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What is Doodle Jump?

Doodle Jump is an arcade jumping platformer created by Lima Sky. You take control of a four-legged alien jumper known as the Doodler, guiding the character on an endless upward climb across a vertical sheet of graph paper. Bouncing occurs automatically whenever your character lands on a platform from above, allowing you to focus entirely on lateral positioning, hazard avoidance, and upward momentum. The game runs directly in any modern desktop or mobile web browser with no installation required.

Key features

• Endless vertical progression: Ascend as high as your reflexes allow, competing for personal high scores in an unbroken vertical climb.
• Automatic rebound physics: Land squarely on any solid platform to trigger an immediate spring upward without pressing a jump button.
• Dynamic platform variety: Encounter stable green platforms, moving blue ledges, and fragile brown platforms that snap upon contact.
• Airborne power-ups: Grab springs, propeller hats, and rocket boosters to launch past dangerous stretches of empty sky.
• Active hazards: Dodge hovering alien beasts, avoid gravity-pulling black holes, and time every movement to prevent falling.
• Wraparound screen borders: Move past the left boundary to emerge instantly on the right side of the screen.

How to play

1. Begin the climb on a stationary green platform at the base of the screen.
2. Steer horizontally with the left and right arrow keys to land on consecutive platforms as your character bounces upward.
3. Pass through the left or right edges of the screen to reposition quickly across distant ledges.
4. Collect springs and propeller hats resting on platforms to gain sudden bursts of vertical speed.
5. Use left click to shoot pellets at alien beasts blocking your path, or steer around them completely.
6. Plan each landing before your jump reaches its peak so you never drop below the bottom of the screen.

Controls

Action	Keyboard / mouse	Touch
Move horizontally	Left and right arrow keys	Tilt screen or swipe
Shoot upward	Left click	Tap screen

Power-ups and hazard mechanics

Element	Type	Gameplay effect
Springs	Power-up	Provides an immediate high-velocity bounce when stepped on.
Propeller hat	Power-up	Grants temporary powered flight upward through the air.
Rocket booster	Power-up	Launches the Doodler rapidly past multiple platform tiers.
Brown platforms	Hazard	Crumbles instantly on contact, offering zero upward bounce.
Black holes	Hazard	Pull the character in on contact and terminate the run immediately.
Alien beasts	Hazard	Block vertical paths; eliminate them with pellets or bypass them.

Tips and strategy

• Utilize the wraparound edges: When platforms are scattered far apart, steer directly off the left edge to emerge smoothly on the right side without risking long diagonal leaps.
• Spot cracked brown ledges early: Brown platforms break immediately when touched. Identify them in advance and ignore them unless you deliberately need to drop to a lower ledge.
• Prepare for booster expiration: High-altitude boosts from propeller hats and rocket boosters end abruptly. Watch the descent closely so you can line up with a stable platform before falling.
• Shoot only when necessary: Firing pellets at alien monsters is effective, but aiming can distract from steering. When safe flight paths exist around a monster, simple evasion is often safer.
• Keep your eyes above your character: Because downward descent accelerates quickly, watch the top third of the screen to plan your next two platform landings in advance.

Versions and similar games

Doodle Jump was originally released as a mobile title in 2009 before arriving in web browser format in 2017. For players on Retro Bowl taking a break from playbook management, Doodle Jump offers a pure reflex challenge. Companion sports titles on the site like Touchdowners and Rugby Rush provide similarly quick, action-oriented sessions between full football seasons in Retro Bowl.

Developer and history

Doodle Jump was developed by Lima Sky. First launched in 2009 on mobile platforms, its hand-drawn visual style and responsive arcade physics turned it into a classic. The 2017 browser release preserves the original mechanics and high-score chase in a lightweight web format.