NEON-RUN
⚡ NEON-RUN
FAST. PRECISE. BRUTAL.
NEON-RUN is a fast-paced precision platformer focused on tight movement, momentum, and speed. Built over the past year by me and my friend Joshua.
⚠️ Warning: This game is hard on purpose. If you enjoy mastering movement, shaving milliseconds, and failing until it clicks — you’ll feel right at home.
🔥 Features
- High-speed movement and dashing
- Momentum-based platforming
- Challenging levels built for mastery
- Minimalist neon visuals focused on clarity
🎮 Controls
Jump: Up Arrow / W / South Button / D-Pad Up
Move: A & D / Left & Right Arrows / D-Pad Left & Right
Dash: Space / East Button
Crouch: Down Arrow / S / Left Stick Press
⚠️ Important
The browser version:
- Does NOT work in Firefox
- Does NOT include a save system
👉 For the full experience, better performance, and saves, download the app version. See Install Instructions below for your OS.
🛠 Feedback & Bugs
Found a bug? Have a suggestion? Please leave a comment below — feedback directly shapes updates.
If you enjoy the movement system and want it in your own game, check out the NEON-RUN Character Controller . It’s the exact same code, fully modular and dev-ready.
🎵 Credits
Game Design, Art, SFX: Plug
Everything Else & Infinite Help:
Joshua — this game exists because of you ❤️
Music & SFX by the amazing
Juhani Junkala
From:
4 Chiptunes (Adventure) and
512 Sound Effects (8-bit style)
🎮 My Other Games
Download
Install instructions
For Windows:
Unzip the download open the folder and double click the NEON-RUN.exe file, there may be a malware warning and you should just click open anyway so you can play the game!
For Mac:
Unzip the download and double click the NEON-RUN.app file there will be a malware warning that you should just click done on to fix that warning go to system settings -> privacy and security and there will be something like "NEON-RUN.app was recently blocked" and then a button saying open anyway that you should click to be able to play the game!
Issues! :(
If there is a problem post in the comments and I'll take a look.
Development log
- NEON-RUN Page Update & Presentation Improvements23 days ago
- Added reset game button.77 days ago
- UI selection rethink and bug fixJun 26, 2025
- Fixed no collision after died on ladderJun 21, 2025
Comments
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Hi, great game! The visuals are really cool, simple but effective. The gameplay is engaging, it really is kinda hard, so it keeps you trying to master it.
Only bug I found is crouching while going up the ladder and falling gets you stuck in the wall:
Great work!
Thanks so much for playing!
I'll take a look at the bug you mentioned, could you specify if you got randomly teleported into the wall off the ladder or if you were jumping up towards the ladder and continued into the wall, if so I think I know a fix.
Yes, I was jumping up towards the ladder and continued into the wall. In fact I was going up and crouching at the same time, if I remember correctly.
Thanks for specifying, a fix will probably be out sometime tomorrow or maybe even this evening!
Sorry that it's taking time, some unexpected stuff came up and I didn't have time to fix it, I will update as soon as I have time, thanks for waiting so long!
I can unfortunately not reproduce the bug so it will be unfixed for now, sorry :(
Hope you still had fun tho!
i am in love with the ui also ez game
Thanks so much for playing, I'm currently working on a UI related update so please follow to get notified when it gets released (probably in a couple of hours, it's almost done)!!