Canabalt is credited with jump-starting the endless runner craze, but while others have exped upon the concept taken it into 3D, there’s nothing quite like this simple satisfying classic. Sprinting along rooftops as an alien invasion rages on in the background, you’ll time your taps to leap across chasms, jump into skyscraper windows, dodge the massive obstacles that fall into view.
The grey-centric aesthetic is still much prettier than expected, thanks to great animations throughout, the pulsing soundtrack amps up the tension. Not that the game needs the latter assist: Canabalt HD remains one of the purist expressions of the genre, tossing you into the mayhem, testing your reactions, then tempting you to do it all over again.
Canabalt HD ($3)