Play T-Rex Runner Online — Free Endless Runner
The famous offline dinosaur runner, self-hosted and always available. Press space or tap to jump over cactuses; press down to duck under the birds. The world speeds up the longer you survive — your score is the distance you ran.
How to Play (The Rules in 3 Steps)
- Jump. Space, the up arrow, or a tap makes the T-Rex hop. Hold the jump for a slightly longer arc over tall cactuses.
- Duck. The down arrow (desktop) drops the runner into a crouch to slide under the low-flying birds that appear later.
- Never stop. The game runs itself — your only job is timing. One hit ends the run and shows your score.
Five Tips for a Longer Run
- Jump late, not early. The jump arc is fast; starting the jump when the cactus is almost under you clears it with margin.
- Tap-jump for short hops. A quick tap gives a shorter arc than a hold — use it for the small single cactuses to stay grounded and ready.
- Duck beats jumping birds. Once birds arrive, ducking under the low ones is safer than timing a jump over them.
- Watch the horizon, not the dino. Your eyes should live at the right edge where obstacles spawn; your fingers handle the rest.
- Relax at speed-ups. The game steps the speed up at score milestones — expect the first few cactuses after each step to feel early. They are. Adjust, don't panic.
T-Rex Runner FAQ
- Is this the Chrome dino game? This is an open-source recreation of the offline runner (BSD-3-Clause license), self-hosted on HookedOn — same runner, same cactuses, no browser needed to be offline.
- Does it work on a phone? Yes — tap to jump. Ducking is a desktop keyboard move; the mobile flow is pure jumping.
- What is a good score? First-time runs land in the hundreds; regular players chase 1,000+; veterans run past 5,000.
About This Game
This is the open-source T-Rex Runner (released under the BSD 3-Clause License), self-hosted unchanged on HookedOn. We add new free browser games daily — see the full game list.