Street Escape

Lights behind you, a busy avenue ahead. Street Escape is an endless arcade driving game about drifting through city streets to stay ahead of the chase. Play safely in your browser, nothing to download.

What Street Escape is like

The car builds speed on its own; your job is holding the line. The avenue is full of traffic. Slow vehicles sit ahead of you, buildings line the edges and sharp turns arrive back to back. Take a corner too wide and you slide into oncoming lanes, take it too tight and you meet a wall.

The heart of the game is drift control. Starting a light slide as you enter a bend and straightening on the exit keeps your speed up and opens a gap behind you. Straighten early and you lose momentum, straighten late and you spin out.

The chase tightens and the traffic thickens as time passes. Your score depends on how long you drive clean, and any collision ends the run.

Why kids like it

The controls are simple and make sense on the first run. Short attempts and a score that climbs quickly make it easy to try again.

Is it safe?

Crashes end with a plain results screen and nothing unsettling to look at. The whole game rests on driving skill, which suits players aged 7 and up.

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1. Start the game; the car begins accelerating on its own along the first avenue.
2. Steer with Left Arrow and Right Arrow, or tap the left and right halves of the screen.
3. Hold the key as you enter a bend; the drift kicks in once the rear of the car starts sliding.
4. Release on the exit to straighten up; letting go early costs you speed.
5. Leave room between you and the cars ahead, and check the traffic before changing lane.
6. Keep driving until you crash; the score is worked out from the distance you covered.

• Start the turn early: Feeding in a little angle before the bend keeps the slide under control.
• Hold the middle lane: Driving close to the kerb ends against a wall at the smallest mistake.
• Look ahead: Focus two or three cars up the road instead of the bonnet to buy reaction time.
• Chain your drifts: On back to back bends, rolling into the next one before fully straightening keeps your speed.
• Be patient in traffic: When the road tightens, waiting for the next opening beats forcing a gap.

• Endless city run: Avenue sections with no finish line that keep getting busier.
• Drift mechanic: A controlled slide started on entry and corrected on exit.
• Heavy traffic: Lane changing vehicles, tight passages and sudden turns.
• Rising chase pressure: A pursuit that closes in the longer you last.
• Simple controls: Two steering keys or a touch screen for the whole drive.