Red and Blue Stickman 2 — Play Free Online

Red and Blue Stickman 2 is a puzzle platformer built around a pair of stick figures, one red and one blue, who have to work their way through a series of obstacle-filled stages together. It sits in the puzzle and brain corner of the catalogue rather than the pure reflex corner: the fun comes from working out what each character needs to do and in what order, not only from fast fingers.

A session is short and easy to pick up. You load a stage, look at what is blocking the way, and start experimenting. Failing costs you a few seconds, so it rewards trying an idea, watching it go wrong and adjusting. If you came to this site for the one-more-try feel of Doodle Jump, this is the same itch in a different shape: small stages, quick restarts, and a clear sense of getting a little further each time.

It runs in the browser with nothing to install, so you can open it, clear a stage or two, and leave without any setup.

How to play

Use the arrow keys or WASD to move, and the mouse to aim and select. On a phone or tablet, you tap and swipe instead. Because two characters share one stage, think of each stage as a small problem with two pieces: where the red stickman has to end up, where the blue one has to end up, and what each has to do to let the other through.

A typical stage goes like this:

1. Look over the whole layout before moving anything, and spot the hazards and any switches or gaps.
2. Move one character into position first, then bring the other along.
3. If you get stuck, restart the stage rather than fighting a bad setup. Restarts are quick.

Tips

• Plan the order of moves before you commit. Most stuck moments come from sending the wrong character first.
• Take a second look at anything you can interact with. If a stage seems impossible, something on screen is usually the intended solution.
• Take it slowly on tight jumps. A careful, steady move beats a rushed one, and a fall usually means a restart.
• If a stage is not working after several tries, step back and try a completely different approach instead of repeating the same attempt.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

If the two-character teamwork appeals, Fireboy and Watergirl and Fireboy and Watergirl 4: Crystal Temple are the closest fit on the site, with their own pair of heroes and their own hazards to learn. Ovo 2 and OvO game swap puzzle-solving for fast precision platforming, while Doodle Jump itself is the pure endless-climb experience this site is named for.

Red and Blue Stickman 2 suits short breaks, players who like to think before they jump, and anyone happy to play on either a keyboard or a touch screen.