La Denrée Studio
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Hollow Run

Hold to become a ghost. Release to grab the coins.

Hollow Run cover: a cyan ghost running along a neon circuit rail, passing through magenta walls while golden coins burst out
Arcade · Rhythm · One-button · Touch, mouse or keyboard · Portrait & landscape

Play nowRight here, in your browser

Best played on mobile in portrait or on desktop with the Space bar. Sound on for the beat.

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  • Desktop: hold Space, Enter, ↑, W / Z or the left mouse button to become a ghost; release to become solid. Shift fires the Surge.
  • Mobile: touch and hold anywhere to become a ghost; release to become solid. Swipe up (or tap the round SURGE button) when the gauge is full.

How to playThree rules, one button

HOLD→ghost

Turn translucent and pass straight through the pink walls. Your ghost gauge lasts 2.5 seconds, so every hold is a decision.

RELEASE→solid

Only a solid runner can collect the golden coins. Switch at the very last beat for a PERFECT and your next coin arc counts double.

Cyan fields hurt ghosts

The crackling cyan fields only hurt ghosts: stay solid to cross them. Hit a wall while solid, or a field while ghost, and you retry instantly.

FeaturesSmall game, precious details

Hollow Run is a one-button rhythm runner. Your little cyan ghost runs along a glowing circuit rail at a tempo that rises level after level. Twelve hand-tuned lines, a fresh seeded Daily Line every day, PERFECT timing and the SURGE super-power. Short sessions, instant retry: easy to learn, hard to perfect.

  • 12 levels, rising tempoFrom 120 to 168 BPM, three stars each, difficulty dots on the map, checkpoints.
  • PERFECT timingSwitch state in the last 0.10 s: your next coin arc counts x2 and the Surge gauge fills faster.
  • SURGE super-powerSwipe up or press Shift when the gauge is full: smash through everything, magnetise the coins.
  • Ghost coins & batteriesCoins you can only grab while phased, batteries that refill your ghost gauge.
  • Late walls & doorsWalls that appear on the last beat, alternating doors and long wall chains to test your timing.
  • Daily LineA new seeded line every day, local ranking, streak counter and a daily chest.
  • 6 skinsUnlock new looks with coins, stars and your daily streak.
  • Gentle tutorialThe world slows down the first time you meet each new element. Explicit death messages, instant retry.
  • Offline, no accountRuns in the browser, portrait and landscape, touch / mouse / keyboard. Saves locally, no data collected.

ScreenshotsOn the line

Hollow Run in landscape: a violet ghost phasing through a tall magenta wall chain on level 5
Level 5 · a wall chain, landscape mode
Hollow Run title screen with the animated demo, the three rules and the big PLAY button
Title screen and demo
SURGE active: the ghost blazes through the level while the screen turns violet
SURGE! · level 8
A late wall fading in at the last beat in front of the cyan ghost on level 9
Late wall · level 9