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652:(April 2009), a vertical scroller, was one of the first mobile titles to be endless, with game only ending when falling to the bottom of the screen or hitting an obstacle. It was to pave the way for even more popular titles.
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Surfers gets record 1 billion downloads on Google Play Store
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446:. The genre exploded on mobile platforms following the success of
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1139:"Remembering SkiFree, and the Yeti that still haunts our dreams"
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1019:"Not So Fast for Android Turns the Endless Runner on its Head"
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961:"The Leaderboard: The Loneliness of the Endless Runner"
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1170:"The Toads are Back in Town: Celebrating Battletoads"
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Mobile gaming boom and the emergence of endless games
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Doesn't Sony Have Any Better Ideas For Mobile Games?
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579:(1991) by Chris Pirih and released in
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1197:"'Canabalt' â Run For Your Life!"
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476:Endless runners can be
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529:B.C.'s Quest for Tires
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688:(2010). It became an
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64:Console game
2431:Hypercasual
2352:Multiplayer
2268:Educational
2218:Programming
2213:Photography
2186:Incremental
1982:Kart racing
1926:Virtual pet
1757:Walking sim
1732:Escape room
1631:Beat 'em up
1570:Bullet hell
1392:The Keyword
1202:TouchArcade
1023:PC Magazine
904:(2013) and
895:Pac-Man 256
883:Crossy Road
818:viewpoint.
799:rhythm game
777:Advertising
724:Flappy Bird
721:(2012) and
718:Punch Quest
657:Doodle Jump
649:Doodle Jump
642:touchscreen
598:Battletoads
534:Moon Patrol
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520:(1981) and
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449:Doodle Jump
352:Programming
305:Development
280:soundtracks
120:Mobile game
103:Online game
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2383:Production
2304:Nonviolent
1987:Sim racing
1954:Government
1889:Simulation
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1123:2023-12-16
1098:2022-01-01
1068:2022-01-01
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1003:2021-12-31
970:2021-12-31
943:References
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831:Agent Dash
820:Temple Run
811:Temple Run
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610:Doctor Who
504:Speed Race
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199:Simulation
91:Audio game
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2134:Artillery
1867:Roguelike
1845:Soulslike
1724:Adventure
1560:Light gun
928:Microsoft
848:spin-offs
751:monetized
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671:Cannabalt
548:Draconian
482:game over
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179:Adventure
52:Platforms
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2462:Masocore
2408:Fan game
2278:Licensed
2203:Non-game
2074:Strategy
1944:Business
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1370:Archived
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1328:Archived
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1240:Archived
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1207:Archived
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853:Pitfall!
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727:(2013).
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662:Canabalt
517:Jump Bug
472:Concepts
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428:subgenre
369:Graphics
323:Designer
312:Producer
216:Strategy
2477:Sandbox
2319:Serious
2252:BishÅjo
2169:Fitness
2141:Wargame
1999:Vehicle
1972:Fishing
1911:Farming
1811:Sokoban
1675:Stealth
1661:Pac-Man
1537:Shooter
1324:Polygon
576:SkiFree
511:games.
488:History
379:Testing
167:Shooter
125:PC game
2426:Casual
2419:Design
2401:Doujin
2314:Sci-fi
2290:Sexual
2263:Comedy
2239:Themes
2223:Typing
2196:Rhythm
2174:Horror
2012:Combat
1977:Racing
1964:Sports
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1906:Dating
1857:MMORPG
1797:Puzzle
1505:Action
993:Kotaku
924:
914:Google
701:clones
617:SFCave
586:Skiing
509:skiing
458:, and
357:Engine
340:Design
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209:Racing
204:Sports
189:Puzzle
184:Casual
162:Action
155:Genres
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2449:Gacha
2395:Indie
2357:Co-op
2296:Eroge
2284:Otome
2273:Girls
2208:Party
2191:Music
2048:Other
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1709:clone
1670:Snake
1663:clone
1624:Other
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591:yetis
426:is a
374:Music
229:Lists
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2334:News
2164:Cozy
2092:MOBA
1898:Life
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1575:Rail
1555:Hero
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1248:2013
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569:Hugo
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2390:AAA
2367:PVP
2362:MMO
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