Groggy RoadsThe free voxel road-crossing arcade game
Why did the human cross the road? Nobody remembers. Hop through traffic made of runaway produce, ride the keg rafts, stay off the tracks, and pick up vices that make the next hop harder than the last.
Free. No account. Saves to your device and nowhere else.
Independent game — not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Crossy Road or Hipster Whale. Trademarks belong to their owners.
Live from the suburbs: Gary, the Mogul and the Beast, rendered by the game’s own models. The wobble is intentional.
Your browser could not render the diorama — three voxel regulars, Gary, the Mogul and the Beast, swaying on a strip of suburban grass beside the road. The game needs WebGL too, so that is worth fixing.
The roster
Eight regulars, eight worlds
Pick a regular and you get their neighbourhood, their traffic and their vices. Three are free. The rest cost stash, which you earn by picking up things you probably shouldn’t.
01
Groggy Gary
the suburbs
Tank top, stain, one bottle he has been nursing since Tuesday.
Traffic
runaway produce and a milk truck
Predator
bald eagle
Free
02
The Freshman
the campus
Has a 9 a.m. tomorrow. Has had one every day for three weeks.
Traffic
rental scooters and a rolling couch
Predator
campus goose
Free
03
Uncle Ray
the cul-de-sac
Mows at 7 a.m. Legally, and out of spite.
Traffic
riding mowers and the RV
Predator
pelican
Free
04
Party Barb
the bachelorette strip
It’s her night. It has been her night since Thursday.
Traffic
wedding cars and a rolling cake
Predator
stork
Unlock · 15 stash
05
Nana
the retirement village
Sherry at four, bingo at six, never lost a hand.
Traffic
mobility scooters and yarn balls
Predator
crow
Unlock · 20 stash
06
The Mogul
the gilded strip
Owns the strip. Cannot find his car on it.
Traffic
sports cars and cash trucks
Predator
golden eagle
Unlock · 30 stash
07
The Beast
the iron paradise
Never skips leg day. Skips the crosswalk.
Traffic
rolling dumbbells and loaded barbells
Predator
buff pigeon
Unlock · 30 stash
08
The Minister
the bustling city
Has a motorcade. Sent it home. Regrets it.
Traffic
rickshaws, donkey carts and jingle trucks
Predator
cheel
Unlock · 30 stash
The pickups
Four vices, four ways to lose your grip
Every pickup adds to your stash. Every pickup also does something to you. Grab another to top it up. Each world renames them to match the neighbourhood, but the effect is the effect.
Groggy!
The camera sways and blurs. You stagger about.
Beer in the suburbs. Sherry at Nana’s. Champagne on the gilded strip.
7 seconds · +2 stash
Wired!
Everything runs 1.65x faster. So do you.
The baggie in the suburbs. Pre-workout at the gym. Study pills on campus.
6 seconds · +3 stash
Nodding off…
The world slows to half speed. So do you.
The syringe in the suburbs. Painkillers in the cul-de-sac. A morphine drip at Nana’s.
7 seconds · +5 stash
Far out, man
Colors melt and little green friends show up. They’re harmless.
The leaf in the suburbs. A dab pen on campus. A shroom shake at the gym.
10 seconds · +1 stash
Grab them when you see them
Rare power-ups
Two of them. Neither shows up before row ten, and neither shows up often.
The flip-off hand
Stand still too long, or fall behind the screen, and the world’s predator comes for you. It hovers for a moment before it grabs. If you are holding the hand, that moment is yours: flip it off. It leaves, offended. You live.
Double-tap, or press F, while it hovers.
The shield
Survive one hit. A carrot, a cash truck, a rolling wedding cake: one of them bounces off you. The next one does not.
Automatic. You will know when it is gone.
Sixty seconds of tutorial
How it plays
Tap or swipe to hop.
Forward, back, left, right. Arrows and WASD work too. The screen keeps scrolling, so do not fall behind.
Ride the rafts.
Water is not your friend tonight. Kegs, coolers, charpais, whatever floats in that world drifts with the current. Hop off before the edge.
Watch the signal for the express.
When the lamps flash and the bell rings, stay off the tracks. The Juice Express, the Gains Train and the Money Train do not brake for anyone.
Every world has its own predator.
Bald eagle, cheel, buff pigeon, golden eagle, stork, pelican, campus goose, crow. Keep moving.