Jump
Push off and lift your hips.
Clears low barriers
Live races start every 5 minutes
Your body is the controller.
BodyArcade is a running game in your browser. Jump, squat, duck and lean to clear the road while your webcam tracks your moves. No download, no controller, no account.
- 5 free runs a day
- 90-second runs
- Camera stays on your device
The controller
Five moves. That's all of it.
Every obstacle on the road is cleared by one of these. The game reads them from your hips, head and shoulders using on-device pose tracking.
Squat
Sit your hips back and down.
Gets under mid barsDuck
Drop your head and shoulders low.
Passes overhead barsLean left
Shift your shoulders to the left.
Dodges right-side wallsLean right
Shift your shoulders to the right.
Dodges left-side wallsNo webcam handy? Try a run with the keyboard: ↑ or Space to jump, Shift to squat, ↓ to duck, ← → to lean.
How a run works
From tab to sweat in a minute.
There's no install and no sign-up. Open the game, stand back and start moving.
Allow the camera
Step back until the camera sees you from your head to your hips. The video is processed on your device and never uploaded.
Pick a world
Alps, Desert and Forest are free on Easy or Medium. Pro adds seven more worlds and the Hard and Insane difficulties.
Run for 90 seconds
Obstacles come at you and your body clears them. When you finish, you get your score, distance, best combo and an estimate of calories burned.
You'll need
- A webcam or a phone's front camera
- A couple of metres of floor space
- An up-to-date Chrome, Edge or Safari
Worlds
Ten roads to run.
Each world has its own sky, fog, weather and scenery. Three are free to play every day.
Live races
Race whoever's moving right now.
Join the live lobby and run the same course as everyone in it, with a live leaderboard during the race. Nobody around? Race ghost runners built from the best scores in each world.
50players per lobby
5minbetween races
90sper run
Privacy
The camera watches. Nobody else does.
Here's exactly what happens to your data. The privacy page has the full details.
Video stays on your device
Pose detection runs in your browser. Camera frames are never uploaded, recorded or stored.
No account needed
Your profile, run history and settings are saved in this browser. There's nothing to sign up for.
Scores are public
When you finish a run, your chosen name and score are posted to the global leaderboard. Pick any name you like.
Pricing
Free every day. Pro when you're hooked.
The free plan resets every day. Upgrade when five runs aren't enough.
Free
$0
No card, no account
- 5 runs every day
- Alps, Desert and Forest worlds
- Easy and Medium difficulty
- Live races and the global leaderboard
Most runners
Pro
$4.99 /month
or $39 a year. Cancel anytime.
- Unlimited runs
- All 10 worlds
- Hard and Insane difficulty
- Every runner skin
- Workout history with charts
Lifetime
$99
One payment, no subscription
- Everything in Pro
- No renewals, ever
- One payment
Checkout is handled by Gumroad. Monthly plans cancel anytime; annual and lifetime purchases have a 30-day refund window.
Questions
Before you press play
Do I need to download anything?
No. BodyArcade runs in your web browser. Open the page, allow the camera, and play. You can add it to your home screen if you like, but you don't have to.
What equipment do I need?
A laptop or desktop webcam, or a phone's front camera, and enough room to step back so the camera sees you from your head down to your hips. A couple of metres of clear floor is enough for most rooms.
Is my camera video uploaded or recorded?
No. Pose detection runs in your browser on your device. Camera frames are never uploaded or stored. Only your finished run results (name, score, distance, world) go to the leaderboard.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. It runs in Safari on iPhone and Chrome on Android. Prop the phone up on a shelf or against a wall so the front camera can see you from head to hips.
What does the free version include?
Five runs a day in the Alps, Desert and Forest worlds on Easy or Medium, plus live races and the leaderboard. Pro unlocks unlimited runs, all ten worlds and the Hard and Insane difficulties.
How accurate is the calorie count?
It's an estimate based on standard MET values for each movement and the body weight you enter. Use it to compare your own sessions, not as a medical measurement.
Your first run takes 90 seconds.
Clear a bit of floor, open the game and see how far you get.
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