Arcade guide
Gate Runner Game Tips: Six of Nine Runs Ended Within 12 Seconds
Key takeaways
- After the first swipe and no further steering, six of nine runs ended at the Restart panel after 6 to 12 seconds.
- Three runs were still going at 20 seconds, with crowds of 525, 28 and 482.
- Red gates such as -34, /2 and -27 sat right before the runs that ended early.
- The gates differ from run to run, so results vary a lot.
The first gate runner game tip is to steer: in Rangerush we swiped once and then did nothing in nine runs, and six of them ended at the Restart panel within 6 to 12 seconds. Three were still going at 20 seconds, with crowds of 525, 28 and 482.
How the game works
Rangerush is a 3D gate runner on a snowy forest road. On the start screen a Swipe to Play message and a hand show you how to begin, and a Weapons button opens a screen with six cartoon guns. Once you swipe, a runner heads down the road through colored gates: blue ones such as +16, x2 and x4 add to the crowd, red ones such as -34 and /2 take away, and orange ones show a question mark. The purple box at the bottom shows the size of the crowd, and a brick wall with a number waits at the end.
What we measured
We played level 1 in a test browser at 1280 by 800 pixels with software rendering, which makes the game run slowly. In each run we swiped sideways by about 80 pixels with the mouse button held, released it and then did nothing for 20 seconds. Six runs started with a swipe to the right and three with a swipe to the left. We looked at the screen every 2 seconds.
| Result | Runs | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Restart panel appeared | 6 of 9 | at 6, 6, 8, 8, 8 and 12 seconds |
| Still running at 20 s | 3 of 9 | crowds of 525, 28 and 482 |
Nine runs in one test browser with slow software rendering, so the times are approximate. The gates are different in every run, so we cannot tell how much of the result comes from the gates and how much from the swipe direction. We did not finish a level or see a win screen.
Before most early endings the screen showed a red gate: -34 left one run at -30, a /2 gate left another at 0 and -27 left a third at -8. One run met the brick wall with a crowd of 1 against a wall marked 71.
The weapons screen
Six cartoon guns are shown: the first is selected and the rest cost 150, 250, 300, 350 and 400 coins. We did not buy any, so we cannot say what they change.
4 tips that follow from the numbers
- Do not stand still after the swipe. Six of nine runs ended within 12 seconds.
- Steer away from red gates. The early endings came right after -34, /2 and -27.
- Grow the crowd before the wall. A crowd of 1 faced a wall marked 71.
- Check the weapons screen once. The cheapest upgrade costs 150 coins.
Where to try it
Try it yourself in Rangerush. For another runner, Hoplane has you jump between lanes.
Frequently asked questions
How do you start in Rangerush?
Swipe: hold the mouse button and drag sideways on the start screen.
How long did the runs last without steering?
Six of nine ended within 6 to 12 seconds, and three were still going at 20 seconds.
How big did the crowds get?
The three survivors reached 525, 28 and 482.
What do red gates do?
They took away from the crowd, for example -34, /2 and -27.
What does the weapons screen show?
Six cartoon guns, the first selected and the rest priced from 150 to 400 coins.
Does Rangerush work on a phone?
It is made for a wide screen, so it plays best on a computer.