On Your Left
A free pixel-art arcade game you play in your browser. You're on a bike, the greenway is packed, and everyone is in your way. Weave between three lanes, ring your bell, and see how many people you can pass before you run out of hearts.
The bell is the joke. Most people step aside. Some freeze. Some step straight into your lane.
Get the app
On Your Left is also free on iPhone and Android.
How to play
- Steer: arrow keys or A / D. On a phone, tap the left and right arrows under the game.
- Bell: space bar, or double-tap the game on a phone.
- Speed: you're always riding at full speed. On a keyboard, the down arrow brakes (the brake meter runs out) and the up arrow sprints even faster.
- Score: one point for everyone you pass, a bonus for close calls, and a bigger bonus for jumping someone off a ramp. Pass people cleanly to build a combo: x2 after 5, up to x5. Getting hit resets it.
- RUSH: dodge out of someone's way at the last moment for a close call. Five close calls set off RUSH: double points for five seconds, and every close call during it adds a second. Ride too safe and the meter fades; a hit empties it.
- Read the path: anyone about to change lanes flashes a little arrow first.
- Hearts: you start with three. Grab a heart on the path to win one back.
- Wheelies: swipe up on the game (or press E) for a second of top speed, plowing straight through anyone in the way. You start with one and can hold three; ride over a flame to earn another.
Who's on the path
Everyone you've ever tried to pass on a bike path. It gets busier the further you ride:
- walkers wearing earbuds who can't hear the bell
- phone walkers who drift between lanes
- joggers, side-by-side walkers and the dog on a retractable leash
- stroller convoys, wobbly balance-bike kids and the group photo that fills the path
- a bird photographer who has not moved in an hour
- geese, wrong-way scooters, deer crossing the path, the metal detector guy and the leaf blower crew
Leaderboard
Make the global top 10 and put your initials on the board. When a run ends, share a screenshot of your score and the list of everything that hit you.