG, all rights reserved (c) 2016 Ede Tarsoly. All rights reserved.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/548050
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/548050/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/548050
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for Runes

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Runes?

Runes's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 11 September 2026 - 22:41:27 UTC, with a tracked peak of 3 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Runes growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 1 players; the highest observed daily value is 3 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Runes?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (30.8%), Germany (15.4%), Philippines (7.7%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (24.4%), Germany (11.8%), United Kingdom (7.8%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (29.8%), Germany (12.7%), United Kingdom (7.2%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (23.2%), Germany (10.4%), China (8.2%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Runes?

Runes currently sits at 80% positive across 41 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 33 positive reviews and 8 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Runes have?

Runes currently has about 140 tracked Steam followers as of 21 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Runes?

Runes is currently listed at $0.49 on Steam. That is 51% below the usual price of $0.99.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Positive

80% positive, 33 positive, 8 negative

Price and discount

$0.49 (51% off from $0.99)

Platforms

Windows, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 24 November 2016

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Headup Games CompleteBundle #225 - 15% off$532.52

RunesBuy Runes #135436$0.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 Processor: 1Ghz Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: Shader Model 2.0 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 100 MB available space Sound Card: Any

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