Canabalt

This platformer game, Canabalt, has garnered praise from multiple sources for its simplicity and addictive gameplay.

• Kotaku describes it as a "beautiful and beautifully simple" daring escape platformer.
• Offworld states that finding something as simple yet thrilling as Canabalt will be a challenge.
• GameSpy notes that despite requiring only one finger to play, Canabalt delivers intense gameplay.

The game offers a range of new features, including eight game modes for one or two players and the ability to choose from four different runners. However, the classic race for survival and achieving high scores remains a core element of the game.

• JayIsGames recognizes Canabalt's execution of a simple idea with excellence and calls it lovely and full of poignant subtext and awesomeness.
• gameinmind.com describes Canabalt as a concept that is richly and successfully realized in a simple yet stunningly complete form, showcasing the power and potential of small independent games.
• bartsnews.net praises the music in Canabalt for enhancing the setting of the game, creating a sense of speed, and offering hope amidst the horror.