Roach Race is a free-to-play arcade platform game from CD PROJEKT RED, developed in collaboration with Crunching Koalas. Embark on a never-ending journey across the Continent with Roach and discover iconic locations from The Witcher series of games — in a never-before-seen 2D version. Collect points and climb the ranks to the very top of the global leaderboard.
Always on the go!
The biggest hit from Night City's arcades comes straight to your mobile device. The same mini-game available in Cyberpunk 2077 can now travel with you wherever you go!
Gallop through the Continent!
Together with Roach, race through an endlessly scrolling loop of the Continent. Dash through incredible landscapes and jump over obstacles in the form of deadly monsters and dangerous traps. You'll traverse five picturesque regions straight from Geralt of Rivia's travels: the mysterious fortress of Kaer Morhen, the vibrant Novigrad, the forested Flotsam, the majestic Skellige, and the magically enchanted Isle of Mists.
Join the global leaderboard!
Utilize Roach's extraordinary abilities to collect points and compete against others for first place in the global rankings. Collect magical carrots and activate powerful glitches to collect even more points! You'll need to keep your wits and reflexes about you — the further you travel, the faster you go and the more points you collect.[2]
Gameplay
The game's scenario is set in the Witcher universe. Geralt's mount - Roach, runs away. You control Roach to evade various obstacles, such as fences, wells, griffins (a species of monsters), crows etc.
In the game, Roach can:
Jump (Press your screen once)
Double jump (Press again when Roach is jumping)
Glitch (Press again when Roach is double-jumping, the invincible mode needs 5 seconds to cool down after glitching)
There are two kinds of bonuses:
Apple (Give 20 points)
Carrot (Temporarily increase gallop speed, with Roach galloping with only her front hooves)
The leaderboards in the game are not available yet, while in the embedded counterpart, the leaderboards are filled with virtual players' names and scores.
Trivia
Roach in Gwent The scene in the main menu is inspired by the Gwent cardRoach, where Roach appears on the roof of a house after Geralt whistled, with Geralt scratching his head. This in turn was inspired by a bug in The Witcher 3 where Roach would appear on top of a roof after calling him.
The Japanese words displayed when Roach gets a carrot are "にんじんゲット！" (Romaji: ninjin getto). "にんじん" (Kanji: 人参, common form: ニンジン) means "carrot". "ゲット" is a borrowed word from "get".
This article is about the mobile variant. For other variants, see Roach Race (Disambig).
