ARCADE · CROSS THE CITY

Pico

One little cone. A whole city to cross.

A truck left Pico behind. To get back to the construction site, he has to cross whole neighborhoods of roads: cars, trucks, motorbikes, rain, fog, thunderstorms. Tap to hop, swipe to pick a direction, and the traffic is not forgiving.

0 lane

Tap the road: Pico hops one lane.

Demo: nobody gets run over here.

Three signs, three ways to play

Pico's home screen is a signpost. Pick your direction.

Adventure

32 levels · 9 zones

Hand-made routes, from the Lilacs neighborhood to the construction site and beyond. Every zone brings one more danger, a story to follow and stars to earn.

Endless

Your record, in lanes

Endlessly chained sections, a fresh seed every run. How far can you get before the traffic catches up?

Daily challenge

Same route for everyone

One route per day, identical for every player. Unlimited attempts: only your best result counts.

The long road home

Thirty-two levels across nine zones, in two seasons. Every dot on the road is a level, every roadwork sign announces a new backdrop.

Season 1 · The long way home

The Lilacs
1–5
The starting neighborhood: quiet roads, first reflexes.
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Downtown
6–11
Skyscrapers, rush hour, motorbikes, wide avenues.
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Industrial zone
12–16
Warehouses, cranes, delivery trucks everywhere.
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The ring road
17–21
A bridge, a tunnel of light: speed goes up.
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The construction site
22–24
Barriers, the home stretch, back home.
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Season 2 · After the storm

The harbor
25–27
Docks, storm, sea spray.
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The coast road
28–29
The road along the sea.
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The old town
30–31
Night alleys, a single lamp for a guide.
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Back to the site
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One last crossing, under the lightning.
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And when the weather joins in

Rain makes the night darker, fog swallows the headlights, thunder lights the road in flashes. Tap a weather to watch it fall on the road.

Traffic with character

Cars

The baseline traffic: steady, but never the same twice.

Trucks

Slow and wide: they block the view and leave little room to slip through.

Motorbikes

Narrow and fast: they appear just as you think you can cross.

Skim it, don't touch it

Slipping past a vehicle by a hair without touching it is a close call: the camera shakes, a sound rings out, and a coin drops. Coins also reward distance (one coin every five lanes), but waiting without moving earns nothing. After each run, you can double the haul by watching a video, if you like.

Oh no!

A story, not just a road

Level 1 starts with a fall: Pico drops off a truck by the roadside. Between levels, short scenes tell his journey: rain running down his cone, the city lighting up, the construction site glimpsed in the distance. You can skip them with one tap.

A wardrobe of cones

Eleven outfits for Pico, from classic to neon. Tap one: the cone on this page puts it on. Five are earned with coins collected while playing; the others are optional purchases, purely cosmetic.

ClassicStarter

Skins change neither scores, nor collisions, nor traffic: everybody runs on the same road.

Farther, faster

Two leaderboards: the daily challenge and endless. More lanes is better; on a tie, the faster run wins. The server replays every submitted run to check the result: a faked score does not get through.

Daily leaderboard

The same route for everyone, renewed every day at midnight (UTC). Your best attempt is kept.

Endless leaderboard

Your record distance, in lanes, with the time it took. A public nickname, "Guest" by default, and no account to create.

Tie-break example

1Guest32 lanes00:40
2Guest32 lanes00:44

Same number of lanes: the faster run ranks higher.

Made to play anywhere

Offline

Adventure, local endless, the shop: it all works without a network. The network is only used for the leaderboards.

Settings à la carte

Music, sound effects and vibrations switch off separately. A "reduced motion" mode calms the camera shake.

No pay-to-win

No purchase makes the route easier: outfits are cosmetic, leaderboards come down to skill.

Restrained ads

An optional video to double your coins, with your consent asked on first launch and editable at any time in the settings.

French and English

The app follows your phone's language.

No account

Open the app, play. No sign-up.

Pico, an arcade game where you cross the city as a traffic cone

Pico is a 2.5D arcade game where you play a little traffic cone that fell off a truck. To get back to the construction site, he crosses roads full of cars, trucks and motorbikes: tap to hop, swipe to pick the direction. The goal: get as far as possible without being hit, skimming past vehicles to earn coins.

Three game modes: Adventure (32 hand-made levels across nine zones and two seasons, from the Lilacs suburb to the construction site, with rain, fog and thunderstorms), Endless (an unending chain of sections, with your record in lanes) and the Daily challenge (the same route for everyone, renewed every day). Two leaderboards, daily and endless, rank players by lanes then by time, and submitted runs are replayed by the server to verify the result.

Coins earned while playing unlock outfits for Pico (colander, hard hat, wizard, knight). More outfits are available as optional purchases; they are purely cosmetic and affect neither scores nor difficulty. The game works offline, without an account, offers a reduced-motion mode and comes in French and English.

Frequently asked questions about Pico

What is Pico?

An arcade crossing game: you guide Pico, a little traffic cone, across roads full of traffic. Tap to hop, swipe to pick the direction, and get as far as possible without being hit.

What game modes are there?

Adventure (32 hand-made levels across nine zones), Endless (sections chained without end, with your record in lanes) and the Daily challenge (the same route for every player, renewed every day, unlimited attempts).

How do the leaderboards work?

There is a daily leaderboard and an endless one. The result is the number of lanes crossed, then the time on a tie. Every submitted run is replayed by the server to verify the score.

What are coins for?

They are earned by moving forward (one coin every five lanes) and by skimming past vehicles without touching them. They unlock outfits for Pico in the shop.

Do purchases give an advantage?

No. Outfits, including those offered as optional purchases, are purely cosmetic: they change neither scores, nor collisions, nor traffic.

Do I need an account or a connection?

No. Adventure, local endless and the shop work offline and without an account. The network is only used for the leaderboards, with a public guest nickname.

Are there ads?

Yes, kept restrained: an optional video to double your coins, and occasional ads. Your consent is asked on first launch and can be changed at any time in the settings.

Where can I download Pico?

Pico is available on Google Play, with a download button on this page. Android only for now.