Subway Surfers is one of the popular arcade games offered by Kiloo and SYBO Games. It has more than one billion downloads on the play store. If you like endless running games, then there is no game better than Subway Surfers.
Story
Jake loves graffities. Whenever he gets a chance, he starts drawing graffiti on the train. But this time the inspector sees him doing that and runs after him to capture him. In order to escape, Jake starts running on the track. Now you have to help Jake to escape from the inspector and his dog.
Gameplay
It’s a very simple game yet very enjoyable and challenging. Your character will run automatically. All you have to do is dodge the obstacles and incoming trains by swiping your finger. There are 3 lanes in it and it has obstacles like bushes, platforms, hurdles and trains. Swipe up to jump, swipe down to slide, swipe left and right to change the lane. Collect the coins on the way and pick power-ups. You can also use hoverboards. Your speed will increase with time. So you have to act quicker to avoid collisions. If you collide with anything, the inspector will catch you and that will be the game over for you. Score as much as you can and try to dodge all obstacles as long as you can.
Characters
There are so many characters to play with. If you are bored of playing as Jake, then run with Tricky, Dino, Tagbot or Amy. That’s not all. You can also change their outfits. Many characters have multiple outfits. Use Jake with his dark outfit or star outfit.
Power-ups
There are 7 types of power-ups you can use to increase your score. Hoverboard, Score Booster and Head Start, these 3 power-ups can only be used manually and are limited in numbers. You can use Score booster and head start only in the starting. Score booster increases your score multiplier by 5. Headstart will let you skip a long distance. You can use a hoverboard anytime with double tap. Other power-ups can only be found during running. You have to pick them and their effects will take place immediately. Coin Magnet, Super Sneaker, 2x Multiplier and Jetpack. You will fly in the sky with Jetpack and with Super Sneaker you can jump higher.
Hoverboards
Using a hoverboard has a big advantage. If you collide with a train or any other obstacle while using a hoverboard, then you will not die. Everything in a short distance will disappear and you will be on your foot again running at the same speed. This way, you can avoid critical situations. There are many types of hoverboards and some hoverboards also have special power. Super jump, double jump, smooth drift after jump, always staying low, speed up, zap sideways are the superpowers you will get in the hoverboards.
Resources
Coins and Keys are the main resources in Subway Surfers. Coins are used to upgrade the power-ups and to open the mystery box. There are also some characters and hoverboards which are in coins. You can buy those too. Keys are like premium currency. There are so many things you can buy using keys like characters, hoverboards, skins etc. You can also use them to continue running after a collision.
