They Are Coming

They Are Coming is a 3D runner about escaping a pursuing army of red stickmen. Move along the platform track, collect guns and avoid obstacles while keeping the chasers from reaching you. Crossing the finish line leads to a different moment: use a machine cannon against the enemies that followed you through the course.

Keep a route open while collecting guns

Slide to move the character. Look at the next part of the track before changing direction and compare a gun pickup with the obstacle beside it. A pickup is less useful if the movement needed to reach it puts you into danger. Begin a change of direction while there is still room to complete it.

The pursuers make it tempting to react only to what is immediately behind you. Keep more of your attention on the route ahead: the next obstacle and the space after it determine where you can safely move. If you fail, identify the last turn you could have made earlier and use the next run to test that adjustment.

Recognise the change at the finish

Once the run is over, follow the machine-cannon instructions rather than continuing to treat the scene as a steering challenge. The They Are Coming collection also explains the difference between this running game and the similarly named side-scrolling zombie-defence version.