Controls

The gallop looks after itself and keeps building. What you decide is which answer the next obstacle needs, and — because the turn is slow — how early to start it.

Swipe pad on a phone, arrow keys on a laptop:

• Change lane swipe left or right, or press ← → / A D. The slowest lane change in the category at 210ms, and it can't be cancelled. Commit early.
• Jump swipe up, tap the track, or press ↑ / W / Space. Takes the fences, with the longest airtime of any body in the category.
• Duck swipe down, or press ↓ / S. Gets you under the low branches.
• Pause the Pause button, or Esc / P. The run also pauses if you switch tabs.

Solid blocks can't be jumped or ducked, however good the jump is. Change lane.

One hit ends the run. No lives, no checkpoints.

You can't jump twice in the air, and you can't switch from a jump to a duck midway.

Tips

• Jump when in doubt You have the longest air in the category and the slowest turn, which inverts the usual advice: on a fence-or-sidestep decision, the jump is the safer option here where in the other runners the sidestep would be.
• Start the lane change absurdly early 210ms is nearly twice Parkour's turn. If you begin the move when the block 'looks close', you'll arrive still crossing. Decide a full obstacle ahead.
• Branches are the real threat The generous jump makes fences easy and lulls you into jumping by reflex. A low branch needs a duck, and jumping into one ends the run just as fast as walking into it.

Frequently asked questions