Which is better, BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien or Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story™?

On Steam reviews BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien scores higher (93.5% positive) than Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story™ (80.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.

Should I play BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien or Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story™ first?

If you want chronology, BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (2013) came out before Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story™ (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien vs Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story™

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien and Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story™ both land in Action, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie on Steam. BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (2013) is 8 years older than Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story™ (2021). BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien scores higher on Steam reviews (93.5% positive) than Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story™ (80.7% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.

Which should you pick?

Choose BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

Choose BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 93.5% positive across 1,069 reviews.

Choose Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story™

Choose Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story™ if it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story™ launched in 2021.

Both BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien and Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story™ sit in Action and Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien vs Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story™ — Steam metadata comparison
	BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien	Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story™
Released	2013	2021
Genres	Action, Indie, Casual	Action, Indie
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows
Steam Deck	Deck Verified	Deck Verified
Price	14.99 USD	9.99 USD
Steam reviews	93.5% positive (1,069 reviews)	80.7% positive (654 reviews)
Multiplayer	Single-player only	Single-player only
Developers	Gaijin Games	Choice Provisions

Side by side

Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (2013) is 8 years older than Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story™ (2021).
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien scores higher on Steam reviews (93.5% positive) than Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story™ (80.7% positive).
Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story™ is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (9.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
Both are Deck Verified.