Algo Runner Tino
Algo Runner Tino is an endless runner set inside a search giant. Tino the pixel dino jumps and ducks through product graveyards, robot checks and pop-up ads while scooping up search queries, location pings and tracking cookies. Every so often an algorithm update shifts the ground under your feet. Survive it for a bonus.
What problem does it solve?
None. It is a runner game about a search giant, from the inside. You play the company, scooping up everyone’s data, while its own habits come at you as obstacles. Shut-down products, robot checks, pop-ups and terms nobody reads.
How it works
Tino runs automatically, and you jump and duck. Every item has a name and a one-line excuse in the Help screen, like Store Payout, “Yours, minus a modest 30%.” The Incognito Shield turns the game border amber and lets you smash through anything for eight seconds. Algorithm updates arrive with a warning and shift the ground for ten seconds. The run ends with a breakdown of everything you collected.
Whom it’s for
Anyone who has accepted all cookies, filled in a robot check or lost a favourite app to a shutdown notice.
Tech
A single page with no backend. The game draws itself on a canvas with sprites built from pixel grids in code, and a light shell around it holds the menus and the score. Set in mago. Your best run and settings stay in your browser.
Frequently asked questions
How do you play?
Tino runs automatically. Press Space or the up arrow to jump, and hold it for a higher jump. Press the down arrow to duck. Collect items for points and avoid everything else. You have three lives.
What can you collect?
Twelve kinds of data, from search queries and location pings to free email, ad clicks, fibre packets and the store payout, worth the most. The Incognito Shield makes you invincible for eight seconds, and anything you run into while it lasts is smashed for points.
What should you avoid?
Buggy bots, 404 ghosts, SEO spikes, drones, the product graveyard, robot checks, tracking pixels, pop-up ads, the terms of service, crashed tabs and the competition, which follows you up and down.
What is an algorithm update?
A warning, then ten seconds of ground that rises and falls under you. Get through it and you earn 1500 points.
Does it get harder?
Yes. The run speeds up as the distance grows, and new obstacles join the mix along the way.
Can I play on a tablet?
Yes. Jump and duck buttons appear at the bottom of the screen. It is not built for phones.
Are there other keyboard shortcuts?
Esc or P pauses, and M turns the sound on or off. The letter keys W, S and P can be switched off in the pause menu.
Is my best run saved?
Yes, in your browser. The title screen shows it, and the game tells you when you beat it.