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Tabby Jump

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A cat. On rollerskates. Running forever. There is no deeper plot, and that is exactly why it works.

This one is inspired by Chrome Dino — the offline dinosaur jumping game that's been quietly running in Chrome since 2014, built by Google's engineers as an easter egg for the moment your internet connection drops. It's since been played an estimated billions of times worldwide, almost entirely by people with nothing else to do for thirty seconds, which makes it one of the most-played games in history despite never being marketed, advertised, or available anywhere except a dead connection. The appeal is purely mechanical — one button, instant restart, a speed curve that keeps ratcheting up until you blink wrong. We've swapped the dinosaur for a cat on rollerskates, but the loop that made the original unkillable is untouched.

How to play

Press space or tap to jump over obstacles as they approach. The longer you survive, the faster things get.

Scoring

Score increases the longer you survive and the more obstacles you clear — pure endurance scoring.

Tips for a higher score

  • Jump early rather than late. A jump takes a moment to peak, and the obstacles get faster, so the window to clear one gets smaller over time.
  • Watch for the floating cabinets and slide under them instead of jumping. You can slide on a phone by holding the bottom of the screen, and jump by tapping the top.
  • Your score climbs for as long as you stay alive, so there is no trick to it. Staying calm as the speed goes up is the whole game.
  • Look a little further ahead than feels natural. Your reactions will not keep up with the speed if you only watch the obstacle right in front of you.

Why play this?

Zero learning curve, instant restart, and the cat respawns faster than your motivation to actually open that spreadsheet.

Questions

Does the game get harder over time?

Yes — speed ramps up the longer you survive, same logic as the classic dinosaur game it's inspired by.

Can I play with the keyboard only?

Yes, space bar handles jumping — no mouse required.

What are the controls?

Up arrow or Space to jump, and hold down or S to slide. On a phone, tap the top of the screen to jump and hold the bottom to slide.

When do I slide and when do I jump?

Jump over things on the ground and slide under anything that is flying.

How is it scored?

Your score climbs for as long as you survive. The obstacles speed up over time and there is no ceiling.

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