Stickman Hook

YOUR CRASH COURSE

Tap to Hook, Release to Fly

Tap anywhere on screen to fire a grappling hook at the nearest valid anchor point. Your stickman swings pendulum-style until you release, at which point momentum carries you forward. The release timing determines trajectory — too early and you barely travel, too late and you swing backward. The apex of the forward swing is the optimal release point.

Chain Swings for Momentum Multipliers

Releasing from one swing and immediately hooking the next anchor point without touching the ground builds a momentum multiplier displayed on screen. Chained swings carry you further, faster, and through more complex obstacle sequences. The speed-run meta revolves around finding minimum-hook routes that maintain chain momentum across entire levels.

Tuck and Extend for Mid-Air Control

While airborne, holding the screen tucks your stickman (smaller hitbox, faster rotation, tighter flips). Releasing extends (slower fall, more control, wider collision). Tucking through narrow spike gaps and extending to catch distant anchor points are the micro-adjustments that separate casual swingers from leaderboard chasers.

Navigate Obstacle Types and Hazards

Spikes, buzzsaws, rotating barriers, collapsing platforms, and gravity-flip zones each demand different swing approaches. Spinning blades require timing your release through the blade gap; collapsing platforms force hook decisions before the anchor point disappears. Each new obstacle type remixes the swing timing you've internalized from earlier levels.

Race Ghosts and Chase Leaderboard Times

Each level records your best time and shows a ghost replay of your fastest run. Global leaderboards rank times per level, and the gap between a casual clear and a world-record run often comes down to a single skipped anchor point that saves a fraction of a second but requires pixel-perfect release timing to survive the next obstacle.