
The First Icon
Subway Surfers is an endless runner video game developed & published by Kiloo & SYBO. The player takes on the role of an average teen (or, on rare occasions, a young adult) vandalizing a subway train, and is caught by The Inspector and his dog. The player must run away from the two, who are chasing him/her. In the Update, they added keys (
), which revive the character if they should choose to use them. The game is available on iOS and Android platforms.
Launched in 2012, "World Tour" became the theme of the game, where the settings are in cities like ,
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, only a few of the many locations that have been featured up until this point. The game starts with a default character, Jake. However, as players collect more coins and keys, they will eventually get the chance to unlock new characters and outfits. As well as coins and keys, they can collect hats, stereos, guitars and UFOs, in order to unlock Tricky, Fresh, Spike, and Yutani, respectively. Also, some characters in this game can be unlocked with Real Money.
In early 2020, Kiloo quit the game for unknown reasons. That means that currently, SYBO is developing and publishing the game.
Gameplay
The object of the game is to run as far as possible in a endless game world while avoiding randomly generated obstacles that require the player to either jump (slide finger forward), duck (slide finger backwards) and dodge the oncoming trains in a precise manner.
Power-ups
- Coin Magnet: Attracts coins even if the player is not in their path.
- Jetpack: Allows the player to fly in the air, Grants temporary invincibility and collecting many coins.
- 2X Multiplier: Doubles the player's multiplier. (x10 = x20)
- Super Sneakers: Allows the player to jump higher. Useful for collecting hunt tokens.
- Pogo Stick: Makes the player jump higher.
- Headstart: Same power as the Jetpack except there are no coins and there are 3 powerups at the end of it.
- Score Booster: Boosts the player's multiplier by +5, +6, or +7.
- Super Mysterizer: Gives a player an exclusive mystery power-up (This can only be collected on mondays)
Playable Characters
The controllable characters are:
- Jake
- Tricky
- Spike
- Yutani
- Lucy
- Prince K
- Brody
- Tasha
- Fresh
- Ella
- Ninja
- Dino
- Boombot
- Miss Maia
- King
- Tagbot
- Zoe
- Zombie Jake*
- Elf Tricky*
- Tony*
- Carmen*
- Roberto*
- Nick*
- Kim*
- Harumi*
- Coco*
- Sun*
- Alex*
- Eddy*
- Jamie*
- Jay*
- Mina*
- Rosa*
- Olivia*
- Edison*
- Wayne*
- Noon*
- Buddy*
- Rex*
- Izzy*
- Amira*
- Marco*
- Nikos*
- Zuri*
- Mike*
- Jenny*
- Jaro*
- Aina*
- Carlos*
- Jia*
- Bjarki*
- Ramona*
- Lauren*
- Malik*
- Jolien*
- Philip*
- Freya*
- Salma*
- Lee*
- Diego*
- Manny*
- Nicolai*
- E.Z.*
- Sofia*
- Dylan*
- Nina*
- Brandon*
- Scarlett*
- Alicia*
- Hugo*
- Rabbot*
- Rin*
- Kareem*
- Ace*
- Mei*
- Mimi*
- Maeko*
- Alba*
- Amy*
- Festive Fresh*
- Liu*
- Monkbot*
- Ming*
- Callum*
- Jack*
- Dak*
- Lamar*
- Tom*
- Odell*
- Patrick*
- Saquon*
- Tankbot*
- Cathy*
- Morgan*
- Noel*
- Andy*
- Festive Jake*
- Festive Tricky*
- Festive Spike*
- Festive Frank*
- Festive Yutani*
- Frankette*
- Spacebot*
- Ox*
- Rat*
- Qin*
- Hou*
- Zayn*
- Darryl*
- Lana*
- Bonnie*
- Buzz*
- Trym*
- Pridebot*
- Pride Jake*
- Pride Fresh*
- Pride Spike*
- Pride Tricky*
- Pride Yutani*
- Pride Frank*
- Alexandre*
- Parkour Rin*
- Akira*
- Koral*
- Cleo*
- Taha*
- Bob the Blob*
- Mala*
- Phoenix*
- Clementine*
- Gingerbot*
- Hasina*
- Tiger*
- Charlie*
- Pink*
- George*
- Dummy*
- Super Runner Jake*
Hoverboards
- Hoverboard
- Skull Fire
- Teleporter
- Hot Rod
- Bouncer
- Freestyler
- Lowrider
- Starboard
- Daredevil
- Great White
- Windglider
- Scoot
- Lumberjack
- Superhero
- Big Kahuna
- Sunset
- Monster
- Liberty*
- Toucan*
- Kick-Off*
- Chicky*
- Outback*
- Kitty*
Fortune- Cherry*
- Flamingo*
- Rose*
- Panda*
- Dragon*
- Teddy*
- Pumpkin*
- Snowflake*
- Jingles*
- Bengal*
- Bubblegum*
- Prickly*
- Moose*
- Banana*
- Cruiser*
- Croc*
- Turtle*
- Rudy*
- Roller*
- Tiki*
- Old Dusty*
- Gondola*
- Birdie*
- Wave Rider*
- Thunderbolt*
- Woody*
- Phantom*
- Choo Choo*
- Groovy*
- Jouster*
- Chameleon*
- Ray*
- Tumi*
- Lion*
- Orni*
- Medal*
- Big Blue*
- Chrome*
- Hexed*
- Eagle*
- Glacier*
- Pedal*
- Jewelled*
- Speeder*
- Ukulele*
- Hammer*
- 8th Birthday*
- Cobra*
- Rickshaw*
- Mosaic*
- Casket*
- Sleigh*
- Scarab*
- Hotdog*
- Sweetheart*
- Splash*
- Renegade*
- Color Cloud*
- Bass Blaster*
- Yellow Cab*
- Rockstar*
- Wayfarer*
- Magic Carpet*
- Rocket*
- Scratchy*
- Fire Dragon*
- Pixel Heart*
- Clockwork*
- Desert Racer*
- Diablo*
- 4th of July*
- Naga*
- Stallion*
- Leaf*
- Retro Wave*
- Starcruiser*
- Spaceship*
- Jazz*
- Aero*
- Scroll*
- Roto*
- Punk*
- Betty*
- Koral*
- Barkley*
- Prescott*
- Jackson*
- Mahomes*
- Beckham Jr.*
- Brady*
- Goat*
- Beelzebook*
- Surf & Spray
- Crew
- Crew Crush
- Wild Style
- Blue Ice
- Discovery*
- Endeavour*
- Secret Society*
- Crane*
- Buddy Bear*
- Uprock*
- Bunny*
- Shuttle*
- Viking*
- 9th Birthday*
- Bamboo*
- Dragon Boat*
- Paint Palette
- Parasol*
- Sakura*
- Beach*
- Queen of Hearts*
- Camel*
- Torito*
- Maple Leaf*
- Beach Pop*
- Ginger Boom*
- Atomic Tile*
- Lunar Tiger*
- Astronave*
- Spring*
- Rolls Rabbit*
- Crash Test*
- Super Surfer*
- 10th Birthday*
Editions
- Release (May 2012)
- Halloween (October 2012)
- Holiday (December 2012)
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Game Version History
See Version History.
List of Icons, Splash Screens, Logos & City Icons
See List of Icons, Splash Screens, Logos & City Icons.
Music
See Background Music.
Other Media
See The Animated Series of Subway Surfers.
Languages
The game is currently available in 16 languages. These are: English, Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Indonesian, Russian, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Chinese (Hong Kong).
Popularity
As of December 2019, the app had 2.7 Billion downloads, according to AppAnnie statics.
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