Left and right arrow keys / A, D - Move left and right ---- Up arrow / W - Accelerate ----- Space bar - Get on / off bicycle -----
Short Ride is like taking a relaxing bike ride—if the road was built by a maniac who hates your bones. You get tossed into a world where everything wants to kill you. Spikes, buzzsaws, swinging hammers, and totally random death machines are just waiting to turn your ride into a disaster. One second you’re fine, and the next you’re missing a head. There's no real logic to the levels—just survive however you can. Short Ride doesn’t give you a chance to chill. As soon as you start moving, something weird and dangerous happens. You might think you're just rolling down a hill, and BAM—a blade comes out of nowhere and turns your guy into confetti. There’s zero mercy here. One tiny mistake and you’re flying across the screen in slow motion, probably without a leg or two. It’s brutal, but also kind of funny in a dark way. The physics in this game are ridiculous in the best way. The bike wobbles like it’s made of noodles, and your character reacts like a ragdoll that doesn’t know what bones are. Half the time you’re not even sure how you're still moving. Other times, a small bump sends you flying into a landmine. It’s the type of chaos that makes you restart over and over just to see how bad it can get. Stars are scattered around the levels, but going after them is basically a trap. Some are stuck right above a spinning saw or placed in the most annoying spot possible. You don’t really need to collect them, but they’re there just to tempt you into making dumb choices. Most of the time, grabbing one ends with you being turned into meat salad. Controls are basic—just move and hope for the best. But beating the level? That takes luck, timing, and the ability to not rage quit after exploding for the 20th time. Short Ride is less about skill and more about not panicking when your arm is dangling off and your bike's upside down. If you’re cool with losing limbs, blowing up, and getting smacked by things that shouldn’t even exist, this game might be your thing. There’s no tutorial, no help, just a lot of dumb ways to crash. But somehow, that’s what makes Short Ride so addicting. You’ll probably fail, a lot, but it’s the kind of failure that makes you laugh before hitting restart.