Walrus Run

Walrus Run

The Jam · 2024 · 2D Platformer, Score Attack, Arcade, Action, Cartoon

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7 user reviews100% · 7
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About Walrus Run


Walrus Run is a 2D Action Platformer with a twist...

Progress through 18 levels of platforming action, eating anything that gets in your way! This game is score-based, meaning you get points by moving fast, eating fish, eating enemies, eating... okay, lots of eating.

You lose points if you're too slow, or take damage. There are no health points, meaning you can make as many mistakes as you want and still complete the level, with a shiny new D Rank. Master the levels to get achieve the even shinier S Rank!

This game is compatible with conveniently-shaped bongo controllers! When the game starts, you can choose between "Modern Controls" and "Bongo Controls." Press and hold a bongo pad button for 3 seconds, and BINGO! You can play the entire game with your bongo controller.

But of course, if you don't have such a controller released 20 years ago, you can use modern controllers or keyboard + mouse.
  • Extra Options that let you play the game your way
  • High replayability with 18 short levels
  • 3 Secret Levels that require A Ranks or higher on all levels to unlock
  • Play through the entire game in Arcade Mode to get an Arcade Mode Rank
  • In-Level bonuses that grant extra points such as No Damage
  • Collectible Paintings that unlock artwork in the Gallery
  • An original A Capella soundtrack, which you can listen to in the Gallery
  • Most importantly, a speedrun timer

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Nov 10, 2024
A very simplistic and cartoony run game with a lot of charm that'll give anyone a good chuckle. Especially if you're a fan of flavor text. I like to interpret Walrus Run as what a little kid pictures in their imagination if they decided to create their own game, and I feel like that's where the quality of it shines the most. Gameplay wise, the controls are a bit tricky to get used to but really satisfying when it clicks. I'm personally surprised that implementing the slippery and sliding nature of a walrus in a platformer focused on speed works the way it does. Very nice that there's customizations to all of The Walrus' movement to make things easier to handle. Because hhhoo boy... the later levels are soul crushing normally and nigh near impossible to escape D rank. One small problem that I have with the game though is jumping off ramps does not work properly. The only way to maintain your momentum is at the TOP of the ramp. Anywhere else and you're going straight into the pit. Also The Cat's projectiles are unfair to dodge. The fight itself is fine though. I recommend this game for anyone who wants a casual and easy-going experience or just likes silly expressions. It wi…
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Recommended Nov 16, 2024
Really fun and charming game! Controls take a while to get used to but once you do, it becomes a satisfying time to play. The acapella soundtrack is also brilliant. And MAN did the game kick me in the balls towards the end.
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Recommended Nov 8, 2024
This game is incredibly charming and very fun once you get used to the controls. Some levels can be really hard but you are clearly meant to replay levels multiple times to get a better score. Overall this is a great game that will constantly have you cracking up! I Can't wait to see more from The Jam!
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Recommended Nov 8, 2024
This was that one game I was most looking forward from SAGE's, and its just what I expected really, Yep this was pretty nice short and sweet little game, right from the get-go, this game just does whatever tf it wants, however tf it wants to sound and look, its weird and goofy as hell and I love love it, it confidently feels like it doesn't care what other people may say about on how it sounds and looks, to me about how it sounds as a whole, it was funny as hell, it quite surprised me! Learning the gameplay was kind of a little pain, and definitely don't wanna admit changing the controls to modern embarrassingly late, but the first half were quite fun! but from the pyramid boss fight and the rest from there kinda sweep my smile from my face a little and the game beat the hell out of me, the moving icicles platforming was quite rough, trying to not fall with the slipperiness on air movement it's kind of... and it just feels the game eats my jumps inputs sometimes, this game really needs some coyote time technique if possible, if all this is skill issue somehow, then yes maybe ngl... but still actual complaints I have. Yet, at the end it was still a fun and charming little advent…
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Recommended Mar 23, 2026
It's a DK Bongo game, and the world needs more DK Bongo games. Pros: +It's funny, the cutscenes, character animation, and acapella music all sold me on this game. +It's got a unique control scheme that's only really been done once (twice if you count Mooncat from UFO 50) before. +Replaying levels for better scores / unlockables is actually kinda fun. Cons: -It's very cheaply made by a single person, and you can tell. -The filesize is absurd because some levels (the rainy one) use up way too many resources. -The last two boss fights are not very good, it's nigh-impossible to dodge some projectiles. -The last main level is full of extremely precise jumps in a game that is NOT precise. I think the dev wanted to make harder levels or a precision platformer, but they sort of shot themselves in the foot at the very end, Overall, 6/10. Funny game that's worth a laugh at a cheap price. Not worth $10.
Recommended Dec 27, 2025
you walrus and you run 10/10

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