Shadow Step mixes the climb.
Each Shadow Step retry builds a new alley. Windows sit closer together after a short opening run, so the first seconds teach the swap instead of repeating last night’s layout.
Ways to play Shadow Step
Shadow Step is a free browser game where you run up two walls and swap places with your shadow to dodge obstacles. Play alone or with friends in a 2–4 player room on the same course. Climb as high as you can before your egg cracks.
Bring your egg crew
2–4 players, one moonlit alley. Create a room, share the invite link and ready up together. If you crack, watch the survivors finish their climb.
Play with friendsYour own night shift
Just you and your shadow. No bots. Keep climbing, then chase a new personal best.
Play soloOn a keyboard
Press Space to swap walls. Press P to pause solo play.
On your phone
Tap Swap to change walls. Play with your phone upright or sideways; desktop works too.
What do updrafts, surges and shields do?
- Updraft
- Catch a teal vent for a brief burst of wind and a faster climb.
- Shadow Surge
- A rare pickup that blasts you higher and lets you pass through danger for a short time.
- Shadow shield
- A rare pickup that blocks one hit. After it breaks, your next hit cracks your egg.
With friends, one egg grabbing a pickup gives that power to every living player. Cracked eggs stay cracked.
- Improved: A new alley every climb. Play again no longer repeats the same windows. Each retry rolls a fresh mix of walls and hazards, so last run’s path will not save you.
- Improved: Two seconds, then the swap. You get a short run-up before anything can crack you. After that, the windows sit closer together and never pile up three in a row on one wall.