Helicopter

Why We Picked Helicopter

Helicopter hands you a level, a jump button and no map, and trusts you to work out the order. It does not try to be a big game, and it is better for it. A good level here has a rhythm: a quiet stretch, a hazard, a moment to breathe before the next one. It ranks 121 of 183 on the adventure shelf, which is crowded with longer, slower games. By the numbers: 4.1 out of 5 from 38 ratings.

How to Play

The page documents very little, so these are the things worth knowing before you spend time on it:

• If nothing responds in the first few seconds, reload the page once — the embed occasionally arrives before its scripts.
• Finish the stage rather than clear it, because most of these do not ask for a full sweep.
• Learn how the character moves on safe ground before you need it over a hazard.

Editor’s Note

It runs on a phone, though the smaller screen hides the edges of the level you need to see. The controls are the two most of this shelf uses, and the level design assumes you already know them.

Written by the UGFJD editorial team for this page. The publisher’s own description follows below, unedited.