Vertical Runner overview

Barlow Studio | May 7, 2020 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 12:38:53 UTC

Casual Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)240
Revenue (VGI)$155
Review score57% positive

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

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)240
Revenue (VGI)$155
Review score57% positive
Total reviews7
Release dateMay 7, 2020
DeveloperBarlow Studio
PublisherBarlow Studio

Genres: Casual

Company pages: Developer: Barlow Studio Publisher: Barlow Studio

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Game overview

Overview

Vertical Runner comes from Barlow Studio and is published by Barlow Studio. It arrived on Steam on May 7, 2020, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Stats, Remote Play Together, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Vertical Runner's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 12:38:53 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 57% positive across 7 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Vertical Runner is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

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

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Windows 10	2.0 GHz	256 MB RAM	NVIDIA GeForce GT 240	128 MB available space
Windows	Recommended	Windows 10	3.0 GHz	512 MB RAM	NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 (or better)	128 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Vertical Runner has sold up to 240 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $155. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Vertical Runner overview details

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

Steam Store description

Dodge the walls by moving up and down as the game speeds up and get the highest score! The longer you survive the more points you get, but beware as obstacles speed up too! Vertical Runner is an infinite runner game.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Vertical Runner is listed as a game with $0.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Stats, Remote Play Together, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 12:38:53 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 57% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Vertical Runner
Steam App ID	1291740
Type	game
Release date	May 7, 2020
Developer	Barlow Studio
Publisher	Barlow Studio
Price	$0.99
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Casual
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Stats, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English * * languages with full audio support
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 22 September 2026 - 12:38:53 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	1
Positive reviews	4
Negative reviews	3
Total reviews	7
Positive percent	57%
Review type	7 user reviews
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	May 7, 2020
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 12:38:53 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 12:38:53 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 12:38:53 UTC

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
250	No description
500	No description
1000	No description
2500	No description
5000	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	Not available

References

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

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/1291740
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/1291740/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/1291740
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for Vertical Runner

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 Vertical Runner?

Vertical Runner's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 12:38:53 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 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 Vertical Runner growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 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 Vertical Runner?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are Germany (33.3%), Sweden (33.3%), Luxembourg (33.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to Germany (20%), Sweden (18.3%), Luxembourg (17.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to Germany (23.3%), Sweden (21.2%), Luxembourg (20.4%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to Germany (17%), Sweden (14.7%), Luxembourg (13.8%). 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 Vertical Runner?

Vertical Runner currently sits at 57% positive across 7 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 4 positive reviews and 3 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as 7 user reviews.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Vertical Runner have?

Vertical Runner currently has about 16 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 Vertical Runner?

Vertical Runner is currently listed at $0.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

7 user reviews

57% positive, 4 positive, 3 negative

Price and discount

$0.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Stats, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 8 May 2020

DLC and packages

Vertical RunnerBuy Vertical Runner #450593$0.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2.0 GHz Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 128 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: 3.0 GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 (or better) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 128 MB available space

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