Subway Princess Runner
Also known as: 地下鉄プリンセスランナー · Metro Prensesi Koşucusu · عداءة أميرة مترو الأنفاق · Princesa Corredora do Metrô
Endless runner: dodge trains and outrun the police
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TubeGames verdict
A Subway Surfers-style runner that plays fine and adds a skateboard on a double tap; good for a quick run.
Reviewed by Max, TubeGames · Sep 17, 2026 · How we rate
Subway Princess Runner is IVYMOBILE's endless runner, on the App Store since 2017 and on YouTube since Aug 11, 2026. You run down train tracks as Lucy or Kevin with the police right behind, swiping between lanes, jumping barriers, and sliding under whatever's low. Two seconds in I knew exactly which game this was modeled on, and it didn't bother me much.
The loop is the familiar one: coins, a score that scales with your level, trains to grind, and a double tap that drops a skateboard under you. The character roster (Adam, Swimsuit Lucy, Agent Kaka, Dracula) and the upgradeable props give the coins somewhere to go, and there's a beach subway route on top of the usual tunnels.
It's derivative to the bone, the visuals sit a notch below the game it's copying, and the swipe read occasionally missed on my phone, which in a runner is the difference between a record and a restart.
Play it if you want Subway Surfers without the download. Skip it if you already have Subway Surfers installed.
Good
- Familiar controls, zero learning curve
- Skateboard on a double tap
- Characters and props to spend coins on
- Beach route breaks up the tunnels
Not so good
- A copy, and looks like one
- Swipes can misread on phone
- Nothing new once you've seen the beach
About Subway Princess Runner
Subway Princess Runner: an endless runner! Dodge trains, skateboard surf, choose characters. Help Lucy & Kevin escape the police, score high. Run now!
Subway Princess Runner was published on YouTube Playables on 2026-08-11 by IVYMOBILE INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISE LIMITED. In 60 days it has reached about 2.4M plays.
Subway Princess Runner is an endless runner set on and around train tracks. You sprint away from the police as Lucy or Kevin, dodging oncoming trains and obstacles, grabbing a skateboard when one turns up, with other characters to pick from.
A run ends the moment you clip something, so it is a score chase you restart immediately. It plays free inside YouTube with nothing to download, which suits a couple of attempts between videos. Good for fans of subway-style runners who want the format without an install.
How to play: Swipe left and right to change lanes, up to jump and down to slide.
Good for: quick sessions, endless runner fans
How to play Subway Princess Runner
- Phone / tablet
- Swipe left and right for lanes, up to jump, down to slide, and double tap for the skateboard.
- Desktop
- Arrow keys for lanes, jump, and slide, the usual runner scheme.
- Modes
- Endless runs; the App Store listing describes Daily Highscore, Crazy Runner, and Team Battle events on top.
- Progress
- Progress is saved the way YouTube Playables saves it.
Your level multiplies the score, so upgrades and tasks are worth more than raw distance.
Tips for a higher score
- Slide, don't jump, at low barriers. Jumping a low barrier lands you into whatever's next. Sliding keeps you low and ready.
- Ride the train roofs. Roofs are usually clear lanes. Jump up early and take the coins.
- Double tap when it gets busy. The skateboard changes how you move for a stretch; use it in the crowded sections, not the empty ones.
- Change lanes early. Swipe the moment you see the obstacle, not when you reach it. Late swipes are the ones that misread.
- Do the tasks. Score scales with your level, and tasks are how the level climbs.
Subway Princess Runner vs Subway Surfers
There's no dodging it: this is Subway Surfers with the names changed. Trains, lanes, a cop behind you, coins in rows. The differences are in the details. Subway Surfers has the hoverboard on a double tap; here it's a skateboard. Surfers rotates cities with big updates; this has the beach subway route alongside the tunnels. Surfers' characters are more distinctive than Lucy, Kevin, Adam, and Agent Kaka, and its animation is smoother.
Where Subway Princess Runner wins is convenience: it's inside YouTube with nothing to install, and it's a fine runner. Play the original if you can; this if you can't.
Playing Subway Princess Runner online, no download
The YouTube version runs in the browser or the YouTube app and starts in seconds. That matters for a runner: the whole appeal is one more try, and one more try shouldn't wait on an install. The App Store listing describes events (Daily Highscore, Crazy Runner, Team Battle) and I can't promise all of them made it across; the running, the character choice, and the skateboard did, and that's the part you came for.
How plays are counted
Public play counts for Subway Princess Runner are re-counted every day from the YouTube Playables catalog and shown the way YouTube shows them. The total and rankings above are as of 2026-10-10.
Ratings & reviews
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Elsewhere: 4.4★ (6,784 ratings) on App Store
How we rate
The TubeGames rating is our estimate, not a vote. It combines public ratings of the same game elsewhere (App Store 4.4★ (6,784 ratings)) with how it holds up on YouTube Playables: how many people play it and whether they keep playing weeks after launch. Once 10 players rate Subway Princess Runner here, their average becomes the headline score.
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