Poor Eddie — Play Free Online

Poor Eddie is a physics-flavoured platform puzzler about a character who cannot stay out of trouble. Each stage is a layout packed with spikes and explosives, and your job is to get Eddie to the finish line in one piece. It is a game of small decisions rather than reflexes: you look at the hazards, work out what Eddie is about to do, and pick the moment to act.

Players who come to Doodle Jump for a quick, forgiving loop will find the same appeal here. A failed attempt costs a few seconds, the lesson is obvious as soon as it happens, and the urge to try the section again is hard to resist. It runs in the browser with nothing to install, which makes it easy to open for a few minutes at a time.

Unlike Doodle Jump, where you steer constantly and the screen never stops climbing, Poor Eddie is paced by you. Nothing forces you forward, so you can study a layout before committing to it.

How to play

The game is controlled entirely with the mouse on a computer, or with a finger on a touch screen. You click the on-screen buttons to help Eddie along, and there is no need for the keyboard at all. The control buttons are the whole interface, so the skill is in choosing which one to press and when.

A typical attempt goes like this. Look over the stage first and note where the spikes and explosives sit. Then start Eddie moving and use the buttons to guide him through the dangerous stretches. If something goes wrong, restart and use what you just saw to change your timing.

Tips

• Spend a moment reading the whole layout before the first click. Knowing where the explosives are matters more than speed.
• Treat early failures as scouting. The first attempt at a tricky section mostly shows you what the hazard does.
• Change one thing per retry, either the timing or the button you press, so you can tell what actually fixed the problem.
• If you are stuck on a section, step away for a minute. A fresh look often reveals a safer route.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

If you enjoy this kind of obstacle course, Ovo 2 and OvO game are precision platformers where you run and jump yourself, so your own reactions decide the outcome. Fireboy and Watergirl swaps the hazards for cooperative puzzles with two characters. Hoppenhelm is another good pick if you want a platformer with a different feel.

Poor Eddie suits short sessions on any device. A mouse or a touch screen is all you need, and a round is quick enough to fit into a break.