Released / Arcade · Delivery · Cycling

PaperRun — Small street. Big week.

Small street. Big week.

Ride a bicycle through a neighborhood from Monday through Sunday. Deliver papers to subscribers, dodge street hazards, and earn bonus points on a training course after each daily route.

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Morning route
PaperRun cyclist approaching a blue-arrow mailbox on a neighborhood street
Monday, Easy Street / Spot your subscribers. Line up the throw.

01 / Inside the game

Every delivery counts.

Seven days, one neighborhood

Keep the route alive from Monday through Sunday. Start with ten subscribers and three lives for the whole week.

Precision pays

Aim for a mailbox for 250 points or a porch for 100, before your difficulty multiplier. Throw just before you reach the house.

Neighborhood chaos

Watch for cars, skateboarders, pedestrians, tires and chasing dogs. The street gets busier each day.

Daily bonus training

Hit targets and tackle ramps after each route. Training crashes end the course without costing a life.

02 / A closer look

One week. Three ways to score.

Choose your difficulty before the week begins. It stays fixed for the campaign and multiplies every point earned.

Easy Street / ×1

Take the first route and learn the rhythm of the neighborhood.

Middle Road / ×2

Choose the middle difficulty with a two-times score multiplier.

Hard Way / ×3

Take the hardest route with a three-times score multiplier.

03 / A closer look

Know your neighborhood.

Find your subscribers

Brightly painted houses, tick signs and blue mailbox arrows mark subscribers. A green tick marks a successful delivery.

Protect your route

Missed deliveries or damage to subscriber property cause cancellations. A perfect route adds one subscriber, up to ten.

Keep the bag full

Start with ten papers. Collect curbside bundles of ten, up to your twenty-paper capacity.

Sunday is different

Thicker Sunday papers travel less far. Ride closer to the houses and finish with at least one subscriber to win.

Personal records

Finished games are saved on your device, including offline. Optional nickname submissions go to a separate online leaderboard per difficulty.

Play comfortably

Remappable keyboard controls, sound settings, reduced motion, optional camera shake and graphics quality settings are available in-game.

Take the controls

Ride. Deliver. Repeat.

  1. 01

    Deliver to subscribers along a street of twenty houses.

  2. 02

    Score bonus points on training targets, ramps and obstacles.

  3. 03

    Check the evening tally: who stayed, who canceled and what you earned.

  4. 04

    Ride again tomorrow. Complete Sunday with at least one subscriber.

PaperRun controls
ActionKeyboardGamepadTouch
SteerA / D or Left / RightLeft stick or d-padSteering pad
Speed up / brakeW / S or Up / DownRight / left triggerUp / down buttons
Throw toward housesSpace or JA or XLeft throw button
Throw the other wayKB or YRight throw button
PauseEsc or PStartPause button

Keyboard controls can be remapped in Settings. On touch screens, steer with one thumb and throw with the other.

Before you jump in

Good to know.

More questions?
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Do I need an installation or account?

No installation or account is required. Play directly in a modern browser.

Can I use a controller or phone?

PaperRun supports keyboard, gamepad and touch controls. Graphics quality can be adjusted in the game settings.

How do I win the week?

Complete Sunday with at least one subscriber. Losing all three lives or the last subscriber ends the game early.

Can I change difficulty midweek?

No. Choose Easy Street, Middle Road or Hard Way before the campaign starts.

Can I play offline?

The game supports offline play after loading. Personal records stay on your device; online score submission requires connectivity.

Are online scores verified?

Browser-reported scores are checked for consistency, but the server cannot prove that the game was played.

The morning route is calling

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