Shinkansen Switch
A one-button endless runner: a bullet train switching between two tracks.
How to play ↓A bullet train races along two tracks. One button switches tracks. Dodge signals and fallen branches, and catch cherry-blossom flowers for points. The longer you last, the faster it gets.
How to play
A bullet train runs from left to right on one of two tracks. You have one action: switch to the other track. Signals and fallen branches appear on a track, and if you hit one the run ends. Cherry-blossom flowers add 10 points each, and every 20 pixels of distance adds a point. The train speeds up the longer you last, then levels off, so a run never becomes impossible.
Obstacles never block both tracks at once, and there is always time to react and switch between two of them. Flowers sit on the safe track, so catching them rewards switching without ever forcing a crash. Holding a key does nothing.
Controls
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| SpaceEnter | Switch track (or pick another key set) |
| PEsc | Pause and resume |
| O | Show or hide the performance stats |
Ways to play
- Switching: press a key, tap or click the scene, or press the Switch track button. All three do the same thing. There is no dragging and no holding.
- Keys: choose Space or Enter, the arrow keys, or any key, before you start. Your choice is saved on this device.
- Assist mode: slower train, wider gaps, and hitting something costs your flower streak instead of ending the run. It keeps its own best score.
- Practice mode: you cannot crash. Pause, then End run, to stop. Practice runs are not saved.
- High contrast: a plain background with dark shapes and thick outlines. Reduced motion slows the scroll, turns the moving backdrop off and shows no effects; scoring is the same.
- The game pauses by itself when the tab is hidden or the game scrolls out of view. Press O to show frame times measured on your device.
Who this works for
Sighted players with quick reactions. The core of the game is seeing what is coming and reacting in time, so it is not playable with a screen reader, and there is no audio version. The score, the flower count and the end of the run are written out as text. This has not yet been checked with a screen reader or on a real phone.