ridgerunner

This is the game I've wanted to exist for the longest time, so I built it. It's a meld of Tribes' big maps, ski mechanics and momentum spinfusor, Quake 3 CPMA's air control and rocket boosting, and TrackMania's time attack addiction.

The goal: get through the checkpoints on a massive open mountain as fast as you can, and don't die. That's it. Hold ski and friction disappears. Downhill pulls you, crests launch you, the jetpack buys you altitude, and a rocket fired at your own feet is a mode of transport. Any route works, the fastest line wins. If you've never played a movement game before, training mode teaches you everything in four lessons.

Every mountain is generated from a seed. Same seed, same mountain, same hazards, same weather every time.

You'll splat on a tree if you aren't paying attention. Turrets track you when you're slow and grounded, drone swarms chase you down the valleys, storm cells shove you around and lightning kills. Geysers, lava, rockfall, whiteout squalls.

It's all seeded and rewinds on restart, so whatever killed you will be exactly there next attempt. Learn it, route around it, or feed it a rocket. Then pick yourself up and try again, as many times as you'd like.

Every seed has a global leaderboard, and every time on it comes with a ghost you can watch or race in game. Set a name, post a time, then chase the people above you along the exact line they flew.

The Daily Ridge gives everyone the same mountain each day. Ride it daily and keep the streak.

• Training mode — four lessons that take you from walking to flying
• Practice mode — spawn at any checkpoint and drill one leg, nothing saves
• Custom maps — pick your biomes and hazards
• Local ghosts — export them and swap with friends (desktop)
• Full history — every seed you've ridden, with your times, medals and global ranks

Play in the browser right here, or grab the Windows or Linux build for the smoothest ride. It isn't the prettiest game and you'll probably find a bug or two, but if setting up a perfect run and feeling everything come together is your thing, I think you'll enjoy it as much as I do.

— Andy