Canabalt

In the world of »Canabalt«, player controls a nameless man fleeing an unknown danger.

In the beginning, the man jumps out of the window of an office building onto the roof of a neighboring building. He then moves forward automatically and gets faster and faster. The game is a so-called »Side Scroller«, which means that the figure only moves from the left side to the right. The sole means of control the players have over the character is a push of a button that makes him jump from building to building or over obstacles.

Adam Saltman invented the sub-genre of »Endless Runner« – or »Non-Stop-Running« games with »Canabalt's« game mechanics: The player cannot stop the forward movement.