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Rooftop Ninja – Play the Precision Jump Game
Rooftop Ninja is a precision platformer about one decision made over and over: how long to hold the jump. Charge too little and you fall short, too much and you overshoot the landing zone. Land near the centre for a perfect and a bigger combo.
About Rooftop Ninja
Every jump in Rooftop Ninja is set before it starts. Holding the jump key fills a power meter at 1.35 units per second; releasing launches the ninja at a horizontal speed between 190 and 660 pixels per second and a vertical speed between 360 and 660. Once she is airborne, nothing you press changes the arc.
Because the game asks you to predict rather than react, it shows you the prediction. While you charge, a dotted arc traces exactly where the ninja will travel. This is deliberate: the challenge is releasing the key at the right moment, not guessing what the physics will do.
Landing near the centre of a rooftop — within 26% of the half-width — counts as a perfect landing. Perfects stack into a combo that caps at eight, and the combo multiplies both landing points and the stars floating above the gaps. A sloppy landing does not kill you, but it resets the combo to one.
Gaps are generated against the maximum achievable arc, with extra margin subtracted whenever the next rooftop sits higher than the one you are leaving. From the third tier onward some rooftops bob up and down, which adds a timing element to what is otherwise a pure distance judgement.
How to play Rooftop Ninja
- Press and hold Space or the Up arrow to charge a jump. The meter appears at the bottom of the play area.
- Watch the dotted arc — it shows exactly where the current charge will land you.
- Release to jump. The charge auto-releases at maximum power so a held key never freezes the run.
- Aim for the small orange marker at the centre of each rooftop for a perfect landing.
- Collect stars above the gaps; they are worth 40 points times your combo.
- Missing a rooftop entirely ends the run.
Controls
Desktop controls
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Charge jump | Hold Space or ↑ or W |
| Release jump | Release the key |
| Pause / resume | P or Esc |
| Mute | M |
Mobile and touch controls
| Action | Gesture |
|---|---|
| Charge jump | Press and hold anywhere on the play area |
| Release jump | Lift your finger |
| Alternative | Hold the on-screen Jump button |
Pause works everywhere with the Pause button under the play area. Game audio is a handful of synthesised arcade tones — mute it with M or the Sound button, and the setting carries across every game on the site.
Tips and strategies
1. Learn three charge levels, not a continuum
Most gaps fall into short, medium and long. Practise the feel of a quarter, half and three-quarter meter, and you will clear most of the game without fine-tuning.
2. Aim past the marker on rising jumps
When the next rooftop is higher than the one you are on, the arc loses horizontal distance to the climb. Add a touch more charge than the gap looks like it needs.
3. Do not chase perfects on narrow roofs
A narrow rooftop has a small perfect zone but the same fatal edges. Landing safely and resetting the combo is better than missing the roof entirely.
4. Time the bobbing roofs at their lowest
A moving rooftop is easiest to hit when it is at the bottom of its travel, because the effective landing window is longest there.
5. Watch the arc, not the ninja
The dotted trajectory is the only information that matters while charging. Track its tip against the target rooftop.
Game features
- Charged jumping. Jump distance is set entirely by how long you hold the key.
- Predicted arc. A dotted trajectory shows the landing point while you charge, so the skill is in the release timing.
- Perfect landings. Land within 26% of a rooftop's centre to build a combo that caps at eight and multiplies every point you earn.
- Moving rooftops. From the third tier, some rooftops bob vertically, adding a timing layer to the distance judgement.
- Guaranteed clearable gaps. Gap width is capped at 62% of the maximum arc, with additional margin when the landing roof is higher.
Frequently asked questions about Rooftop Ninja
How do you jump further in Rooftop Ninja?
Hold the jump key longer. The power meter fills over about three quarters of a second, and both horizontal and vertical launch speed scale with it.
What counts as a perfect landing?
Landing with the ninja's centre within 26% of the rooftop's half-width of its middle. The small orange marker shows you where that is.
Why did my combo reset even though I landed safely?
Combos only continue on perfect landings. A safe but off-centre landing is worth 30 points and sets the multiplier back to one.
Is Rooftop Ninja too hard for beginners?
It is the hardest game on the site. If you are new, start with Shadow Jump or Ninja Reflex and come back once charged jumping feels natural.
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