Run 2 — Play Free Online

Run 2 is a tunnel runner set in space. You steer a small character along a track of floating tiles, and the only way to survive is to keep jumping the gaps, because there is no floor under the empty parts and nothing to catch you. It is the second game in the Run series by Player 03, and it takes the idea from Run 1 and builds a proper structure around it.

The big change from the first game is the level map. Instead of one endless drop, you pick a stage from a map and work through them in order. Some tiles crumble shortly after you land on them, so the safe route is often the one you take without stopping. Other characters can be unlocked as you go, and they change how a run feels.

If you came to Run 3 for the gravity-flipping tunnel, Run 2 is the step before it. The pace is a little gentler and the layouts are more forgiving, which makes it a good warm-up. It also plays well in short bursts, since a failed attempt puts you back at the start of the stage in seconds.

How to play

Left and Right, or A and D, move your character sideways. Space or Up jumps. The trick that defines the series is the side wall: run onto a wall and the whole tunnel rotates so the wall becomes your new floor. That lets you reach tiles that were out of reach on the original surface, and it is how you get round obstacles that block the main path.

A round is simple. Run forward, jump the gaps, and switch surfaces when the path ahead runs out. Falling into space ends the attempt, and you try again.

Tips

• Tap the direction keys instead of holding them. Small corrections keep you on narrow tiles far better than long slides.
• Jump from the very edge of a tile. Leaving early wastes distance you need for wider gaps.
• Do not stand still on crumbling tiles. Cross them in one continuous move.
• When the track looks like it ends, check the walls. There is often a route on a side surface.

Similar games on Run 3

Run 1 is the simpler original, with the same rotating tunnel and fewer things going on. Tunnel Rush is a different kind of game: it is about speed and dodging obstacles coming toward you, not planning jumps between tiles. Slope is another fast runner, but the track is a single downhill ramp and you control a ball.

Run 2 loads in the browser with nothing to install. It suits a keyboard best, and it works well for a quick session between other games.