Arcade

Space Ruins Runner

Run the ruins! Swipe, jump and slide.

Ages 8 and up Kids Mode

Space Ruins Runner

Space Ruins Runner

Arcade

How to play

  • Nova runs by herself. Dodge the boulders and broken pillars, jump the cracks and slide under the low arches.
  • When a glowing arrow shows a corner, swipe that way to turn.
  • A bump is only a stumble, but each one lets Bleep the robot catch up a little. Run clean and he falls back.
  • Grab star crystals, the magnet, the shield and the jet pack.
  • Kids Mode (tap the turtle): a slower run, corners that turn by themselves, and a Bleep who never catches you.

Controls

  • Phone, tablet or mouse: Swipe left or right to change lanes, and at a glowing arrow to take the corner (with a mouse, click and drag). Swipe up or tap to jump, swipe down to slide. Nova runs forward by herself.
  • Keyboard: ← β†’ or A and D change lanes and take corners. ↑, W or Space jumps, ↓ or S slides. Esc or P pauses.
  • Gamepad: D-pad or left stick ← β†’ changes lanes and takes corners. A or ↑ jumps, B or ↓ slides. Start pauses.

Tips

  • You can swipe for a corner as soon as the glowing arrow shows, and the game saves your swipe for the turn.
  • At a T-junction both ways hold the same obstacles and crystals, so either turn is fine.
  • Swipe down in mid-air to drop straight into a slide, perfect for a crack right before a low arch.
  • Three quick stumbles can let Bleep catch you, so after a bump, play extra safe for a while.

About this game

Run across the ruins of an ancient alien moon-temple with Nova, a little astronaut, while Bleep, a big round friendly robot with glowing eyes and a grabber-claw, chases close behind! The path never stops and it never goes straight for long: it bends. Swipe left or right when the glowing arrow on the wall says so and the whole world swings around the corner with you.

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Swipe up to jump the cracks in the floor, swipe down to slide under the low stone arches, and swipe sideways to dodge the boulders and broken pillars. Grab star crystals in a streak and hear each one ring a note higher. Pick up a magnet that pulls the crystals to you, a shield that saves you from one stumble, or the jet pack that flies you over everything for a few seconds.

A bump is only a stumble, and every stumble lets Bleep gain a little ground; keep running clean and he falls back again. If he catches you, he gives you a big squishy hug ("Gotcha!") and you try again with one tap. Fly through a numbered checkpoint arch into a new place: the Moon Ruins, the Crystal Caves, the Red Planet Temple, the Ice Moon and the Nebula Gate, faster each time. Your distance is your score, and the crystals you collect are yours to spend on new suits and helmets.

Kids Mode (tap the turtle) makes it gentle for younger players: a slower run, corners that turn by themselves, jumps and slides done for you, a Bleep who only bumps and never catches, a party at every checkpoint and a big rocket launch at the end.

Space Ruins Runner plays in your browser on phones, tablets and computers. No download, no sign-up.

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