All StickRun features at a glance

StickRun runs right in your browser on computers, tablets and smartphones. There is nothing to install, and you can start playing as a guest right away.

Your character runs automatically; you control jumping and ducking. Hold to jump higher, double jump in mid-air, and duck in mid-air to dive. The track gets faster over time, and a total of 22 obstacle types are added one by one – from crates, spike rows, rolling barrels and laser gates to tunnels, pits, patrol drones, falling blocks and moving platforms. Every track is generated randomly, but according to fixed rules: the gaps between obstacles are always large enough to make it.

With a free account your runs are saved. You can see your highscore, the number of your runs, the total coins collected and your leaderboard rank.

When you sign up you choose one of four characters – male runner, female runner, Comic Hero or Comic Heroine – you can switch at any time in the settings. Clothing, headwear, shoes, accessories and special effects such as wings, fire aura or rainbow trail are drawn as separate layers, so you can combine them freely.

You collect coins on the track. After every counted run the server credits you with the coins you collected plus a small performance bonus. In the shop you exchange them for cosmetic items. There are no real-money purchases and no trading between players.

Every calendar month is a season with its own leaderboard. Anyone who finishes a season in the top 10 receives an exclusive cosmetic item that cannot be bought and is listed in the season archive. On top of that there are more than 25 achievements – from your first run to winning a season – and a daily bonus that grows with every day in a row.

The Top 10 only shows results the server has verified. To do so, the server replays every run from your inputs and calculates points and coins itself. This makes simple manipulation ineffective – although no browser game can ever be fully protected against modified game clients.

Via suggestions you can submit new mechanics, obstacles, outfits or improvements. Every suggestion gets a traceable status – from "submitted" to "implemented". We present selected ideas on the ideas page.

We document all changes openly in the changelog.

StickRun is in its alpha phase. There is currently no multiplayer mode, no voting on ideas and no email notifications.