tombz is a cemetery where you bury your ex, your old job or your old username. It is also a playground: eleven districts, paths, a river, a lake, and zombies strolling between the graves.
The Skull Run drops you right in the middle of it. You steer a little visitor in a yellow raincoat, the camera stays on them, and you have one job: find the five skulls scattered across the island before something catches you.
How to play
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Start a run
On the home page, click the skull button to the right of the map. The rules show up, then “Let’s go” drops you into the cemetery.
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Move around
On a phone, put your finger anywhere: a joystick appears under your thumb. On a computer, use the arrow keys or WASD, or click and drag.
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Follow the arrows
The five skulls are placed at random for every run. Golden arrows at the edge of the screen give their direction, and the nearest one beats like a heart.
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Beat your time
The timer starts when you land and stops at the fifth skull. Your best stays on your device and you can put it on the high-score table.
What can go wrong
Zombies
During a run there are twice as many as usual. They shuffle along their path. Step into their range and they chase you, faster and faster. Hold on for a few seconds: they run out of breath and head back. One touch and it is over.
Water
The river, the lake and the ponds are unforgiving: one step too far and you sink. Bridges are safe.
Mud
In the swamp you wade and slow down. So do the zombies, but less than you.
Bricks
Down south, the brick zombies of Brick-a-Brac run as fast as the others. And they hurt more.
Three tips from the gravedigger
- A lone zombie runs a little slower than you. The real danger is getting stuck between two of them.
- Graves stop everyone. Zombies go around them and so do you: always keep a way out.
- On a computer, watch the minimap: the skulls glow gold on it.
The best times right now
Anyone who finishes can put their time on the table. Here is the current podium.
- 1 Mortimer 1:08.4
- 2 Lady Cadavre 1:13.1
- 3 Zombie Slayer 1:16.8
- 4 Nina 1:21.2
- 5 Fossoyeur42 1:25.7
The game in numbers
What visitors have done with the Skull Run since it opened.
- Runs started
- 163 4 today
- Runs won
- 47 Record: 1:08.4
- Runs lost
- 119 including 21 in the water
- Quit halfway
- 30 3 today
- Strolls
- 56 2 today
- Success rate
- 28 %of the runs played to the end
Frequently asked questions
Is the game free?
Yes. No sign-up, no ads, nothing to install: the game runs on the tombz home page.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes, it was made for it: the joystick appears wherever you put your finger. On a computer, the keyboard is all you need.
How long does a run last?
Between one and three minutes if you make it to the end. Often much less: the zombies see to that.
Are the skulls always in the same place?
No. They are drawn at random for every run, far from each other.
How do I get on the high-score table?
Collect the five skulls, pick a nickname in the end window and submit. Only your best time is kept.
Can I just wander around, without zombies?
Yes: the “Stroll” button next to “Play” puts you in the cemetery with no skulls, no timer and no chase. The zombies stay on their paths, you cannot fall in the water, and you can zoom out as far as you like.
What does it have to do with graves?
The scenery. The graves you run past are real graves left by visitors. You can leave yours whenever you like.
Five skulls are waiting for you
A run takes about as long as a coffee. The zombies have all eternity.
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