Yeti Run

The pitch

Yeti Run is an endless skiing game where the mountain never runs out but your luck does. You carve down the slope with one finger, ski between gates to build combos, and dodge trees, rocks, and lift pylons at increasingly stupid speeds. There is also a yeti. He will not end your run, but if he catches you he shoves you into the deep snow and wrecks your combo, which honestly feels worse. Collect snowmen as you go and spend them on skins in the shop. Every run ends the same way, but the flag marking your best distance is always sitting there, daring you to pass it.

Controls & how it runs

Drag your finger (or mouse) left and right to steer. That is the entire control scheme. The game handles your speed, you handle the carving. Ski between the paired gates to score points and grow your combo. Missing a gate resets the combo. Hitting a tree, rock, or pylon ends the run. Tap once to instantly go again. Stay ahead of the yeti. If he catches you, you get knocked off the trail into slow deep snow and lose your combo. Grab snowmen for currency, knock out missions for bonus snowmen, and unlock skins in the shop. The real objective is simple: ski past the flag from your last best run and plant it a little further down the mountain.

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.

Yeti Run — quick-fire questions

Does Yeti Run 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 Yeti Run?

It stands on our Running 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 Yeti Run 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. Yeti Run 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 Running row is powered on and waiting — Seventy-three running cabinets where the floor scrolls, the obstacles multiply and stopping is not a control option. Your only job is lasting one second longer than last time.