Goat Rodeo

Goat Rodeo is a party game where you build the obstacle course together, then try to survive it.

Each round, everyone grabs an item from the box and puts it somewhere in the level: a plank to help, a spring to bounce, or a saw, a crossbow or a swinging wrecking ball to ruin a friend's day. Then everyone races from the start to the flag.

You score when you reach the flag and the others don't. Get there first for a bonus, or be the only one for a bigger one. Every friend your trap catches earns you points too. But if everyone makes it, the level was too easy and nobody scores. If nobody makes it, it was too hard. First to the target wins.

PLAY TOGETHER

• Pass it round: each person picks, places and runs on their own turn on one iPhone or iPad, racing the ghosts of the others, then you all watch the whole round replay at once

• One screen: two people sharing an iPad keyboard, plus bots

• Challenge a friend: reached the flag? Send the round as a link, and your friend races your run as a ghost on their own iPhone or iPad, then sends theirs back. Races are free on every level

• Bots fill the empty seats, in three moods: Chill, Normal and Wild

• Easy controls for small kids: hold an arrow and the goat runs that way, jumping by itself, and points the way when you go wrong. Fall in a pit and you're put back

• Interrupted? The match waits for you: close the game and carry on later

• Share the best moment: after each round, send a short video of the funniest catch to your friends

FIVE LEVELS FREE

Meadow, Canyon, Rooftops, Pumpkin Hollow (a spooky graveyard for Halloween, with witch hats for everyone) and Block Party, bright toy blocks floating in the sky.

FULL RODEO

Full Rodeo, one in-app purchase, unlocks twelve more levels: Glacier, Volcano, Barn, Pier, Factory, Castle, Jungle, Sky Islands, Night Town, Wasteland, Dollhouse and Moon Base, with ice, conveyor belts, springs, oil slicks and bouncy beds built into them. On the moon, everyone jumps higher. Pay once and it's yours to keep: Restore purchase brings it back on a new iPhone or iPad.

WHAT'S IN THE BOX

• 13 items, plus a bomb that clears whatever is near it

• Six characters, each with its own voice: goat, duck, frog, cat, pig and penguin

• A camera that follows you on iPhone, and a gentle buzz when something happens to you

NO ADS, NO ACCOUNT

Goat Rodeo has no ads, no sign-in and no tracking, and it plays offline. If you say yes, it sends anonymous play counts (which levels and items get played) to help make it better; change your mind any time in Settings.

Questions or ideas? Write to apps@guzh.uk.

Made by Pavel Guzhikov. Published by Empatiq Limited.