Description
A retro-style running game for your Garmin watch. Jump, duck, and dodge New Zealand wildlife rendered in colorful pixel art. Yes, you can lose to a sheep. Multiple times. It's fine.
Visit https://skyrunner.div.nz for more information.
═════ TWO GAME MODES ═════
LEVEL MODE: Tackle handcrafted levels with increasing difficulty. Collect diamonds for 1-3 star ratings. Master shield power-ups, ledge climbing, and parachute descents. Beat your best times and unlock new challenges as you progress.
ENDLESS MODE: See how far you can run in randomly generated infinite gameplay. Compete on global leaderboards. Challenge yourself to beat your longest distance.
═════ POWER-UPS & OBSTACLES ═════
SHIELD: One-hit protection that lets you plow through a single obstacle. Usually appears right before a massacre zone where you'll desperately need it.
PARACHUTE: Slow descent from high ledges. Because falling 50 meters hurts.
SLINGSHOT: Fire explosive grenades that destroy obstacles in their path. Because sometimes you just want to blow things up.
BOUNCING BUBBLE: Temporary invincibility inside a bouncing bubble. Stack multiple for extended protection.
EXTRA LIFE: Get back up after a hit. Stack multiple for even more chances.
DIAMONDS: Collect these sparkly beauties for star ratings in Level Mode, or spend them in the Diamond Shop during Endless Mode.
WILDLIFE: Dodge sheep, birds, rocks, and mystical blue mushrooms. They're adorable. They're also deadly.
═════ DIAMOND SHOP ═════
Pause during Endless Mode to spend your collected diamonds on power-ups. Buy shields, parachutes, slingshots, bouncing bubbles, and extra lives to push your run further. All items activate immediately.
═════ CONTROLS ═════
TOUCH: Tap top half of screen to jump, bottom half to duck
BUTTONS: Up button to jump, Down button to duck
MENUS: Touch or buttons, your choice
Works great with both control schemes. Pick what feels right on your device.
═════ GLOBAL LEADERBOARDS ═════
Submit your best Endless Mode runs to worldwide and country-specific leaderboards. View rankings online at: https://skyrunner.div.nz
═════ 100% FREE - ALL FEATURES UNLOCKED ═════
SkyRunner is now completely free with all features unlocked:
• All 19+ handcrafted levels
• Unlimited Endless Mode distance
• Global leaderboard submissions
• Local top 50 scores
• All power-ups and obstacles
• Diamond Shop - spend diamonds on items during Endless Mode
• Full touch and button controls
• ONLINE LEVEL EDITOR - Create and share your own levels!
═════ LINK YOUR ACCOUNT ═════
Create a free account at https://skyrunner.div.nz/register to:
• Get your player name displayed on leaderboards
• Access the online level editor
• Play community-created custom levels
Go to Settings → Link Account to connect your watch.
═════ CREATE YOUR OWN LEVELS ═════
Use our online level editor at https://skyrunner.div.nz to design custom levels, share them with friends, and play community-created challenges!
═════ SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT ═════
If you enjoy SkyRunner, consider making a donation to support continued development. Donations are completely optional - all features are free regardless.
No subscriptions. No ads. No paywalls. Just pure running-from-wildlife action.
═════ DEVICE SUPPORT ═════
Tested and works great on both modern AMOLED and MIP displays. Let me know if you encounter any issues!
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Quick, addictive gameplay right on your wrist. Perfect for when you have 5 minutes and want to dodge some sheep.
What is new
▬ October 22, 2026 - 1.6.6 - STABILITY: Finished off the main menu crash that 1.6.5 went after. It could still hit when tapping a menu button, because the brief highlight on the button you tapped ran on its own stopwatch, and the watch only allows a few. The highlight now runs off the menu's existing animation clock, so a tap no longer needs a stopwatch of its own. Seen on Forerunner 165.
▬ October 18, 2026 - 1.6.5 - STABILITY: Fixed a crash on the main menu that could hit if you pressed start or tapped a button twice in quick succession. Each extra press quietly set up a game nobody was playing, with its own stopwatch left ticking, and the watch only allows a few. Now the first press wins and the rest are ignored. Seen mostly on Forerunner 165, 255, 265 and 965.
▬ September 18, 2026 - 1.6.4 - STABILITY: Fixed a crash that could strike right at the end of a run, while scores saved up from offline sessions were being sent. It showed up mainly on Venu 4 and Forerunner 255 once a decent backlog had built up. Signing that backlog is now effectively instant, so the watchdog has nothing to bite. No scores were ever lost - the watch just should not have flinched.
▬ September 16, 2026 - 1.6.3 - NEW DEVICES: fenix 9 support across the whole range - 43mm, 47mm, the Pro trio and both Pro Solar sizes. The 51mm Pro screen is a size no Garmin has used before, so it gets its own artwork rather than a stretched hand-me-down. No gameplay changes, just more wrists to run on.
▬ June 24, 2026 - 1.6.2 - STABILITY: Finally stomped the pesky bug that could freeze some watches mid-run (vívoactive 5 & 6, we owe you one). Turns out the runner was hoarding stopwatches like a Kaka hoards shiny things - now there's just the one. Also made high-score saving dramatically faster so the watchdog stops biting. Fewer freezes, more running. Back to dodging sheep!
▬ April 27, 2026 - 1.6.0 - NEW: Diamond Shop in Endless Mode! Spend collected diamonds on Slingshot (fire grenades at obstacles), Bouncing Bubble (temporary invincibility), Shield, Parachute, and Extra Life. 2 new levels. Want to be Level 20? Create your own level using the online level editor and the new power ups and share it with us - the best community levels will be added to the game!
▬ March 20, 2026 - 1.5.1 - Rebuilt with latest Connect IQ SDK 9.1. Fixes installation issues reported on some devices including Forerunner 165.
▬ January 25, 2026 - 1.5.0 - ALL FEATURES NOW FREE! Removed Pro paywall - everyone gets all levels, unlimited endless mode, custom levels, and level editor access. Create a free account to get your player name on leaderboards. Optional donations welcome to support development.
▬ December 13, 2025 - 1.4.1 - Fixed transparent background on some device assets. Improved sound and vibrations.
▬ December 11, 2025 - 1.4.0 - All game assets have been remastered with improved artwork and animations. Added bee spawning during long parachute floats to keep gameplay challenging.
▬ November 30, 2025 - 1.3.1 - Fixed random spawn after zone. Changed Lite version endless mode limit to 10km. Improved registration process.
▬ November 19, 2025 - 1.2.1 - Custom level diamond scores now reset when a level is updated. Support for Fenix 6 Pro. Tweaked in game hud text.
▬ November 17, 2025 - 1.2.0 - ONLINE LEVEL EDITOR NOW LIVE! Pro users can create and share custom levels at https://skyrunner.div.nz
▬ November 16, 2025 - 1.1.9 - Fixed crash on devices that don't support vector fonts such as the Vivoactive 5.
▬ November 12, 2025 - 1.1.8 - Fixed game play time calculation.
▬ November 10, 2025 - 1.1.7 - Country leaderboard now auto-switches if user moves countries.
▬ November 10, 2025 - 1.1.6 - Fixed spawning of some obstacles during endless mode.
▬ November 7, 2025 - 1.1 - Improved level layouts and batch score submission for offline play.
▬ November 7, 2025 - 1.02 - Improve upgrade to pro process.
▬ November 6, 2025 - 1.0 - initial release!
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Supported language (1)
Compatible devices (83)
Approach® S50
Approach® S70 (42mm)
Approach® S70 (47mm)
D2™ Air X15
D2™ Mach 1
D2™ Mach 1 Pro
D2™ Mach 2
Descent™ G2
Descent™ MK3 - 43mm
Descent™ MK3i - 51mm
Enduro™ 2
Enduro™ 3
epix™ (Gen 2)
epix™ (Gen 2)
epix™ Pro (42mm)
epix™ Pro (47mm)
epix™ Pro (51mm)
fēnix® 6 Pro
fēnix® 6 Pro
fēnix® 6 Pro Dual Power
fēnix® 6 Pro Solar
fēnix® 6S Pro
fēnix® 6S Pro
fēnix® 6S Pro Dual Power
fēnix® 6S Pro Solar
fēnix® 6X Pro
fēnix® 6X Pro
fēnix® 7
fēnix® 7
fēnix® 7 Pro
fēnix® 7 Pro – Solar Edition (No Wi-Fi®)
fēnix® 7S
fēnix® 7S
fēnix® 7S Pro
fēnix® 7X
fēnix® 7X
fēnix® 7X Pro
fēnix® 7X Pro No Wi-Fi
fēnix® 8 AMOLED (43mm)
fēnix® 8 AMOLED (47mm/51mm)
fēnix® 8 Pro
fēnix® 8 Solar (47mm)
fēnix® 8 Solar (51mm)
fenix® 9 - 43 mm
fenix® 9 – 47 mm
fenix® 9 Pro - 43 mm
fenix® 9 Pro - 47 mm
fenix® 9 Pro - 51 mm
fenix® 9 Pro - Solar 47 mm
fenix® 9 Pro - Solar 51 mm
fēnix® E
Forerunner® 165
Forerunner® 165 Music
Forerunner® 255
Forerunner® 255 Music
Forerunner® 255S
Forerunner® 255S Music
Forerunner® 265
Forerunner® 265S
Forerunner® 570 - 42mm
Forerunner® 570 - 47mm
Forerunner® 955 Dual Power
Forerunner® 965
Forerunner® 970
Instinct® 3 – 45 mm, AMOLED
Instinct® 3 – 50 mm, AMOLED
Instinct® Crossover AMOLED
MARQ® (Gen 2)
MARQ® Commander (Gen 2) – Carbon Edition
MARQ™ Aviator (Gen 2)
quatix® 6
quatix® 6X
tactix® 7
tactix® 7 – AMOLED Edition
tactix® 8 – 47 mm, AMOLED
tactix® 8 – 51 mm, Solar
Venu® 3
Venu® 3S
Venu® 4 – 41 mm
Venu® 4 – 45 mm
Venu® X1
vívoactive® 5
vívoactive® 6