Overview
- Roku City Dash, which launched Monday, lets Roku users play a retro side-scroller from the Home Screen or the Roku City screensaver.
- Players can find a Home Screen ad to download the app, then open it with the play/pause button or jump in from the screensaver.
- The gameplay is Flappy Bird-style as you tap the remote’s up button to keep a UFO-like ship aloft while dodging rooftops, magnets, and other craft for a high score.
- High scores save on the device, setting up friendly competition inside households and quick sessions that invite repeat play.
- The release extends Roku’s interactive lineup, which includes Roku Daily Trivia, the quarterly Roklue quiz, and Live from Roku City, and follows the company’s move past 100 million streaming households.