BreakRun

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Help with BreakRun

A run-and-jump game above the clouds. Three levels, a boss, a time trial against your own ghost and a daily run.

Controls

Keyboard

Run with ← → or A D. Jump with Space, W, ↑, Z or K; hold it to jump higher. Dash with Shift, X or J once you have the gust dash. Pause with Esc or P.

Phones and tablets

On a touch screen, buttons appear at the bottom: left and right on one side, jump (and dash, when you have it) on the other. Turn your phone sideways for the most room. In Settings you can make the buttons bigger or smaller, swap the jump button to the other side, and choose a Close or Wide view.

Gamepads

Plug in or pair a controller and press any button. The stick or d-pad runs. The bottom or right face button jumps, and the left or top face button (or a shoulder button) dashes. Start pauses.

Playing

How do I beat a level?

Run to the flag tower at the end. Halfway through, touch the checkpoint flag so you start there if you fall. Each level unlocks the next.

What do the powers do?

The glider cape lets you hold jump in the air to float down slowly. The gust dash is a burst forward that smashes blocks. If something hits you, you lose the power instead of a life.

How do I get more lives?

Every 100 sunstones gives you an extra life, and a few blocks hide one. Try bonking the air in places that look a little too empty.

Where is the hidden crystal?

Every level has one, off the main path: high up, behind a wall of blocks, or past a jump that looks too far. The level card shows whether you found it.

How do I beat the Gearwarden?

Watch how it moves, then jump on its head. Three stomps bring it down. It gets faster each time and calls in help, so keep moving.

Time trial and daily run

How does the time trial work?

Pick a level you've cleared. Your best run plays alongside you as a ghost, and the checkpoint shows whether you're ahead or behind. Falling restarts the run. You can turn the ghost off in Settings.

What is the daily run?

Each day brings one level and one twist, the same for everyone that day: a sunstone hunt, bare hands with no powers, a glass run where one hit ends it, or a gale day with wind all the way through. A new one arrives at midnight.

Progress and sound

Where is my progress saved?

On your device, in your browser's storage for this site: unlocked levels, best times, your ghosts and your settings. Clearing this site's data in your browser resets it. A different browser or device starts fresh.

I can't hear anything

Check the sound button in the top corner, and the music setting in Settings (Beat, Calm or Off). On iPhone and iPad the game respects the silent switch.

Still stuck?

Email me and you'll get a reply from a real person. Tell me your device and what happened.

kevinhorek@gmail.com