Shelf Hop
Bounce a rubber ball up a tower of shelves. Run fast to jump higher, chain big jumps into combos, and don't let the climbing view leave you behind.
- Floor
- 0
- Combo
- 0
- Time
- 0:00
← → or A D to run, ↑ W or Space to jump. On a phone: hold the arrows, tap Jump.
Shelf Hop is an action game played by watching shelves on the screen, running and jumping. It needs quick looking and isn't playable with a screen reader alone.
How to play
- Run left and right, and jump from shelf to shelf. You can pass up through shelves and land on top of them.
- The faster you run, the higher you jump. Bounce off a wall to keep your speed.
- Soon the view starts to climb on its own, and it speeds up as you go. Fall out of the bottom and the run is over.
- Jump two floors or more at a time, again and again, to build a combo. Your score is the highest floor you landed on.
The tower
- Floors 1–99: wooden shelves.
- Floors 100–199: toy blocks, a little narrower.
- Floors 200–299: ice. You slide, so start and stop early.
- Every 50th floor is a full-width landing to catch your breath.
Questions
Is today's tower the same for everyone?
Yes. Everyone gets the same shelves in the same order on the same date, so you can compare floors with friends. A new tower starts at midnight. Free play builds a fresh tower every run.
How is my floor checked?
Your game sends only the keys you pressed. The server plays them back on the same tower and records the floor they really reach, so nobody can claim a floor they didn't get to.
How do combos work?
A jump that clears two or more floors starts or adds to a combo. Keep making big jumps without a small one, and without standing still for long, and the combo keeps growing.
What's the trick to climbing high?
Speed. Run along a shelf, or bounce off a wall, before you jump: a running jump goes up to three floors. Once the view starts to climb, single hops can't keep up for long.
Do I need an account?
No. There's nothing to sign up for and nothing to install.