About RunMan: Race Around the World
RunMan: Race Around the World is an indie platformer game originally released in 2009, developed by Tom Sennett and Maddy Thorson. It’s a speed-focused game where you play as the invincible RunMan, dashing through colorful, hand-drawn levels across six unique worlds. The game emphasizes momentum, flow, and high scores rather than survival, as you can’t die in most levels, collisions just slow you down.
How to play
Controls
- Move Left – A or Left arrow key
- Move Right – D or Right arrow key
- Jump – W or Up arrow key
- Jump kick off a wall – W and Space bar or Up arrow key and space bar
- Hold the Space bar to zoom, smash blocks, and attack baddies!
Your main goal is to complete each level as quickly as possible while maximizing your score. Scores are based on:
- Completion time
- Defeating enemies by zooming through them
- Popping balloons for points
- Building and maintaining a momentum meter for score multipliers at checkpoints and the finish line
