Crumble Run

Controls

Swipe left or right to change lanes and to turn at corners, swipe up to jump and swipe down to slide. With a mouse, click and drag in any direction to swipe. On a keyboard, the Left and Right arrows or A and D change lanes and turn, the Up arrow, W or Space jumps, and the Down arrow or S slides. P or Esc pauses.

How to play Crumble Run

You run along a stone path that floats high above the clouds, and the path crumbles into the abyss right behind you. The collapse chases you the whole time, so there is no stopping. Fall into a gap, hit a pillar, rubble or an arch, or let the collapse catch up, and the run is over.

The path has three lanes. Pillars block one or two of them, so move to an open lane. Jump over gaps and low rubble, and slide under the arches that span the whole path. Every stretch ends in a corner, and golden arrows show which way it turns. Some corners split both ways and you pick the route. Turn too late or swerve into a pillar and you stumble and slow down while the collapse closes in. Your first run starts with a short tutorial.

Relics, power-ups and upgrades

Gold relics line the path, in rows along the safe lane and in arcs over the gaps. Your score is the meters you run plus 5 points per relic, and every relic you pick up goes into your bank. The speed keeps rising until about 2,000 m.

Every few hundred meters a power-up floats over the path. The feather gives you a glide: you fall more slowly and can run straight over gaps and broken edges. The magnet pulls nearby relics to you. Before each run you can spend banked relics on Feather glide and Relic magnet upgrades, up to level 5, and each level makes that power-up last longer. There is also always one mission, like collecting 40 relics or taking 8 turns in a run, that pays bonus relics when you finish it.

Tips and tricks

• Swipe for a turn a little early and the game turns you as soon as you reach the corner.
• Swipe down in mid-air to drop straight into a slide, handy when an arch follows a jump.
• A red glow at the bottom of the screen means the collapse is right behind you.
• The run starts on its own after a short countdown. Buying an upgrade stops the countdown, so you can shop and then tap Run!
• Before a run, or after a crash, you can tap Head start 500m and watch a short ad. You fly the first 500 m at high speed, collecting relics on the way, and land with two seconds of safety. You can’t steer while you fly.
• After a crash you can also watch a short ad to revive, once per run. The next stretch of path is cleared of obstacles and holes. Skip an ad and you get nothing, but the button stays ready for another try.