# Hollowdrive

> Play Hollowdrive online: steer a small blue pickup around a rolling green tunnel past orange spikes and cyan arches. Keyboard or touch, no download.

- Play in the browser: https://yesthisgame.com/hollowdrive/
- 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: [Car Racing Game Tips From 28 Timed Test Runs](https://yesthisgame.com/blog/car-racing-game-tips.md)

## In short

Hollowdrive is a car game set inside a green tunnel that keeps turning. You steer a small blue pickup past orange spikes and cyan arches. Press Enter to start and retry, or tap on a touch screen; runs are short, between 4 and 13 seconds in our tests.

**How to control it:** Computer: press Enter on the title screen to start, steer with the left and right arrow keys and press Enter again on the game over screen to retry. Phone or tablet: tap the screen to start; the game fills the screen in portrait or landscape. The score is at the top left with a timer next to it.

**Hollowdrive** is a car game that runs in your browser. You look straight down on a small blue pickup that drives around the inside of a green tunnel. The tunnel keeps turning, orange spikes and cyan arches come toward you and a run is over in a few seconds if you hit something.

## How to play

1. On the title screen press **Enter** (or tap the screen on a phone or tablet).
2. Steer the pickup with the **left and right arrow keys** and keep it away from the orange spikes.
3. Watch the top left: the big number is your **score** and the small number beside it is the **timer** .
4. When the car crashes, a **GAME OVER** screen shows your score and your best score.
5. Press **Enter** again (or tap) to retry.

## What you see on screen

- **Title screen:** the word Hollowdrive with "ENTER TO PLAY" under it and a small sound icon at the top left.
- **Score and timer:** a large score number and a small time such as 00:03 at the top left.
- **The tunnel:** a green checkered surface that rolls around the car, with a bright opening far ahead.
- **Obstacles:** orange spikes in groups of three, and cyan arches.
- **Game over screen:** your score, your best score and "ENTER to retry".

## Game features

- A rolling green tunnel seen from above
- Orange spikes and cyan arches to steer around
- Score, timer and best score
- Keyboard and touch controls, in portrait or landscape
- No download and no sign-up

## Controls

- **Enter:** start and retry
- **Left and right arrow keys:** steer
- **Touch screen:** tap to start and retry

## Tips

- Expect short runs. In 28 timed test runs the game over screen came up between 4.0 and 12.6 seconds after the start.
- Do not just hold one key. Holding left or right ended runs anywhere from 4 to 12.6 seconds, with no safer result than doing nothing.
- Keep switching between left and right. 12 runs that switched sides at random every 0.25 to 0.95 seconds all lasted between 8.4 and 12.0 seconds.
- Do not count on a high score. In the 34 game over screens we read, the score was 0 in 33 of them.
- Read our [car racing game tips](https://yesthisgame.com/blog/car-racing-game-tips/) for the test numbers behind these tips.

## Frequently asked questions

### How do you play Hollowdrive?

Press Enter to start, steer the pickup with the left and right arrow keys, and press Enter again after GAME OVER to retry. On a touch screen, tap.

### How long does a run last?

Runs are short. In our 28 timed test runs the game over screen appeared between 4.0 and 12.6 seconds after the start.

### Why is my score 0?

In our tests the score was 0 on 33 of 34 game over screens and 1 on the other. Runs end within seconds, so there is little time to score, and we did not find a reliable way to raise it.

### Can I play Hollowdrive on a phone?

Yes. The game fills the screen in portrait and in landscape, and tapping starts it.

### Is Hollowdrive free?

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