Controls

You never control the pace — the run accelerates on its own. Everything you do is about the next few metres of your own lane.

On a phone it's a swipe pad; on a laptop it's the arrow keys:

• Change lane swipe left or right, or press ← → / A D. Three lanes, and the lane change can't be cancelled once it starts.
• Jump swipe up, tap the track, or press ↑ / W / Space. Clears the low hurdles. You cannot jump twice in the air.
• Slide swipe down, or press ↓ / S. Ducks under the high gantries. You cannot slide out of a jump or jump out of a slide.
• Pause the Pause button, or Esc / P. The run also pauses if you switch tabs.

A solid block is immune to both the jump and the slide. If it's in your lane, the lane is the problem.

One hit ends the run. There are no lives and no second chances within a run — reaching the goal is the only way to clear the level.

Generation never fills every lane of a row, so no hazard pattern is impossible; it can only be too fast to read.

Tips

• Identify the shape, not the colour A low hurdle sits at knee height, a gantry hangs overhead on two posts, and a block is a solid slab with a white stripe. Learn the three silhouettes and you'll answer them at distance instead of guessing up close.
• A lane change beats a jump when you're unsure Jumping the wrong obstacle ends the run. Moving into a lane you can see is empty never does. When you can't read it in time, go around.
• You get faster; plan for that The top speed nearly doubles across the ladder. The pattern you comfortably read at level 1 arrives with half the warning at level 8, so start looking further up the track early.

Frequently asked questions