Crater Rover

Bounce a moon buggy over a cratered landscape, jumping hazards while shooting forward and skyward.

How to play

Drive a buggy across an endlessly scrolling lunar surface. Jump over craters, pits and rocks, blast obstacles in your path, and shoot upward to knock down hovering enemies and falling bombs as you roll forward.

• Roll forward across the cratered terrain
• Jump pits, craters and rocks
• Fire forward at ground obstacles and enemies
• Fire upward at flyers and falling bombs

Controls

• Desktop: Left / A to brake, Space / W / Up to jump, Z to fire forward, X to fire up
• Phone & tablet: keyboard recommended for precise jumps

Tips & strategy

• Shoot small rocks instead of jumping them to keep your rhythm
• Time a single jump to clear a wide crater rather than two short hops
• Watch the sky and clear falling bombs before they land on your path

Origins

Crater Rover draws on the side-scrolling lunar racer of 1982 — bounce a buggy across cratered terrain, jumping pits and rocks while shooting forward and up at attackers. An early showcase for layered parallax scrolling.

About Crater Rover

Crater Rover is an original free browser revival of the classic lunar-buggy side-scrolling shooter. Play instantly in your browser, no install needed.

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