Unlucky Crossing is a Halloween street-crossing arcade game in the browser: move a black cat row by row, dodge humans and obstacles, score points when you cross near pedestrians, and keep nine happiness lives. Fish crackers restore lives. Infinite procedural rows. About ~72 KB after Play, no install, no account.
Prefer a keyboard typing duel? Try Cat Typing Race.
Cross Halloween streets as a black cat, cause bad luck for points, and guard nine happiness lives. From unlucky-street by Ilya Smirnov (MIT, JS13K 2025). About ~72 KB downloads once when you press Play.
Use arrow keys or WASD (Up to advance, Left/Right to move). On phones, tap L/R buttons or tap the road to step forward. Best on desktop or tablet.
Welcome to Unlucky Crossing - a free browser Halloween street game you can play without an account or install. Press Play to load the ~72 KB canvas engine in a same-origin iframe, then click Start and use arrow keys or WASD to move your black cat across rows. Score points when you cross roads near humans; bumping a human costs one of nine happiness lives. Fish crackers can restore lives. The map generates new rows forever - chase a high score before lives hit zero. Privacy note: nothing leaves this device except the initial page and game files from this site. For more free browser games, open the games hub.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Unlucky Crossing?
A Halloween street-crossing arcade game. You move a black cat row by row across roads with humans and obstacles. Crossing near humans awards bad-luck points; touching a human costs one happiness life. Nine lives start each run.
How do I control it?
Keyboard: Arrow Up or W advances one row; Arrow Left/Right or A/D strafe on the current row. Touch: on-screen L and R buttons strafe; tap the road area to step forward. Click Start on the in-game menu after Play loads the iframe.
What are fish crackers?
When you cross a road close enough to humans, they may drop a fish cracker on the next row. Walk over it to restore one happiness life (up from your current count).
Is progress saved?
No. The engine does not use localStorage or accounts. Each run starts from the title screen with nine lives and score zero.
How big is the download?
About ~72 KB of HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and PNG sprites after you press Play. The browser caches it for later visits on the same device.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. The engine shows L/R touch buttons and accepts taps on the road to advance. Keyboard play is easiest on desktop.
Is this open source?
Yes. Adapted from unlucky-street by Ilya Smirnov (ilyasmirnov03/unlucky-street) under the MIT license. This site build adds noindex on the iframe, English rebrand, and ships LICENSE plus CREDITS next to the engine.