Temple Run 2 is an endless runner game where you sprint through temple ruins while a giant demon monkey closes in behind you.

Grab the golden idol and get ready to jump gaps and avoid traps like fire pits and rotating spikes. The game gets faster the longer you run. One mistake and the monkey will catch you.

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How Temple Run 2 works

In Temple Run 2, your character runs automatically. React before each obstacle reaches you by jumping, sliding or changing lanes at the right moment.

The 4 actions you use in every run:

• Jump: Clear barriers, traps and holes in the path.
• Slide: Duck under low obstacles and overhanging gates.
• Turn: Change direction at sharp corners.
• Change lanes: Shift left or right to collect coins and avoid obstacles.

The game starts slow. After the first 500 meters, the run speeds up and obstacles start appearing faster.

By 2,000 meters, the run becomes fast enough that even a small delay can end it.

Controls

Desktop:

• Up arrow to jump
• Down arrow to slide
• Left and right arrows to turn and change lanes

Mobile:

• Swipe up to jump
• Swipe down to slide
• Swipe left or right to turn and change lanes

Obstacles and difficulty

These are the 5 types of obstacles you encounter in every run:

• Traps: Jump over spinning blades, spiked logs, fire pits and fire-breathing statues.
• Low gates and fallen trees: Jumping over these is not possible, you need to slide under them.
• Sharp turns: Left or right turns in the path that come up fast.
• Broken pathways: Jump or change lanes to avoid holes and broken parts of the path.
• Zip-lines, mine carts and rivers: Short sections where movement changes. You steer a mine cart, slide down a zip-line or swim side to side.

Temple Run 2 maps

In Temple Run 2, you run on the Sky Summit map. This is the original map from the 2013 release.

At Poki, you can also play 4 additional Temple Run 2 maps as separate games. Each has its own obstacles and visual themes.

• Frozen Shadows adds icy caves and frozen water slides.
• Spooky Summit is a Halloween-themed version of Sky Summit.
• Jungle Fall takes you through dense jungle ruins.
• Holi Festival covers the path in colour and festival obstacles.

Temple Run 2 power-ups

Temple Run 2 has 3 power-ups. You can spend coins in the "Abilities" menu to improve each power-up.

• Coin Magnet: Pulls nearby coins toward you for a short time.
• Shield: Blocks one obstacle hit. It does not protect against falls.
• Boost: Lets you move faster and pass through obstacles.

About Temple Run 2

Temple Run 2 was developed by Imangi Studios and released in 2013, following the success of the original Temple Run from 2011.

By 2018, Temple Run 2 passed 500 million downloads on Google Play, making it one of the most downloaded mobile games of all time.

Temple Run 2 is available as a mobile app on both iOS and Android.

Games like Temple Run 2

Check out the games below if you enjoy skill games built around avoiding obstacles and surviving longer as the speed keeps increasing.

• The Dinosaur Game is an endless runner where you jump over cacti as the speed increases.
• Subway Surfers is another endless runner where you switch lanes to avoid trains and barriers as the speed increases.