Subway Surfers Blast — Play Free Online

Subway Surfers Blast takes the cast and look of the famous endless runner and drops them into a puzzle game. Instead of dodging trains, you sit in front of a board and work through it one move at a time. There is no clock chasing you, so a session is about picking a good move rather than reacting quickly.

It is listed here under Puzzle & Brain and is published through Poki. That makes it a different kind of visit from most of the Doodle Jump catalogue: if you usually come for jumpers and reflex games, this is the slower option you can open between rounds when you want something to think about.

It runs in the browser with nothing to install, and it works with a mouse, a keyboard or a touchscreen.

How to play

On a computer, the page lists the arrow keys or WASD for moving and the mouse for aiming and selecting. On a phone or tablet you tap and swipe instead. Most of the game is pointing at something on the board and choosing it, so the mouse or your finger will do nearly all of the work.

Each level gives you a board and a goal to reach. Early levels are short and teach the rules as you go. Later ones ask you to plan further ahead, so read any goal shown at the top of the screen before your first move.

Tips

• Spend the first few levels learning what each kind of piece does. The tutorial prompts are brief and easy to tap past.
• Look at the whole board before you commit. A move that looks small can change what is left for the next one.
• Check the goal at the top of the level now and then. It is easy to play well and still miss what the level asked for.
• If the game freezes or a level will not load, reload the page and start again. Do not keep tapping while it is stuck.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

If you want another way to think through a problem, Fireboy and Watergirl is a puzzle platformer where two characters have to cooperate to reach their doors. Bloons Tower Defense 2 is a strategy game about placing towers and planning ahead. For something quick and reflex-based, go back to Helix Jump or the original Doodle Jump.

Subway Surfers Blast suits short breaks and one-handed play on a phone. It also suits anyone who wants a calmer game than the runner it is named after.