Mushroom Runners

The pitch

Run endlessly in Mushroom Runners! Dodge obstacles, crush enemies, and collect mushrooms to grow HUGE! Ride the Happy Flying Cloud in this fun, fast-paced endless runner with a unique platforming twist.

Controls & how it runs

Mobile: touch the screen to jump, swipe down to stomp the ground. Desktop: press up key to jump, press down key to stomp the ground.

Getting a run going takes exactly one press: Press start, up top, and the game boots inside this page — nothing downloads in the background and no form wants your details before the first jump. The cabinet is drawn for a flexible screen and listens to mouse, keyboard or touch, whichever the game prefers. It reshapes itself for tall and wide screens alike, so phone, tablet and desktop all get the full picture. Given a fullscreen button, use it — scores look better at full size, that's just science.

Pro tips for platform cabinets

• Jump from the very edge. Platform cabinets measure your takeoff in pixels, and the last two pixels of a ledge are the difference between a clear gap and a short fall.
• Learn the landing, not the jump. Air control differs per cabinet, but the habit transfers: plan where you'll land before you ever leave the ground.
• Checkpoints change the maths. Once one is banked, spend the next stretch experimenting — bold attempts are free when the reset point is ten seconds behind you.

Mushroom Runners — quick-fire questions

Does Mushroom Runners cost anything to play?

Not a token. The cabinet is free from the first run to the five-hundredth — no wallet, no sign-up, no toll booth hiding three levels in. The adverts around the page are what keep the floor's lights on.

What sort of game is Mushroom Runners?

It stands on our Platform row — that's the family it plays most like. The pitch above is the publisher's own rundown of what it throws at you and what it hands back.

Can I play Mushroom Runners on my phone?

Happily, yes. It runs inside the browser on phones and tablets the same way it does on a computer. It reshapes itself for tall and wide screens alike, so phone, tablet and desktop all get the full picture.

Do I need to install anything first?

Nothing whatsoever. Mushroom Runners is an HTML5 game: hit the start button and it boots on this page, and shutting the tab sweeps the cabinet clean behind you.

Before you wander off

Personal best banked, or still chasing it? Either way the full Platform row is powered on and waiting — Seventy-seven platforms-and-peril cabinets: gaps, spikes, moving floors and the eternal question of whether that ledge is reachable. (It is. Barely.)