River Runner

Tilt your phone. Dodge the banks. Shoot what flies at you. Watch your fuel.

River Runner is a love letter to the vertical-scrolling arcade shooters of the 80s — rebuilt for the phone in your hand. There are no levels, no menus to dig through, no in-app purchases. Pick it up,
tilt to fly, tap to shoot. Try to beat your high score.

FEATURES

• Tilt steering for free, continuous control — no lanes, no rails
• Three enemy classes that escalate as you survive longer: boats, helicopters, jets
• Destructible bridges that block the river — chip them down with bullets before they reach you
• Fuel pickups that force real decisions: skim a tank for a top-up, or risk the banks for a full refill
• Persistent high score that survives every restart
• Procedurally-generated river — every run is different
• Pure offline gameplay — no internet required, ever

A neo-pixel CRT aesthetic with scanlines and a teal/amber palette, hand-tuned for that classic arcade feel — without copying anyone's art. Original sprites, original audio, no third-party samples.

Made by Cloud Kick Games.

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