<s>
SpeedRunners	B-Application
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
side-scrolling	O
racing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
DoubleDutch	B-Application
Games	I-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
tinyBuild	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
a	O
free	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
game	O
titled	O
SpeedRunner	O
and	O
later	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
by	O
the	O
name	O
SpeedRunner	O
HD	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
SpeedRunners	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
26	O
August	O
2013	O
into	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
full	O
game	O
on	O
19	O
April	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedRunners	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
June	O
2017	O
as	O
a	O
Games	O
with	O
Gold	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
23	O
January	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
decreasing	O
activity	O
the	O
SpeedRunners	B-Application
section	O
was	O
ended	O
on	O
28	O
August	O
2016	O
when	O
the	O
final	O
community	O
cup	O
was	O
held	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedRunners	B-Application
is	O
played	O
as	O
a	O
fast-paced	O
side-scroller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
compete	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
to	O
outrun	O
their	O
opponents	O
by	O
using	O
grappling	B-Application
hooks	I-Application
,	O
power-ups	O
,	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
interactive	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotakus	O
Alex	O
Jones	O
termed	O
SpeedRunners	B-Application
as	O
"	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
Mario	B-Application
that	O
Nintendo	O
should	O
've	O
made	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedRunners	B-Application
won	O
the	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Voice	O
Award	O
in	O
the	O
2015	O
SXSW	O
Gaming	O
Award	O
,	O
the	O
2014	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
Award	O
by	O
Indie	O
DB	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
PC/Console	O
Game	O
at	O
the	O
2012	O
Dutch	O
Game	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
criticism	O
from	O
Brett	O
Posner-Ferdman	O
who	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
for	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
report	O
,	O
who	O
criticised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
lacking	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
having	O
little	O
content	O
outside	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
for	O
locking	O
content	O
behind	O
DLC	O
.	O
</s>
