Parkour Race — Play Free Online

Parkour Race is a jump and platform game that runs straight in the browser. The idea is simple to state and harder to do well: get across an obstacle course by running and jumping, and keep your momentum while you do it. It is listed under developer Poki, and it sits comfortably on a site built around Doodle Jump.

If you came for Doodle Jump, the appeal carries over. Both games are about timing a jump, reading what is ahead and not panicking when the next gap arrives sooner than expected. The difference is direction. Doodle Jump pulls you straight up a never-ending shaft, while a parkour course asks you to move across the screen and decide when to leap, so it feels more like a runner than a climber.

A session is easy to fit around other things. Attempts are short, a mistake sends you back to try again, and there is nothing to install or sign up for, so you can open a page and be playing within seconds.

How to play

On a computer, use the arrow keys or WASD to move, and use the mouse to aim and select where the game asks for it, such as on menus. On a phone or tablet, tap and swipe instead. Press Play above and the game loads in the frame on this page.

A round comes down to reading the next obstacle, moving toward it, and committing to the jump. Treat the first few attempts as a way to learn how far your character travels, since the spacing of the course matters more than speed.

Tips

• Look one obstacle ahead of the one you are crossing, so your next move is already decided when you land.
• Release the movement key as you land if the next platform is close. Carrying full speed into a short ledge is a common way to fall.
• If a section keeps beating you, slow down and learn it in pieces instead of repeating the same rushed attempt.
• On a touch screen, keep your thumbs where they will not cover the part of the course you need to see.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

Helix Jump keeps the same one-input timing but has you dropping down a tower rather than crossing a course. OvO and Ovo 2 are the closest cousins here, since they are precision platformers about running and leaping through obstacle layouts. Bird Jumper and Bouncy Basketball are lighter, shorter-session options if you want something less demanding.

Parkour Race suits anyone who likes quick restarts and a bit of practice, and it works with either a keyboard or a touch screen.