Free Rider HD

About Free Rider HD

Free Rider HD is a bike game where the tracks are drawn by players rather than designers. That single decision is what made the original such a long running web game: the track library grows on its own, and it contains everything from carefully built technical courses to things that were clearly drawn as a joke. You ride a bike across a hand drawn line, collecting the stars scattered along it to complete a track. Physics does the rest, and it is unforgiving, so a track that looks simple can take dozens of attempts. If a track is not to your taste you skip it and take another. Free Rider HD is best understood as a huge, uneven, endlessly replenishing collection rather than a single game.

How to Play Free Rider HD

Use the up arrow to accelerate, the down arrow to brake, and the left and right arrows to lean the rider backwards and forwards. Leaning is what controls your balance and your landing angle, and it matters far more than throttle. Collect every star on a track to complete it, and restart instantly if you crash.

Tips and Tricks

• Lean back going up and forward coming down. Nearly every crash in this game comes from a bad landing angle.
• Feather the throttle instead of holding it down. Constant full power makes the bike loop backwards on any incline.
• Collect awkward stars on the way out rather than doubling back. Returning up a slope is much harder than descending it.
• Skip tracks freely. They are player made, quality varies enormously, and there is no reason to fight a badly drawn one.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Free Rider HD free?

Yes. It is free to play on Dubdoo in your browser with nothing to install.

Who makes the tracks?

Players do. Every track has been drawn by someone, which is why there are so many and why they vary so much.

How do I complete a track?

Collect all the stars placed along it and reach the end without crashing out.

What if I do not like a track?

Skip it and move to another. With a player made library there is always something else.

What are the controls?

Up to accelerate, down to brake, and left and right to lean. Leaning is the control that actually matters.

Tags

Bike, Physics, Track Editor, User Generated, Stunt, Balance, Racing, Single Player