About Happy Wheels
It is a 2D action platformer built on ragdoll physics, so the rider's body flops, bends and flies around with every hit.
The levels are full of tricky jumps, uneven platforms and deadly traps. Touch spikes or a wrecking ball and your driver dies on the spot, which sends you back to the start of the level.
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Each rider comes with a different vehicle, and each vehicle has its own speed, weight and build. That changes how it handles on bumpy ground, so a jump that feels easy with one ride can go badly with another. Some vehicles also have a special ability that helps on the hard sections.
The vehicle does not protect your rider. Any exposed body part can touch a hazard, so you have to watch where the head, arms and legs end up during a jump. Most vehicles are also slow to get going, which makes timing your approach more important than raw speed.
The look is simple, with basic graphics and bright colors. The game does not take itself seriously, and crashes end in cartoon blood.
Quick summary
- Each level puts you in control of a rider on their own vehicle.
- You drive and jump across uneven platforms while avoiding spikes, wrecking balls and other traps.
- If any part of the rider touches a deadly hazard, you start the level over.
- You clear the level by getting the rider safely to the finish line.
Key features
- Ragdoll physics control how the rider's body moves and falls.
- Several riders, each with a vehicle that has its own speed, weight and build.
- Some vehicles have a special ability you trigger with Shift or Ctrl.
- Spikes and wrecking balls kill the rider instantly on contact.
- You can tilt in midair to set up a safer landing.
Tips & tricks
- Spend the first part of a level just driving around to learn how your vehicle handles.
- Tilt with the arrow keys before you land so the vehicle comes down level.
- Start moving early before a big jump, since most vehicles build speed slowly.
- Near spikes, keep an eye on the rider's head and limbs, because any body part that touches them counts.
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