Fotonica is a fresh take on the endless-runner genre. Rather than viewing the action from the side or over the shoulder, you see it through the runner’s own eyes. This adds a whole new layer of physicality—the camera bobbing with every footfall, arms flailing with each leap, and hands swinging in and out of view as you sprint, faster and faster and faster.
The controls couldn’t be more straightforward: Hold to run, release to jump, hold again to dive and land. Soon you’ll find yourself obsessed with getting those split-second landings timed just right before you take another exhilarating leap across a seemingly impossible gap.
There’s an insistent rhythm at the heart of Fotonica, and we’re not just talking about the electronica soundtrack. All the visual details—those swinging arms, the thump of feet, the rush of the wireframe scenery coming right at you—build up a thrilling sense of speed. As you run, laser-focused on the track ahead of you, and then soar into the void, you realize: You’ve been holding your breath the whole time.