Flippfly LLC

Race the Sun

Game First reported release Aug 19, 2013

Game details

First release year: 2013

Platforms

Genres

endless runner game

Play modes

single-player video game

Localized titles

Race the Sun

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
Yes^*
Linux^*
Supported
Yes^*

Store genres

Action^*
Indie^*
Racing^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Steam Achievements^*
Full controller support^*
VR Supported^*
Steam Trading Cards^*
Steam Workshop^*
Steam Cloud^*
Stats^*
Steam Leaderboards^*
Includes level editor^*
Remote Play on Phone^*
Remote Play on Tablet^*
Remote Play on TV^*
Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

English^*

System requirements

macOS · Minimum^*
Operating system
Mac OS X: 10.7, 10.8, 10.9^*
Processor alternatives
Dual Core Processor^*
Memory
2 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
SM2.0 (or later) Graphics Card^*
Storage
150 MB available space^*
Linux · Minimum^*
Operating system
Ubuntu 10.04 (and newer)^*
Processor alternatives
Dual Core Processor^*
Memory
2 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
SM2.0 (or later) Graphics Card^*
Storage
150 MB available space^*
Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Windows: XP, Vista, 7, 8^*
Processor alternatives
Dual Core Processor^*
Memory
2 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
SM2.0 (or later) Graphics Card^*
Storage
150 MB available space VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC. Keyboard or gamepad required^*

Compatibility and community reports

Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum^*
Reports
16^*
Community confidence
moderate^*
Controller support · 2026-06-27^*
Controller support
Full^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*

Studios & publishers

Developers

Flippfly LLC

Publishers

Flippfly LLC

Release history

2013-08-19
Date precision
Exact date

Store release history

Steam^*
Release date
Dec 9, 2013^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 8 fields

Windows minimum processor requirement

Dual Core Processor^*

Windows minimum graphics requirement

SM2.0 (or later) Graphics Card^*

Windows minimum memory requirement

2^* GB

Name

Race the Sun^*

Release year

2,013^*

Windows minimum processor requirement

Windows · Minimum

Processor alternatives: Dual Core Processor^*

Windows minimum graphics requirement

Windows · Minimum

Graphics alternatives: SM2.0 (or later) Graphics Card^*

Windows minimum memory requirement

Windows · Minimum

Memory: 2 GB^*

Specifications 2 · 33 fields

Achievements · historical

25^*

Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

72^* min

Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)

222^* min

Features

Developers

Flippfly LLC^*

DLC count · historical

2^*

Estimated ownership range (historical)

500000 - 1000000^*

Store genres

Action^*
Indie^*
Racing^*

Linux support · historical

Yes^*

macOS support · historical

Yes^*

Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

72^* min

Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)

106^* min

Metacritic score

79^*

Name

Race The Sun^*

Negative reviews · historical

401^*

Peak ccu

6^*

Positive reviews · historical

5,895^*

Price (historical; currency unreported)

2.49^*

Publishers

Flippfly LLC^*

Recommendations

1,944^*

Store release date · historical

Dec 9, 2013^*

Interface languages

English^*

Game website · historical

http://flippfly.com/racethesun/^*

Windows support · historical

Yes^*

Features

Single-player: Single-player^*
Steam Achievements: Steam Achievements^*
Full controller support: Full controller support^*
VR Supported: VR Supported^*
Steam Trading Cards: Steam Trading Cards^*
Steam Workshop: Steam Workshop^*
Steam Cloud: Steam Cloud^*
Stats: Stats^*
Steam Leaderboards: Steam Leaderboards^*
Includes level editor: Includes level editor^*
Remote Play on Phone: Remote Play on Phone^*
Remote Play on Tablet: Remote Play on Tablet^*
Remote Play on TV: Remote Play on TV^*
Family Sharing: Family Sharing^*

Developers

Flippfly LLC: Flippfly LLC^*

Store genres

Action: Action^*
Indie: Indie^*
Racing: Racing^*

Linux support · historical

Linux

Supported: Yes^*

macOS support · historical

macOS

Supported: Yes^*

Publishers

Flippfly LLC: Flippfly LLC^*

Store release date · historical

Steam

Release date: Dec 9, 2013^*

Interface languages

English^*

Windows support · historical

Windows

Supported: Yes^*

Specifications 3 · 21 fields

Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

0^* min

Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)

180^* min

Ccu

6^*

Developer

Flippfly LLC^*

Historical discount

0^* %

Store genres

Action^*
Indie^*
Racing^*

Historical US original list price

999^* US cents

Languages

English^*

Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

0^* min

Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)

125^* min

Name

Race The Sun^*

Negative reviews · historical

401^*

Estimated ownership range (historical)

500,000 .. 1,000,000^*

Positive reviews · historical

5,895^*

Historical US price

999^* US cents

Publisher

Flippfly LLC^*

Community tags · historical

Store genres

Action: Action^*
Indie: Indie^*
Racing: Racing^*

Languages

English^*

Community tags · historical

Procedural Generation: Procedural Generation^*
Runner: Runner^*
Racing: Racing^*
Perma Death: Perma Death^*
Driving: Driving^*
Difficult: Difficult^*
Tutorial: Tutorial^*
Survival: Survival^*
Arcade: Arcade^*
3D: 3D^*
VR: VR^*
Atmospheric: Atmospheric^*
Noir: Noir^*
Third Person: Third Person^*
Relaxing: Relaxing^*
Post-apocalyptic: Post-apocalyptic^*
Surreal: Surreal^*
Level Editor: Level Editor^*
First-Person: First-Person^*
Action: Action^*

Tags votes

Procedural Generation

Votes · historical: 464^*

Runner

Votes · historical: 462^*

Racing

Votes · historical: 455^*

Perma Death

Votes · historical: 449^*

Driving

Votes · historical: 443^*

Difficult

Votes · historical: 441^*

Tutorial

Votes · historical: 440^*

Survival

Votes · historical: 438^*

Arcade

Votes · historical: 428^*

Votes · historical: 416^*

Votes · historical: 412^*

Atmospheric

Votes · historical: 407^*

Noir

Votes · historical: 390^*

Third Person

Votes · historical: 386^*

Relaxing

Votes · historical: 376^*

Post-apocalyptic

Votes · historical: 365^*

Surreal

Votes · historical: 356^*

Level Editor

Votes · historical: 348^*

First-Person

Votes · historical: 320^*

Action

Votes · historical: 300^*

Specifications 4 · 29 fields

Features

Developers

Flippfly LLC^*

Store genres

Action^*
Indie^*
Racing^*

Free to play · historical

No^*

Linux requirements

Minimum: OS: Ubuntu 10.04 (and newer) Processor: Dual Core Processor Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: SM2.0 (or later) Graphics Card Storage: 150 MB available space ^*

macOS requirements

Minimum: OS: Mac OS X: 10.7, 10.8, 10.9 Processor: Dual Core Processor Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: SM2.0 (or later) Graphics Card Storage: 150 MB available space ^*

Metacritic score

79^*

Name

Race The Sun^*

Windows requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows: XP, Vista, 7, 8 Processor: Dual Core Processor Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: SM2.0 (or later) Graphics Card Storage: 150 MB available space VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC. Keyboard or gamepad required ^*

Platforms

windows^*
mac^*
linux^*

Historical price currency

USD^*

Discount percentage (historical)

0^*

Historical store price

$9.99^*

Publishers

Flippfly LLC^*

Recommendations total

1,937^*

Coming soon · historical store status

No^*

Store release date · historical

Dec 9, 2013^*

Interface languages

English^*

Type

game^*

Features

Single-player: Single-player^*
Steam Achievements: Steam Achievements^*
Full controller support: Full controller support^*
VR Supported: VR Supported^*
Steam Trading Cards: Steam Trading Cards^*
Steam Workshop: Steam Workshop^*
Steam Cloud: Steam Cloud^*
Stats: Stats^*
Steam Leaderboards: Steam Leaderboards^*
Includes level editor: Includes level editor^*
Remote Play on Phone: Remote Play on Phone^*
Remote Play on Tablet: Remote Play on Tablet^*
Remote Play on TV: Remote Play on TV^*
Family Sharing: Family Sharing^*

Developers

Flippfly LLC: Flippfly LLC^*

Store genres

Action: Action^*
Indie: Indie^*
Racing: Racing^*

Linux requirements

Linux · Minimum

Operating system: Ubuntu 10.04 (and newer)^*
Processor alternatives: Dual Core Processor^*
Memory: 2 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives: SM2.0 (or later) Graphics Card^*
Storage: 150 MB available space^*

macOS requirements

macOS · Minimum

Operating system: Mac OS X: 10.7, 10.8, 10.9^*
Processor alternatives: Dual Core Processor^*
Memory: 2 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives: SM2.0 (or later) Graphics Card^*
Storage: 150 MB available space^*

Windows requirements

Windows · Minimum

Operating system: Windows: XP, Vista, 7, 8^*
Processor alternatives: Dual Core Processor^*
Memory: 2 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives: SM2.0 (or later) Graphics Card^*
Storage: 150 MB available space VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC. Keyboard or gamepad required^*

Platforms

Windows

Supported: Yes^*

macOS

Supported: Yes^*

Linux

Supported: Yes^*

Publishers

Flippfly LLC: Flippfly LLC^*

Store release date · historical

Steam

Release date: Dec 9, 2013^*

Interface languages

English^*

Specifications 5 · 17 fields

Declared controller support · 2026-06-27

full^*

Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27

No^*

Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27

playable^*

Store genres

Action|Indie|Racing^*

Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27

No^*

Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27

1,223^*

Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27

moderate^*

Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27

16^*

Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27

platinum^*

PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27

No^*

Steam release year · historical

2,013^*

Title

Race The Sun^*

Coming soon · historical Steam listing

No^*

Declared controller support · 2026-06-27

Controller support · 2026-06-27

Controller support: Full^*

Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27

Steam Deck · 2026-06-27

Compatibility category: Playable^*

Store genres

Action: Action^*
Indie: Indie^*
Racing: Racing^*

Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27

Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27

Community Linux compatibility tier: Platinum^*
Reports: 16^*
Community confidence: moderate^*

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Store genres

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System requirements

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