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Jumping & running games

Tap to jump, hold to fly, hop the gaps and grab the stars: gum-tree gaps, endless runners and a proper platformer with eight levels.

8 gamesAges 4–10No sign-up

All jumping & running games

8 games
Tap to flyFlying GalahHop across!Chicken CrossingEight levels of jumpingKoala PlatformerPlay nowKoala RunJump with DexDinosaur GamePlay nowZigzagPlay nowPenguin SledPlay nowPony Ride

About each game

A line on every game here

  • Flying Galah Flap a cute galah through the gum trees across 10 places, from the outback and the seaside to a rainforest, a city and a rainbow valley.
  • Chicken Crossing Hop a little chick over roads and rivers to Mum's nest.
  • Koala Platformer Walk, hop and bounce the koala across sunny platforms!
  • Koala Run Run with the koala through 10 levels, from the outback to rainbow valley: jump logs, crabs and rolling snowballs, slide under magpies and vines, catch power-ups and win a new hat every level.
  • Dinosaur Game Run with Dex the baby dino through the jungle, the desert, snowy hills, a volcano island and a starry night.
  • Zigzag Tap to turn and zigzag down the ice with Penguin!
  • Penguin Sled Penguin slides down the snowy hill all by herself.
  • Pony Ride Pony gallops along the trail all by herself.

About these games

Our picks and what they practise

Nearly every game here is one control — tap to jump — which is why they suit the whole age range. Dinosaur Game is the endless runner: jump the cacti and duck the pterodactyls until you slip. Flying Galah is hold-and-release timing. Koala Platformer is the big one: eight levels of run, jump and bounce, the closest thing on the site to a console platformer.

One is maths in a jump costume: Skip Counting hops a frog along lily pads by counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. Short, and in the browser.

Our picks

What they practise

  • Timing a single tap — the core skill under all of these
  • Persistence: short rounds, quick restarts, beating your own score
  • Steering through a level in the platformer
  • Skip counting and the number line, with a frog and a kangaroo

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Questions parents ask

4 quick answers

Which suit a five-year-old?

Chicken Crossing, Skip Counting and Koala Platformer's first levels — simple timing, no reading.

Is there a real platformer?

Koala Platformer — eight levels, run, jump, bounce on snakes, collect stars. Touch or keyboard.

Is there anything to buy?

No — no pop-ups, no sign-up and nothing to buy.

Do they work on an iPad?

Yes. Every game runs in the browser with touch; on a computer the keyboard works too.