Riddle me this? The Riddler and his goons are on a crime spree, and it’s up to Batman to stop them. As the Dark Knight, bring the Riddler’s henchmen to justice while running across the cluttered streets and rooftops of Gotham City.
- As Batman, keep running for as long as you can.
- Chase down and capture the Riddler’s Goons.
- Collect coins to unlock and improve power ups.
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How to Play
Run through the streets of Gotham City as Batman. Collect coins, dodge obstacles, and capture the Riddler’s goons.
- Starting the Game
- On the welcome screen, select the start button on the bottom right corner to begin.
- On your first playthrough, a brief slideshow cutscene will play showing the game’s premise.
- On the bottom left corner are the following buttons:
- Reset button: Clear your previous progress and start from the beginning
- Sound button: Use this to turn the game’s audio on and off
- On the top right corner are the coins you collected.
- Next to the play button is the game’s store. Use it to buy upgrades.
- Your web browser automatically saves your game progress.
- Game Controls
- Desktop
- Use the left and right arrow keys to switch lanes.
- Use the up arrow key to jump.
- Use the down arrow key to slide.
- Use the spacebar for the following actions:
- Fire a Batarang at one of Riddler’s henchmen.
- Fire a grappling hook at a building.
- Touchscreen devices
- Although the game might load on touchscreen devices, its controls were optimized for desktops with keyboards.
- Controls & indicators
- On the left are the following indicators:
- The number of coins you collected
- The number of henchmen you caught
- Your power-up’s duration appears below these two indicators.
- On the right are the following:
- Your score
- The pause button
- Game Play
- Basic tasks
- As Batman, keep running for as long as you can.
- Jump, dodge, or slide over the various obstacles standing in your way.
- Capture the Riddler’s goons.
- The game ends when you hit something.
- Scoring
- Your score is a combination of 2 things:
- The distance you ran (1 meter = 1 point)
- The number of villains you caught (500 each)
- Activate the score boost power up to improve your score even more.
- Activating power ups
- Batman has access to 3 types of power ups:
- Invincibility: Temporarily makes Batman invincible
- Coin magnet: Brings the coins to Batman
- Score boost: Increases your score
- These power ups last for only a few seconds (times shown in the table below).
- The pick ups do not appear until after you unlock them in the in-game store.
- Use the coins to unlock them and make further upgrades to make them last longer.
- Target Audience
- The game is suited for people of all ages who like Batman.
- The game has no adult themed content.
Pick Up Upgrade Costs
Initially when the game starts pick ups do not appear in the game. They appear in game as things you can activate by running over after you purchase at least the first tier of each. Other than the upgrade costs the numbers in the table below are how many seconds the upgrade stays active for.
Level |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Upgrade Cost (per Attribute) |
250 |
500 |
750 |
1,000 |
1,500 |
Invincibility |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
Magnet |
5 |
7 |
10 |
12 |
15 |
Point Multiplier |
5 |
7 |
10 |
12 |
15 |
Each of the 3 upgrade attributes costs 4,000 to fully upgrade, for a total cost of 12,000.
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Mobile Friendly Cross Browser Support
This game is rendered in mobile-friendly HTML5, so it offers cross-device gameplay. You can play it on mobile devices like Apple iPhones, Google Android powered cell phones from manufactures like Samsung, tablets like the iPad or Kindle Fire, laptops, and Windows-powered desktop computers. All game files are stored locally in your web browser cache. This game works in Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and other modern web browsers.
CardGames.pro published this Batman Running on January 25, 2022
This game was published using our teamwide CardGames.pro account.
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