Clone Jumping

Why We Picked Clone Jumping

There is no timer in Clone Jumping and no fail state to recover from, so the pace is the player's. It asks for attention rather than accuracy, which is the right order at this age. Few screens run a clock, so a child can study, abandon and return to one later. What earns it a place is patience: the screen waits for the child rather than the other way round. By the numbers: 156 plays, 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, and 462 of 500 on the arcade shelf.

How to Play

What you actually do, in order:

• Keys first, pointer second; the game was built for a keyboard.
• There is no losing here, only a screen you have not finished yet.
• Sit alongside for the first screen and then step back.

Editor’s Note

Sound on is helpful for the first screen; after that, a child can usually take over alone. The loop is short enough to repeat and varied enough that repetition does not feel like a punishment.

Written by the UGFJD editorial team for this page. The publisher’s own description follows below, unedited.