Scale the wheels

The pitch

The game where size matters! Your mission is to change the size of the wheels, transitioning from small to large and vice versa, to overcome a variety of obstacles and progress through levels. But that's not all! The size of the wheels also affects the speed of your car, adding excitement to the gameplay. With over 30 different tracks to conquer, you'll face unique challenges. Additionally, you can upgrading your acceleration, enabling you to jump farther and collect more coins at the end of each level. So, resize your wheels, and embark on the exhilarating journey to earn the highest score and become a true champion!

Controls & how it runs

Your goal is to reach the finish line. To do this, use the slider in the game to change the size of the wheels. Small wheels allow you to accelerate. Large wheels allow you to drive into high obstacles, but because of them the car becomes slow. Also, the larger the wheels, the more the car turns into the standard position if it is not standing on all wheels at the moment. If you get stuck, try to drastically change the size of the wheels, so the car can bounce. In some levels, it is important to gain speed in order to hit an obstacle. If you realize that the car is stuck, stopped and does not move even when you change the size of the wheels, then use the restart button of the level and try to pass it again. Pump up the acceleration level so that at the end of the level the car can jump as far as possible and earn as many coins as possible. Control on all platforms using the game interface.

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 racing cabinets

• Brake before the corner, never in it. Every cabinet on this row rewards the driver who arrives slow and leaves fast over the one who arrives heroic and leaves through the fence.
• The racing line is a rumour — verify it. Following the suggested arc is a start, but the fastest route is usually the one that looks slightly wrong until it works.
• Race the clock, not the car beside you. Mirrors and rivals eat attention; your split times don't care who's alongside, and neither should you until the final lap.

Scale the wheels — quick-fire questions

Does Scale the wheels 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 Scale the wheels?

It stands on our Racing 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 Scale the wheels 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. Scale the wheels 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 Racing row is powered on and waiting — Forty-one racing cabinets where the finish line is a rumour until the last corner. Includes ragdoll entrants who treat the crash as a racing line.