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Road Hopper

Hop forward through traffic and across rivers on floating logs. Don't dawdle; the view keeps moving.

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Road Hopper

Hop between cars, ride the logs across rivers, and keep moving forward.

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Game Guide

Road Hopper Guide, Rules, and Tips

Road Hopper is an endless road-crossing game. Hop forward one square at a time through lanes of traffic, across rivers on drifting logs, and around trees on grassy verges. Every row you reach is a point. The roads get busier and the rivers faster the farther you go, and the view slowly creeps forward, so you can't wait forever.

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How to Play

  • Each hop moves you one square. Your score is the farthest row you have reached.
  • Getting hit by a car ends the run. Trees on grass rows block your way.
  • River rows are deadly water; you must land on a log and ride it. Being carried off the side of the screen also ends the run.
  • The view creeps forward after the first few rows. Fall off the bottom of the screen and the run is over.

Strategy and Tips

  • Watch the gap, not the car: hop when there's a car-length of space coming toward you, not when the lane first clears.
  • On rivers, hop onto a log near its middle so you have time to line up the next hop.
  • Logs carry you sideways, so plan your next hop from where you'll be, not where you are now.
  • Grass rows are safe places to wait, but the view is always creeping, so don't linger too long.

Controls

KeyboardTouch

Use the arrow keys or W, A, S and D to hop forward, back, left and right. On a touch screen, tap ahead of the hopper to go forward, tap beside it to step sideways, and tap below it to step back.

Background

Road-crossing games go back to Konami's Frogger (1981), in which a frog braves traffic and rides logs home. Endless blocky versions revived the idea on phones in the 2010s, turning 'why did the chicken cross the road?' into a high-score chase.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why did I lose standing still?

The view slowly moves forward on its own after the first few rows. If you fall off the bottom, the run ends.

Can I stand in the river?

No. River rows are water, so you have to hop onto a log and ride it until you can hop off.

Can I go backwards?

Yes, you can hop back a row, but your score only counts your farthest row, and the view doesn't come back with you.