# Bolt Alley

> Swipe between three lanes, jump, slide and sprint through town as the speed climbs.

You sprint down a town street with the camera right behind you. Three lanes, crates to hop, bars to slide under, blocks and rolling carts to dodge, and a line of golden bolts to grab. The street gets faster and the scenery changes as you go, from a morning market to a harbor boardwalk, rooftop gardens, a lantern night and a glowing foundry. Spend your bolts on gear, climb twelve ranks, win bronze to platinum medals on 24 routes, run a new daily route and collect trails that follow you down the street.

- Play: https://sidekickarcade.com/play/bolt-alley/ (in the browser, phone or computer, free, no sign-up)
- Neighborhood: [Zoom Lane](https://sidekickarcade.com/category/zoom/index.md)
- Controls: Swipe, or arrows and WASD
- Best on: portrait screens
- Coins for goals: 1 per 250 meters, up to 12 a run

## How to play

1. Swipe left or right to change lanes, up to jump and down to slide. On a keyboard use the arrow keys or WASD, and Space to jump. Every way of playing acts the moment you ask.
2. Hop the crates, slide under the bars, and switch lanes around blocks and carts. Grab bolts, and catch a magnet, a shield or a burst of speed.
3. Run forever in Endless, or take on 24 routes for bronze, silver, gold and platinum medals. A new daily route comes every day.
4. Spend your bolts on gear, climb the ranks and earn trails. Your progress is saved in this browser, and in your account if you have one.

## Tips

- Swipe a little early: a jump or a slide you ask for just before you can do it still happens.
- Change lanes late, right before a block reaches you, for a close call and a bonus.
- Bolts in an arc mean a jump: follow the arc and you collect the whole line.
- Start with the magnet and the shield in the gear shop. They make long runs a lot easier.

## Questions

### Is it free?

Yes. It's free to play in your browser, with no download and no sign-up. Coins you earn are for fun and can never be bought.

### How do I play it on a phone?

Swipe left or right to change lanes, up to jump and down to slide. Swiping is as quick as the keys on a computer, so a score means the same on every device.

### What are bolts for?

Bolts are this game's own money. You pick them up on the street and spend them on gear: a longer magnet, a stronger shield, a bigger burst and more. They never cost anything real.

### What is the daily route?

A new route every day, the same for everyone, with a twist like a rain of bolts or a faster street. Finish it for a medal and a streak bonus.

## Achievements

- **Off the blocks** (bronze, 10 coins): Finish your first run.
- **Hotshot** (gold, 60 coins): Reach rank 10: Hotshot, after 380 km on the street.
- **Kilometer club** (bronze, 10 coins): Run 1,000 meters in one go.
- **Cutting it fine** (silver, 25 coins): Make 10 close calls in one run.
- **Golden street** (gold, 60 coins): Win gold or better on all 24 routes.
- **Secret achievement** (silver, 25 coins): Keep playing to find it.
- **Seven days running** (gold, 60 coins): Finish the daily route seven days in a row.
- **Alley local** (gold, 60 coins): Make 500 runs.
- **Fully loaded** (gold, 60 coins): Buy every level of every piece of gear.
- **Secret achievement** (gold, 60 coins): Keep playing to find it.
- **Alley legend** (diamond, 150 coins): Win platinum on all 24 routes. Earns the title "Alley Legend".
- **Top of the street** (diamond, 150 coins): Reach rank 12: Legend. Earns the title "Street Legend".

## More to play

- [Puffin Flight](https://sidekickarcade.com/play/puffin-flight/index.md): Tap to flap through the gaps between the sea stacks and icebergs. (Arcade Alley)
- Kart Dash (coming soon): Race tiny karts around twisty tracks. (Zoom Lane)
- Skyline Scamper (coming soon): Jump and slide across the rooftops as the speed rises. (Zoom Lane)