Play Badland free online — a adventure game that loads straight into the page. There is no sign-up, no launcher and no wait — press play and you are in.
About Badland
BADLAND is an award-winning atmospheric side-scrolling action adventure platformer set in a gorgeous forest full of various inhabitants, trees and flowers. Although the forest appears to be right out of a beautiful fairy tale, there’s something terribly wrong. The player controls one of the forest dwellers to find out what’s going on, and discovers an astonishing number of imaginative traps and obstacles on the way.
How to play Badland
You can work the whole thing out by playing it. You will want a keyboard for this one — the arrow keys / WASD carry most of it, and the table below has the rest. It fills the player in landscape, so use the fullscreen button on desktop and turn your phone sideways on mobile. Expect the first attempt to be a write-off; that is normal here.
Controls
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Mouse | Navigate menus and interact |
| Arrow keys / WASD | Move |
| Spacebar | Primary action |
On mobile: Tap and swipe on screen. Turn your phone sideways — this game is designed for landscape and fills a horizontal screen.
Why it is worth playing
What keeps Badland worth returning to is how quickly a single round resolves. It respects your time — you are never more than a click from another attempt. That is a rarer quality than it sounds.
At a glance
- Free to play with no account required
- Runs in the browser — nothing to download or install
- Landscape layout with fullscreen support
- Keyboard and mouse on desktop, full touch support on mobile.
- Added to our catalogue from a 2016 release
Frequently asked questions
Is Badland free to play?
It is free. There is no trial, no unlock and no sign-up wall on Badland — the page you are on is the whole thing.
Do I need to download or install anything?
Nothing at all. Badland runs in the browser tab you already have open, the same way a video or a map does.
Can I play Badland on my phone?
It works on phones and tablets. Tap and swipe on screen. Turn your phone sideways — this game is designed for landscape and fills a horizontal screen.
What are the controls for Badland?
Keyboard and mouse on desktop, full touch support on mobile. Mouse — navigate menus and interact; Arrow keys / WASD — move; Spacebar — primary action.
Can I play Badland fullscreen?
Yes — the button in the top-right corner of the player goes fullscreen, and Escape returns you to the page.
