Rooftop Run

You are on the rooftops of a midnight city with one rule: never stop. The wall of darkness rising behind you is not an ordinary hazard — it replays the moves you made a few seconds ago. As long as you keep your pace it stays behind, but the moment you clip an air conditioning unit and stumble, it is still coming at your old speed and the gap melts away. You clear the gaps between buildings by jumping, and holding the jump takes you higher. You pass under hanging signs by sliding. Golden light orbs scattered along the way are your only chance to breathe: each one pushes the shadow back, so the smart route is the lit one, not the safe one. The city speeds up as you go, gaps widen, obstacles crowd together and the shadow creeps a little closer in every zone. The light gauge at the bottom of the screen shows how close it is — when it turns red there is only one answer: run faster. Play with the space bar and arrow keys on desktop, or on phone and tablet with an analog stick that appears wherever your thumb lands; there are no direction buttons on screen. Includes a local leaderboard, best score tracking and full readability in both dark and light themes. No download, no internet needed.