About Highway 404

Highway 404 is an arcade driving game by Jerome Lecomte, made for the js13kGames 2020 competition on the theme 404. How long will you survive the perils of Canada's evilest motorway? The road breaks behind you and gets blocked ahead, and the signs along the way are HTTP status codes.

103 Early Hints gives instructions, 200 Road OK cancels the effects of 404, 301 and 302 move you to a safer lane, while 404 breaks the road and 501 and 503 block it. Collect 418 teapots for extra points. It is a short, fast retro game that plays on a phone too.

How to play

Start the game and watch the first hints.

Steer between the lanes with W A S D or the arrow keys (swipe on a phone).

Use helpful signs such as 200 and 301 and avoid the dangerous ones.

Survive as long as you can and collect teapots for points.

Controls

W A S D, Z Q S D or arrow keys: steer

Touch screen: swipe to steer

Tips

Read the status code on each sign before you drive into it.

418 teapots are worth extra points.

Stay away from the edge where the road breaks behind you.

Devices

Plays on computers, phones and tablets in any modern browser.

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