# Goldstride

> Play Goldstride online: a small knight runs on its own, you time the jumps over gaps and stone blocks and collect gold coins. Space or tap, no download.

- Play in the browser: https://yesthisgame.com/goldstride/
- Category: Arcade, 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: [Endless Runner Game Tips From 23 Test Runs](https://yesthisgame.com/blog/endless-runner-game-tips.md)

## In short

Goldstride is a side-scrolling runner. A small knight runs through a mountain valley on its own and you press Space, or tap on a touch screen, to jump over gaps and onto stone blocks while collecting gold coins. Two counters show your coins and your distance in metres, and a Final Score screen ends each run.

**How to control it:** Computer: press Start, then press Space to jump over the gaps; use Replay on the Final Score screen to run again. Phone or tablet: turn the device sideways, tap Start and tap the screen to jump. The coin counter and the distance counter are at the top right.

**Goldstride** is a side-scrolling runner that runs in your browser. A small knight in a red-plumed helmet runs through a mountain valley on its own. You do one thing: jump. Gaps open in the ground, stone blocks of different heights rise in the way and arcs of gold coins show where a jump can take you.

## How to play

1. Press the orange **Start** button under the title.
2. The knight starts running at once. Press **Space** to jump (or tap the screen on a phone or tablet).
3. Jump before each gap. Follow the **coin arcs** : they trace a jump and give you coins on the way.
4. Watch the top right: the first counter is your **coins** and the second is your **distance in metres** .
5. When the knight falls, the **Final Score** screen shows your coins and distance. Press **Replay** to run again or **Main** to go back to the title.

## What you see on screen

- **Title screen:** the Goldstride name, a row of gold coins and the orange Start button.
- **Counters:** a coin counter and a distance counter at the top right, each with a small icon.
- **The valley:** mountains, pine trees and brown stone ground with grass on top.
- **Obstacles:** gaps in the ground and stone blocks of different heights.
- **Final Score screen:** your coins, your distance and the Replay and Main buttons.

## Game features

- A knight that runs by itself, so you only have to time the jumps
- Gaps, stone blocks and arcs of gold coins
- A coin counter and a distance counter
- Keyboard and touch controls; the game asks you to turn a phone sideways
- No download and no sign-up

## Controls

- **Space:** jump
- **Touch screen:** tap to jump
- **Mouse:** click Start, Replay and Main

## Tips

- Jump early. In our 23 test runs, 11 ended in the first gap at about 55 metres, so the first jump is the one to learn.
- Do not wait for the knight to cope alone. The 5 runs with no input ended at 54.7 to 83.2 metres.
- Use Space on a keyboard. Runs where Space was pressed about once a second reached 60 to 440 metres, while click or Up arrow runs mostly stopped near 55 metres.
- Follow the coin arcs; the run that reached 439.9 metres collected 210 coins.
- Read our [endless runner game tips](https://yesthisgame.com/blog/endless-runner-game-tips/) for the test numbers behind these tips.

## Frequently asked questions

### How do you play Goldstride?

Press Start, then press Space (or tap on a touch screen) to make the knight jump over gaps and onto stone blocks while it collects coins.

### Which key makes the knight jump?

Space. In our tests, runs with Space pressed about once a second went much farther than runs with no input or with an Up arrow press.

### What happens when the knight falls?

A Final Score screen shows your coins and distance and offers Replay and Main buttons.

### Where is the first gap?

About 55 metres from the start. The layout was the same in every run we played, and 11 of 23 runs ended there.

### Can I play Goldstride on a phone?

Yes, in landscape. Turn the phone sideways, tap Start and tap the screen to jump. Held upright, the game asks you to turn the phone.

### Is Goldstride free?

Yes. It is free to play in your browser on Yes This Game, with no download and no sign-up.