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.

[3] Running with Rifles main feature is its extensive single-player campaign, with adjustable settings for the enemy and friendly AI.

On harder difficulties, the player will need to flank, communicate, attack and defend simultaneously to counteract the enemy forces.

[5] In early 2012 Jack Mayol joined the team and they decided together to push the game far beyond what was originally planned.

[9] In 2014 the game was released onto Steam's Early Access platform[8] and the first Mac (OS X) port is made available.

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.