Parents' Guide to

Subway Surfers

By Chris Morris, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 9+

Bright, entertaining take on endless-runner genre.

App iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Kindle Fire Free Action Games
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this app.

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Based on 24 parent reviews

myuseristhebest
myuseristhebest Adult
November 16, 2020
age 8+

It's good (on kids profile)

On my kid's profile on the fire tablet, it doesn't let kids watch ads, so there is no mature stuff. It is good but only on child profile.
Katherine R.
Katherine R. Parent of 18+, 18+, 5, 8, 9 and 14-year-old
February 27, 2024
age 8+

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What’s It About?

Like most endless runner games, there's a threadbare plot to Subway Surfers. You run, trying to dodge capture and obstacles, swiping up to jump or down to slide. Swiping side to side lets you switch tracks as you run. Along the way, players collect coins, which can be used for power-ups, but those same power-ups are also sprinkled along the tracks.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (24 ):
Kids say (72 ):

There's really nothing particularly new about Subway Surfers. Like Temple Run, the point is to run endlessly to avoid capture. But it's still an immensely entertaining game. That might be because of the bright setting and happy characters. It could be due to the dense number of power-ups you encounter as you run. It could be the streamlined control scheme that takes the best from other games and leaves out the complicated parts.

Ultimately, it doesn't matter why the game is so fun. You'll be too busy playing, then playing again -- and again -- to overthink it. It expands on a formula that was in danger of becoming stale and makes it fun all over again.

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