Light Runner by Avi

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made by Avi for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

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Light Runner

Race through a neon-drenched map in this TRON-inspired challenge. Drift through glowing obstacles to collect as many points as possible before the clock hits zero.

Every run paints a trail of light — your performance becomes art. Download your trail as a glowing PNG masterpiece.

  • Controls: WASD / Arrow Keys

  • Goal: Score high

  • RESET BIKE WITH BUTTON ON TOP RIGHT CORNER -- SPAM BUTTON (Bike might get stuck on the edge)


TRON bike from:

https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/tron-moto-low-poly-sdc-free-e9b610ca2102447e90ff...​


Screenshot 2025-10-06 at 12.16.51 AM.png Screenshot 2025-10-06 at 12.16.43 AM.png trail_capture.png gameplay2.gif

https://youtu.be/7iQwxtGmZck

Ratings

Overall 506th 3.357⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 340th 3.429⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 502th 3.071⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 502th 3.5⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 249th 4⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 112th 3.905⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 636th 2.263⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 261th 3.762⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 12🗳️ 19🗨️

Feedback

JiPark
Oct 05th · 18:32 UTC
I'm stuck... a little tricky to control, but very cool neon
Ira Baciu
Oct 05th · 20:33 UTC
Finally a web game, thank uu
Trevor Mäe
Oct 09th · 20:08 UTC
The bike was a bit difficult to control, but it was still fun! I like the feature to download your trail image. The music was also very cool! Very awesome game!
RedPhoenix2412
Oct 09th · 20:08 UTC
Really cool art style and the music fits perfectly! I had a lot of fun playing :)
Grummelchen
Oct 09th · 20:09 UTC
Love the sound and the J.J. Abrams level post processing :D
tomrijnbeek
Oct 09th · 20:12 UTC
Fun little game to play with for sure. It would be nice if there was a bit of a reason to collect the score, it felt a bit random right now, but storing the result as an image was a cool unique idea!
Xahon
Oct 09th · 20:12 UTC
I guess the authors were inspired by Tron Legacy film :)
Graphics is very good, like that neon. A little bit hard to control and I expected the world to be infinite, so that you can enjoy just riding some direction and collect cubes on the way
Solvenoff
Oct 09th · 20:49 UTC
Very meditative — I just relaxed and drove around. Sharing what I ended up with :)

![trail_capture.png](///raw/70e/56/z/6f215.png)
KafuuChino
Oct 09th · 22:36 UTC
Awesome! Finally got some TRON fans here. Love the graphics and super cool BGM. Just found that driving back is actually easier to collect coins, while driving forward is faster and feels better if you don't think about points and simply enjoy the driving experience.
Kagegona
Oct 10th · 12:40 UTC
Nice idea to have the pitch of the sound linked to the vehicle's speed and the esthetic is coherent! Maybe for me, trying to have a more original idea about how to exploit the theme would have a great plus but well done!
mahalis
Oct 10th · 12:41 UTC
I’m a sucker for the neon aesthetic so I had to check this out. It’s fun and meditative—I like games that just give you something to engage with and experience, without pushing you towards a particular goal. Could have used some more variety in the environment: I enjoyed jumping the ramp things, but once I’d jumped a few it felt like I’d reached the end of the verbs I had available. Great music. Well done!
NoahRo
Oct 10th · 13:22 UTC
That was very fun! Very cool and unique idea with generating a PNG of the trail!

For collecting points, I preferred to drive backwards, I found the fluid physics were much easier and more fun to control, if you're going for points. Here's my backwards image:

![trail_capture_backwards_drifting_for_score.png](///raw/11c/d/z/6f301.png)

But driving forwards was also super fun because of the speed. The objects in the map were fun to use as ramps, especially when I nailed the landing :) I think it would be even more fun, if I could better control getting clean landings more consistently! I loved racing around the map in large circles, trying to round the corners without crashing into the walls haha Sadly the generated image for this seems to not quite capture the whole map, you can see the corner trails and a lot of edge trails are missing:

![trail_capture_forwards_racing_along_borders.png](///raw/11c/d/z/6f303.png)

Had a lot of fun riding around, and the trail colors changing over time also helped with fun and to keep the visuals interesting :) Cool game!
Yueyang Tian
Oct 10th · 14:01 UTC
An interesting game! The idea of trajectory is great.Music is also exciting, which is very suitable for the style of this game! Thank you for your great work!
Nomelu
Oct 11th · 03:39 UTC
Fun game, I like the idea of saving the image afterwards. Would be nice if there was a highscore saved, or some goal to beat. I found that the best method was to just hold spacebar the whole time, since you get more control and the cubes are close enough together. The music was nice too. Here is my trail capture.
![trail_capture.png](///raw/9b2/66/z/6f3cd.png)
b0guslaw
Oct 11th · 07:35 UTC
Very TRON-y, nice idea and very relaxing game. I could have done without the timer in the top and just keep it chill and cozy. Nice soundtrack too!
LudicrousDare
Oct 11th · 18:54 UTC
rad
MAR Zockmeister
Oct 12th · 00:33 UTC
Nice retro visuals and synth soundtrack. Liked the atmosphere. I would love to drive along a longer track(or grid) instead just in around in the small area and maybe a closer more third-person style camera. So an extension of the game would be really cool. :smiley:
pschichtel
Oct 12th · 02:05 UTC
Game wise a little lacking, but still fun to just drive around. I can imagine what could have been.
Praccen
Oct 17th · 12:13 UTC
Nice that you can save the trail as an image, fun addition! Looks nice :thumbsup:
thegrottman
Oct 21st · 07:39 UTC
Pretty chill game, lovely vibes, the idea of saving the trail is really fun!