# Brickroad

> Play Brickroad online: a blocky pixel-style car drives down a busy highway while the score climbs. Dodge the traffic and see how far you get.

- Play in the browser: https://yesthisgame.com/brickroad/
- Category: Driving, Original Games
- Made by: Yes This Game (an original game written by the site)
- Price: free, no download, no sign-up
- Inside the game: no ads, works on phones, tablets and computers, progress saved in the browser
- Guide: [Pixel Car Racing Tips: Nine Runs, Scores From 8 to 18](https://yesthisgame.com/blog/pixel-car-racing-tips.md)

## In short

Brickroad is a 3D pixel-style car racing game. A blocky car drives itself down a busy highway while the score climbs, with a speed readout, yellow cubes to pick up and a result screen with a restart button after every crash.

**How to control it:** Press the green PLAY button. The car drives itself; the game's tutorial says to swipe sideways to turn and swipe up to accelerate. Watch the score in the middle of the screen and pick up the yellow cubes. After a crash, press the restart button. The gear button switches the sound and the music on or off.

**Brickroad** is a 3D pixel-style car racing game. A blocky car drives itself down a busy highway while the score climbs, and the run ends when it hits traffic.

## How to play

1. On the start screen, press the green **PLAY** button.
2. The car drives forward on its own; watch the **score** in the middle of the screen.
3. The game's tutorial says to swipe sideways to turn and swipe up to accelerate.
4. Pick up the **yellow cubes** along the road; the coin counter is in the top right corner.
5. After a crash, press the green **restart** button to go again.
6. Open the **gear** button to switch the sound and the music on or off.

## What you see on screen

- **Start screen:** the Brickroad Pixel Racing title, a PLAY button, a cube button for the cars and a gear button.
- **While driving:** the score in large numbers, the speed readout, your best score at the top left and the coin counter.
- **After a crash:** a New Best message when you beat your score, the top speed and a restart button.

## Tips

- Expect a quick end. With no keys pressed our runs ended with scores of 15, 12 and 18.
- Do not tap left and right at a steady beat. In our runs that ended with 12, 9 and 8.
- Holding the up arrow gave 13, 16 and 10, no clear gain over doing nothing.
- Read our [pixel car racing tips](https://yesthisgame.com/blog/pixel-car-racing-tips/) for the numbers behind these tips.

## Frequently asked questions

### How do I start?

Press the green PLAY button on the start screen.

### How does the car steer?

The tutorial says to swipe sideways to turn and swipe up to accelerate. The arrow keys gave no clear benefit in our runs.

### What is the speed readout?

A reading under the score; it showed 75 km/h in all nine of our runs.

### What do the yellow cubes do?

They are picked up along the road and feed the coin counter in the corner.

### Can I play on a phone?

The game is made for swiping, but this version is built for a wide screen, so it plays best on a computer.

### Is Brickroad free to play?

Yes. You can play it in your browser on Yes This Game with no download and no sign-up.