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Jetpack Joyride

Critic score2 critics
First release
Sep 01, 2011
Genres
Platform, Arcade · Action, Science fiction, Comedy

Jetpack Joyride is a 2011 side-scrolling endless runner/action video game created by Chief Creative Officer Luke Muscat at Halfbrick Studios. Originally released for iOS devices on the App Store on September 1, 2011, the game has since been ported to many other systems. The game features the same protagonist as Monster Dash, Barry Steakfries, who the player controls as he steals a jet pack from a top-secret laboratory. The game has been met with very favorable reviews, and has won numerous awards.

Also known as Machine Gun Jetpack

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Storyline
Join Barry Steakfries as he breaks in to a secret laboratory to commandeer the experimental jetpacks from the clutches of science evildoers.Read more

Join Barry Steakfries as he breaks in to a secret laboratory to commandeer the experimental jetpacks from the clutches of science evildoers.

Release dates
iOS
Sep 01, 2011
Web browser
May 11, 2012
Android
Sep 28, 2012
All 14 release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 26, 2012
PlayStation 3
Nov 20, 2012
PlayStation Portable
Nov 20, 2012
PlayStation 3
Nov 21, 2012
PlayStation Portable
Nov 21, 2012
BlackBerry OS
Dec 13, 2012
PlayStation Vita
Dec 21, 2012
PlayStation Vita
Dec 31, 2012
Windows Phone
Jun 28, 2013
PlayStation 4
Apr 26, 2016
Legacy Mobile Device
Jul 16, 2021
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Keywords
motorcycle, achievements, endless runner, digital distribution, playstation trophies
… All 21, windows store, shopping, game reference, playstation minis, touch controls, xbox live, gravity control, in-game achievements, playstation tv support, apple game center, one-button control, pax prime 2012, pax prime 2011, youtube playables, kaios, tvos

At a Glance

Critic Score
67

How it plays

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IGDB · recorded 29 Oct 2026
Also in 11 other languages

Language data: IGDB · recorded 29 Oct 2026