City Limits

City
Limits

A one-button arcade game about hitting a ball out of a pipe and chasing it as far as the city goes.

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Or try an early version on itch.io.

A white ball flying past a pixel-art city skyline, with speed lines behind it

How a run goes

One ball, one swing to start, and everything after that is chasing it.

  1. The ball hangs above a red band while the player charges a swing
    1

    Serve

    Hold the screen to charge the swing. Release when the ball is inside the red band.

  2. Tap to swing prompt with two swings left in the air
    2

    Chase

    The ball is still in play. Tap in the air for a flat swing, hold for a high one. When you run out of swings, tap to dive into a slam bounce.

  3. Coins collected in the air during a fever combo, with the shop button below
    3

    Spend

    Hit drones and cats to build combos. Coins buy upgrades and heavier balls in the shop.

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Eleven zones, one direction

Distance decides where you are. The city gives way to works and highway, then woods, desert and mountains.

Up counts too. Past smog and clouds the stratosphere starts at 600 m of altitude, and orbit at 1400 m.

  1. 0 mDowntown

    Every run starts here. The Pool is at 150 m, Dragonslayer at 600 m.

  2. 650 mThe Works

    A one kilometre marker stands at 1000 m.

  3. 1200 mThe Highway

    The Overpass crosses at 1200 m.

  4. 1900 mThe Scrapyard
  5. 2800 mDead Woods
  6. 3800 mWind Farm

    Landmark: the Wind Turbine.

  7. 5000 mThe Quarry

    Landmark: the Crane.

  8. 6400 mThe Desert

    Landmark: the Dunes.

  9. 8000 mProving Grounds

    Landmark: the Gate.

  10. 10 000 mThe Mountains
  11. 14 500 mVolcanic Range

What else is in it

Global leaderboard
Sign in with Google Play Games to compare your best distance with players worldwide. Signing in is optional.
Achievements
From First Flight to Orbit, including a few you will only find by trying odd things.
Daily quests and a login streak
New goals every day, such as flying a set distance, hitting neon signs or landing a big combo.
Things to hit
Drones, cats, pigeons, neon signs, water towers, airships, satellites and asteroids. Chain them for combos.
A shop with opinions
Upgrades, a brick, a bowling ball, and boosts like Air Rocket, Meteor Slam and Coin Magnet.
Eleven languages
English, Español, Русский, Українська, Polski, Italiano, Slovenčina, Čeština, 中文, 日本語 and 한국어.
Ads only if you want them
Ads appear only when you choose to watch one for bonus coins. Optional coin packs are available in the store, but the game is fully playable without them.
Your progress is saved
Sign in with Google Play Games and your progress is saved to the cloud, so you can pick it up on a new device. Playing as a guest works too.

Questions

Do I need an account?

No. You can play as a guest. Signing in with Google Play Games is optional and adds the global leaderboard and cloud saves, so you can pick up your progress on a new device.

Which languages does it support?

Eleven: English, Español, Русский, Українська, Polski, Italiano, Slovenčina, Čeština, 中文, 日本語 and 한국어.

Where can I play it?

City Limits is on Google Play for Android. An early version is also available on itch.io.

What does the game do with my data?

Very little, and the privacy policy is short. You can read it here.

How is it controlled?

On touch it is one button: hold to charge a swing, tap in the air to swing again. Keyboard, mouse and gamepad controls are listed on the accessibility page.

Have an idea for the game?

Send it through the idea form. All ideas go straight to the developer.

How do I contact the developer?

Write to pixeleforge@gmail.com.

Hand-drawn white-line cat

Made by Tuffy Rej

City Limits is made by an independent developer working in small, quiet, monochrome worlds.

Curious what the game does with your data? It is short: read the privacy policy.