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{{short description|Tactical shooter game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title       = Running with Rifles
| image       = Running with rifles logo.jpg
| caption     = Logo for ''Running with Rifles''
| developer   = Osumia Games
| designer    = Osumia Games
| composer    = <!-- Insert composer's name here -->
| platforms   = [[Software:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]], [[Software:OS X|OS X]], [[Software:Linux|Linux]]<ref name="About RUNNING WITH RIFLES">{{cite web|url=http://www.runningwithrifles.com/wp/?page_id=14|title=About|publisher=Modulaatio Games|access-date=9 April 2015}}</ref>
| released    = April 2, 2015
| genre       = [[Software:Action game|Action]]
| modes       = [[Software:Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Software:Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
}}

'''''Running with Rifles''''' is a top down [[Software:Open world|open world]] tactical shooter game published and developed by Osumia Games (previously Modulaatio Games).<ref name="Steam">{{cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/270150/|title=RUNNING WITH RIFLES on Steam |publisher=[[Software:Steam (service)|Steam]]|access-date=9 April 2015}}</ref> It was developed by Pasi Kainiemi in Tampere, {{wipe|Finland}} and Jack Mayol in [[Place:Stuttgart|Stuttgart]], {{wipe|Germany}}, working under the team name Modulaatio Games (now Osumia Games). The game is primarily [[Voxel|voxel]]-based, with the map texturing done using [[Texture splatting|"splat map"]] texture layering, and with the modeling being done with typically low-poly or simple .mesh files. Because of this, the game runs very well on old hardware, making it more accessible to more players.

== Gameplay ==
''Running with Rifles'' is a down top shooter where the player takes on the role of an infantryman during a large conflict in multiple different regions for either the Greenbelts, the Greycollars, or the Brownpants.<ref name=RPS-2015-04-07>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/06/22/in-the-trenches-running-with-rifles/|title=In The Trenches: Running With Rifles - Rock, Paper, Shotgun|website=Rock, Paper, Shotgun|date=22 June 2011|publisher=Rock, Paper, Shotgun|accessdate=13 April 2015|last1=Rossignol|first1=Jim}}</ref>

''Running with Rifles'' main feature is its extensive single-player campaign, with adjustable settings for the enemy and friendly AI. While in game, friendly AI and units will counterattack and defend territory regardless of the players actions. Although a commander designates attack orders for the player's faction, the open world mechanic gives the player the ability to run around and capture any point on the map at any time, and disregarding the commander's orders will not incur a penalty. On harder difficulties, the player will need to flank, communicate, attack and defend simultaneously to counteract the enemy forces. The game is open ended and the player has access to powerful vehicles, the ability to command small squads of soldiers, and to call in powerful artillery barrages that allow for many different play styles. In game looting of enemies for supplies, and sabotaging the enemies's important structures and buildings will also play a role in winning the battle.<ref name="Steam" />

== Development ==
Osumia Games (known as Modulaatio Games at its creation) started as a two-man independent development studio run by Pasi Kainiemi. He started developing ''Running with Rifles'' in early 2011.<ref name="pasik twitter">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/modulaatio|title=Pasi Kainiemi (@modulaatio) - Twitter|publisher=[[Company:Twitter|Twitter]]|access-date=10 April 2015}}</ref> The game left [[Software release life cycle#Pre-alpha|pre-alpha]] on July 18, 2011. The game received minor updates during [[Software release life cycle#Alpha|alpha]] before continuing into [[Software release life cycle#Beta|beta]] on September 14, 2011, where it spent most of its life.

In 2011 he made the game available for [[Finance:Pre-order|pre-order]].<ref name="Pre-order blog post">{{cite web|url=http://www.runningwithrifles.com/wp/?p=219|title=Beta 0.4 is here! Also so is pre-purchasing!|publisher=Modulaatio Games|access-date=10 April 2015}}</ref> In early 2012 Jack Mayol joined the team and they decided together to push the game far beyond what was originally planned.
The first Linux port was made publicly available<ref name="Linux Port">{{cite web|url=http://www.runningwithrifles.com/wp/?p=669|title=Linux demo beta 0.76 out now! |publisher=Modulaatio Games|access-date=10 April 2015}}</ref> and the game was put on Steam Greenlight,<ref name="RWR Greenlight">{{cite web|url=http://www.runningwithrifles.com/wp/?p=605|title=RWR in Steam?|publisher=Modulaatio Games|access-date=10 April 2015}}</ref> where it was later accepted and put onto the [[Software:Steam (service)|Steam Store]].<ref name="Early Access">{{cite web|url=http://www.runningwithrifles.com/wp/?p=915|title=RWR is now on Steam Early Access!|publisher=Modulaatio Games|access-date=10 April 2015}}</ref> Two new King of The Hill maps were added and a single-player Invasion mode was added/enhanced during 2013.<ref name="KOTH/Invasion">{{cite web|url=http://www.runningwithrifles.com/wp/?p=796|title=Beta 0.90 out with 2 new KOTH maps and SP Invasion |publisher=Modulaatio Games|access-date=10 April 2015}}</ref> In 2014 the game was released onto Steam's Early Access platform<ref name="Early Access"/> and the first [[Engineering:Macintosh|Mac (OS X)]] port is made available.<ref name="Mac Port">{{cite web|url=http://www.runningwithrifles.com/wp/?p=1141|title=Beta 0.99 released, now also with Mac support!|publisher=Modulaatio Games|access-date=10 April 2015}}</ref>

In 2015, on April 2, the game left Steam's Early Access/left beta and was [[Software release life cycle#RTM|officially released]].<ref name="Official Release">{{cite web|url=http://www.runningwithrifles.com/wp/?p=1385|title=RWR 1.0 is live!|publisher=Modulaatio Games|access-date=10 April 2015}}</ref>

At some point prior to the DLC's official release, the team was expanded with the addition of three community modders who assisted in the development of ''Pacific'', and who are currently involved in the upcoming DLC ''Edelweiss.'' In the community, these developers are known as TheSoldier, Tremozl, and 577.

== Downloadable content ==
On October 26, 2017, the first pack of [[Software:Downloadable content|downloadable content]] (DLC) was released - "Pacific"  has players and their team (Imperial Japanese Army or United States Marine Corps) fight in the Pacific Theater in [[Social:World War II|World War II]]. The DLC adds new vehicles, such as landing craft and patrol boats, and adds new water craft. It also features a new weapon set, with bolt-action rifles such as the Type 99, combat rifles such as the M1 Garand, and the ability to place bayonets onto weapons, allowing extra melee mechanics. It also features a new side objective system, featuring new side objectives such as "Destroy the AA Gun" or "Repair the abandoned tank".

On September 24, 2018, the second DLC pack was announced - titled "Edelweiss", it follows the Allied airborne campaigns across western Europe in late 1944, beginning during Operation Overlord, and featuring both British and American forces fighting against the Wehrmacht.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/270150/announcements/detail/1694933128094826134|title=DEV BLOG update on Steam.|website=Steam|date=24 September 2018|access-date=24 April 2019}}</ref>

== Reception ==
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''Running with Rifles'' has a 78/100 rating on the review aggregator site Metacritic, based on four reviews from critics.<ref name="MC" /> ''Kotaku'' writer Kirk Hamilton said the game is similar to both ''Battlefield'' and ''[[Software:Hotline Miami|Hotline Miami]]''.<ref name="Kotaku Review"/>

The game was described as a simple to jump into and play type of game, and was described as a modern-day ''[[Software:Cannon Fodder (video game)|Cannon Fodder]]''.<ref name=RPS-2015-04-07/> The single-player has the same structural play as the multi-player version so players who prefer solo play won't have to worry about missing out on key features of the game.<ref name="Kotaku Review">{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/a-tactical-pc-shooter-thats-like-battlefield-meets-hotl-1696604207|title=A Tactical PC Shooter That's Like Battlefield Meets Hotline Miami|last=Hamilton|first=Kirk|date=8 April 2015|publisher=Kotaku|access-date=13 April 2015}}</ref>

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