01 / A browser game through Chennai

Madras
Rush.

386 years.
One city that keeps moving.

From surf boat to Metro. Jump through the years, catch the history, or take a slower ride.

Free in your browser · Desktop & phone · Sound after Start

Surf boat 1640Tram 1895Bus 1953Metro 2015

For the curious

Less dodging.
More discovering.

Choose Explore the city on the game’s title screen. Take a slower ride without obstacles or lives.

Every record stops on a reading card. Read the story, follow its source, then continue through the city.

Open the game

Then choose “Explore the city”.

A little help along the way

Catch something good.

These pickups belong to the regular game.
Tap an illustration for a silent preview.

10 seconds / Double jump

A lift, then another.

Catch the paper kite. Jump, release, then tap again while you’re in the air.

Tram years / 6 seconds

Make way for the tram.

Collect the gong and watch moving carts and cows step aside.

Bus years / 6 seconds

A little room to ride.

Collect the horn and moving traffic makes way. Keep an eye on the road.

Inside the game

The streets change.
The ride goes on.

Four vehicles. Thirty sourced records. A route from 1640 to 2026.

Tap or press Space to jump. Hold for more height. On a phone, turn sideways.

Actual Madras Rush gameplay on the coastActual gameplay · Silent preview

From the players

You suggested.
I shipped.

More time to read.
A little help on the road.

  • Explore mode: a slower ride and time for every record.
  • New pickups: kite double jump, tram gong and bus horn.
  • Small repairs: smoother walkers and joined Tamil lettering.

Thanks to u/OrangeMan_69 on r/TamilNadu for suggesting an obstacle-free reading mode, power-ups and double jump.

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