Jump Jerboa
1-button minimalist platformer
Ratings
Age
4+
Category
Action
Languages
English
Sat Feb 03 2024
-2 new bonus levels
-maintenance update
Jump Jerboa is a minimalist, high-difficulty platformer where timing is everything. Using a single-button control scheme, you must jump, wall-climb, and dash through increasingly lethal environments. Rescue your fellow jerboas and navigate through spikes, saws, and traps in this retro-inspired arcade adventure.
Dinsun Expert Review
Our Expert Score
Jump Jerboa is the kind of game that will make you want to throw your phone across the room—in the best way possible. It takes the minimalist 'one-button' approach and pushes it to its absolute limit. You don't control the Jerboa's movement; it runs automatically. Your only input is jumping. This sounds simple, but when you're faced with rotating saws, gravity-flipping pads, and pixel-perfect gaps, it becomes a high-stakes dance of timing and muscle memory.
The retro pixel art is clean and charming, giving it a Game Boy-era feel that fits the 'hardcore' arcade vibe. With over 90 levels, the difficulty curve is steep but fair. Each level is short, which encourages that 'just one more try' mentality. Rescuing your fellow jerboas adds an extra layer of challenge for completionists, often requiring you to take the most dangerous paths. It’s a pure, unadulterated platforming challenge that rewards patience and precision.
Features
Simple one-tap controls
90+ punishingly difficult levels
Retro pixel art style
Precision-based platforming
No unnecessary fluff—just pure gameplay
Tips & Walkthrough
The Jerboa never stops running. You must time your jumps perfectly to hit walls and change direction. Don't rush; observe the pattern of the saws and spikes before making your first move.
Gameplays
While reaching the exit is the main goal, each level has small jerboas hidden in dangerous spots. Collecting them all requires absolute mastery of the one-tap mechanics.
Screenshot
Q&A
The jerboa automatically changes direction whenever it hits a wall. Use your jumps to reach the walls you need.
Ratings & Reviews
Awesome game
Sun Oct 16 2022 cowwastakenThis is the perfect game if you are looking for a relaxing platforming game, and you can’t stand all the ad filled garbage that is becoming more and more common. The levels get progressively harder in each stage, as your cute little jerboa is introduced to new game mechanics and progressively masters them. The crown for beating all the levels and time trials is soooo cute! Maybe as an additional method of supporting the developer, if you buy ad-free then you should also get like an alternative skin for your jerboa? I think if this was just like one more skin it wouldn’t take away from the minimalist charm that this game brings, but it would also give more reason to purchase ad free. Also for a lot of the time trials the times seem to make no sense, it looks like you just waited for the jerboa to hit the wall and come back on levels where you can speed run it by jumping right away. This makes some of the last few levels insanely hard in time trial, since that concept doesn’t seem to apply as immediately jumping is not an option. I beat all of them and all trials as of writing this, and I am excited for new levels! (Also take your time this game is amazing and I can really feel the effort you have put in) So in summary(not really a summary) download this game and give it a go, you will love it!
One of the best platform games out there
Sat Apr 09 2022 Cursed_fusionFor a mobile game, this games simple aesthetic art, it makes one of the most enjoyable games I’ve played before, the levels are difficult in a great way with the controls being incredibly easy to learn even for a newbie. I loved this game and managed to beat it within a few weeks and it took me over 1000 deaths, despite it all it wasn’t ever in frustrating in a bad way but rather made me think of new strategies to beat a level instead. I originally thought the time mode would be based on how fast you beated the level with a mini leaderboard to show other peoples time but it was even better than I thought, I was limited to a certain amount of time in which I had to use every second I had and not make a mistake. Keep up the fantastic work and games!
Much Love… and death
Thu May 01 2025 BlueberryBreadAs someone who’s had this game for about… two years? I can say that I absolutely adore this game! It’s difficult and you’ll probably die a bunch in the process, but that’s part of the fun. Makes the wins just that much sweeter. The art is cute, and I can confirm that the jerboa does jump. It has a lot to offer; there are (currently) 13 worlds, each with 9 levels that progressively get more difficult, that introduce a new mechanic each world. It doesn’t get boring. And when you finish the 13 worlds? There are time trials! Normally I’m not a fan of just seeing how quick I can beat a level, but time trials give you the goal of beating the level (and getting all the stars) within a time limit. And that? That I can get behind. Overall, lovely game and can’t wait to see what comes next!
You NEED to get this game!
Wed Dec 01 2021 Connor. PThis is the first game in a long time that I’ve been so invested in. The mechanics are easy to learn and new ones are introduced the further you get into the game which keeps it fresh and exciting. I found some of the levels difficult but in a great way. I had lots of fun trying to figure out each of the levels and every completed level left me greatly satisfied. The music is also amazing and fits the aesthetic perfectly. I can’t recommend this game enough! Thank you Mr. developer sir for a absolutely lovely game and I can’t wait for more levels! Also I saw another review that mentioned having a shop system to buy different Jerboas and I think this is a great idea and would be a fun fit for the game.
Challenging, but not too challenging
Wed Mar 05 2025 Funni_DotThis game is a precision platformer that, in my opinion, has a perfectly balanced difficulty. It has simple controls, a good amount of mechanics (though you usually don’t see more than like, 2 non-fundamental mechanics in the same level, which is my suggestion for future levels) and 13 x 9 levels at the time of writing this review, or 117, not including the bonus levels, probably enough to last you a about a week. There is one add about every nine levels, so they basically don’t exist from the player’s perspective. This is a gem of a game that has less than 1000 reviews which is “pretty” low for a game of this quality. Alright, bye!
Favorite game
Sat Aug 05 2023 stevenrogers268This game is relatively new to me, but I’ve beaten every level because it is designed so perfectly. Also, there’s 3 bonus levels on a different menu, so make sure you do those too! They’re fun too! Each world introduces a new mechanic slowly to you (the first level in each world is easy to teach you without real instructions). And then the rest of the levels in that world get progressively harder. This is the perfect way to design this game! Really love the wings in the 13th world (currently the last world). World 13, level 1 is my favorite level because I just love double jumping back and forth- no enemies or spikes or anything. Just makes me feel like Spider-Man, and I love it.
A true hidden gem
Tue Dec 12 2023 jay603!It is a great puzzle platformer. It’s challenging but not so challenging that it feels unfair. It took me abt a week to 100% it. I can in all honesty say that it feels as if every level was play tested 1000 times during development to maximize the fun and satisfaction that you get by playing and figuring out each solution. The mechanics of the game are introduced at the perfect times and they all work together flawlessly. The music is a 8/10. The sound affects are 9/10. The game is free so it has ads but they never feel as if they are being shoved down your throat. The only semi bad thing I can say abt this game is that it’s short (but the developers are making more levels).
Simple yet challenging! Definitely recommend!
Fri Jul 07 2023 LEGOK2SOI’ve only just gotten the game and already love it. I’ve sorted by most critical for reviews as they tend to be the most honest and none of the hate was for the game itself, plus the Devs seem to be insanely active with all the reviews I’ve seen! If I had the money I’d definitely spend to support. The game is a fun challenge too! Unlike most other mobile games where the good quality games have low quality content! It has ads but not too many that if feels overwhelming, 1 ad every like 6ish games is very very reasonable. Overall one of the best games I’ve downloaded in awhile! Definitely give it a chance!
