Coffee Run
by Werlex
Coffee Run
Grab a cup and hurry up !
An arcade runner in which you are a lost skier in an endless forest. You need to pick up coffee to keep warm and dodge trees , stumps , snowmen and big snowballs at the same time.
How to play
Controls
X - to jump or to start the game
Z - to hit
⬅️/➡️ arrows to move
Speed and coffee level
In this game you have speed scale which is accually an indicator of your caffeine lvl. It constantly decreases until it reaches zero, and then your character freezes and falls asleep. To avoid this, pick up cups of coffee by increasing your caffeine level, as well as the speed of the game.
If your speed level is too high and you don't want to pick up the cup, you can hit it by pressing Z.
Obstacles
The game has 4 obstacles, each of which is handled differently.
Tree
It can be bypassed or cutted with an axe.
Stump
You can jump over it or go around it or cut it with an axe.
Snowman
You can hit it and it will collapse , or just bypass it .
Snowball
A giant snowball ! You can only bypass it .
Items
Present
Gives you 50 points
Mitten
Gives you an extra live (one maximum)
Score boost
Gives you x2 points for 12 seconds (it boosts score only by running)
Axe
Allows you to cut down trees , stumps and snowmen for 8 seconds. It also gives you high speed for this time and +25 point for each cutted object. You can hit it to avoid the effect.
How it looks:
Credits
Code & draw:
@Werlex
Helped with code:
A_bit_of_Leo ( @LeoTerro24 )
Helped with idea:
moonplanet
Music :
@Gruber
Special thanks:
sonic25
mrpicklz666
TimmyInnit
Coffeerun was created in 3 weeks by me and my friend @LeoTerro24 (A_bit_of_Leo) for pico-8 2025 advent calendar gamejam . Thanks to @bikibird and @kevinthompson for organizing it. Coffee Run is also my first game (first big and released game) , so I hope you would like it !
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