Play Hurdles free online — a sports game that loads straight into the page. The core of it is racing, parkour & running and music & rhythm. Everything runs client-side, so it starts fast even on a modest connection.
About Hurdles
Choose your favourite runner among the 8 available and beat all the others in a breathtaking race! Jump the hurdles perfectly to not be overtaken by your opponents. Jump on the winner's podium to join the next race and win all the 12 stages to be appointed sole winner! Use the space bar to jump at the right moment. Perform a perfect jump to get more points.
How to play Hurdles
You can work the whole thing out by playing it. Keep a hand on the arrow keys / WASD; everything else is listed in the controls table. It fills the player in landscape, so use the fullscreen button on desktop and turn your phone sideways on mobile. If a round goes badly, restart — attempts are cheap and it is usually the fastest way to improve.
Controls
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Arrow keys / WASD | Steer, accelerate and brake |
| Spacebar | Handbrake or nitro boost |
| R | Reset the car after a crash |
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
The reason Hurdles holds up is restraint: it takes one idea — racing — and builds the whole game around it instead of padding it out. 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.
- Racing gameplay — Throttle down and take the first place
- Parkour & Running gameplay — Keep moving and never look down
- Music & Rhythm gameplay — Stay on the beat
- Added to our catalogue from a 2020 release
Frequently asked questions
Is Hurdles free to play?
Yes, entirely free. Hurdles costs nothing to play, asks for no card and has no paid tier hiding behind it.
Do I need to download or install anything?
Nothing at all. Hurdles runs in the browser tab you already have open, the same way a video or a map does.
Can I play Hurdles on my phone?
Yes. 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 Hurdles?
Keyboard and mouse on desktop, full touch support on mobile. Arrow keys / WASD — steer, accelerate and brake; Spacebar — handbrake or nitro boost; R — reset the car after a crash.
Can I play Hurdles fullscreen?
Yes — the button in the top-right corner of the player goes fullscreen, and Escape returns you to the page.
What kind of game is Hurdles?
Hurdles is a sports game built around racing, parkour & running and music & rhythm. If that is the sort of thing you enjoy, the related games further down the page are picked using the same tags.
