About This Game

Step right up and test your reflexes in Carnival Runner, a colorful arcade-style game built around quick reactions, score chasing, and carnival chaos.

Start with classic side-scrolling runner gameplay where every second counts. Jump over low obstacles, slide under high obstacles, dodge danger, and keep moving as the game becomes faster and more intense the longer you survive.

Carnival Runner is also growing with additional game modes, including an early top-down shooter mode where players fight enemies, manage ammo, collect score, and survive as long as they can.

Current Features:

• Classic arcade side-scrolling runner gameplay
• Early top-down shooter mode
• Multiple playable characters
• Jump, slide, dodge, aim, and shoot gameplay
• Difficulty that increases over time
• Per-character high score tracking
• Dodge streak bonus scoring
• Enemy kills and shooter score rewards
• Colorful carnival-style presentation
• Keyboard and mouse gameplay

Carnival Runner is designed as a growing arcade project from Cheap Ass Games Inc. The game will continue to receive updates, improvements, bug fixes, new content, and additional gameplay ideas as development continues.

More carnival chaos is on the way.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Pre-generated AI-assisted artwork was used for some branding, splash screen, icon, and Steam store/library promotional assets. The game does not use live generative AI during gameplay.