Slap and Run

If you’ve ever dreamed of wreaking a little havoc on a tranquil sidewalk, Slap and Run enables you to unleash that inner prankster with a slap-happy ferocity. This cheeky game brings laughs with a side of adrenaline as you play the city’s top slapper, racing to turn an unassuming street into a scene of slapstick mayhem.

There is something deceptively simple about Slap and Run — it’s as addictive as it is simple. The rules evoke a berserk version of tag in which everyone you’ve slapped on the back becomes part of the mob pursuing you. Weaving around raging cyclists and irate cops as you traverse the urban gauntlet is as heart-pounding as it is uproariously cathartic, or make-believe leathery dastardly do-nothing if twitch-shooting is a great way to chill.

For all the carnage-free, 3D arcade aesthetics of the game, there is a strange pleasure in batting at that high score, spurred on by the unified ‘oofs’ of your pixelated victims.

Going by the comments of other players, this rascally romp had resonated with those wanting a lift on the commute home after a hard day's graft, what with its smooth play and madcap premise. Try taking a run — it’s the ultra-gentle way to slap through life’s frustrations and sprint on toward a little joy!