Cycles

Cycles

This game was made as part of BYOG 26
Theme : Everything is temporary

Life and impermanence resist explanation, yet we recognise the feeling when we lose someone or narrowly escape death ourselves. Cycles follows how we keep moving as our understanding evolves through childhood, adulthood, and old age. This endless runner invites you to experience that feeling through a journey across changing landscapes and passing years.

Ride through villages, hills, and forests across 1950, 2000, and 2100. Your cycle moves forward automatically as you jump over obstacles, hold wheelies, perform airborne loops, and use Nitro for bursts of speed. Collect mini-hearts to restore health and Nitro pickups to replenish your charges.

Combine Nitro with a Wheelie to crush obstacles, or Jump with a Wheelie to bounce off them. Stunts and combinations reward you with points and additional Nitro. Keep riding until your hearts run out, or choose when to end your run.

Each biome echoes a phase of life, while changing artwork, sound, and brief poetic phrases accompany the journey. Familiar places return in different eras, carrying a different feeling each time.