The game is part of Microsoft’s Red Stripe Deals campaign

Aug 29, 2014 12:26 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft’s Red Stripe Deals campaign continues with new apps available with a price cut, but this week’s biggest star is definitely Firefly Runner, which can be yours any time in the next 7 days at absolutely no cost.

This title brings arcade gameplay on both Windows 8 and Windows RT, requiring players to fly through obstacles, collect points, and shoot down enemies as they complete new levels.

“Firefly Runner is an action packed, free-running adventure set on the stunningly beautiful yet treacherous Firefly Island. Join Switch as he takes flight in search of treasured light orbs and magical keys. After lift-off avoid obstacles, collect cherries and perform acrobatic loop-de-loops to gain extra points. You will be flying towards higher and higher scores in no time!” the game description reads.

Firefly Runner is perfectly optimized for the touch, so it can easily be played on tablets, such as Microsoft’s very own Surface RT.

It comes with three worlds, namely The Rolling Countryside, The Forbidden Forest and The Crystal Caves, and several achievements that need to be unlocked in order to achieve a better score.

As you can easily figure out since this is a limited-time promo, you really need to hurry up to get the game at no cost, so go download Firefly Runner for Windows 8.1 free of charge while you still can.

Firefly Runner for Windows 8.1 in action (5 Images)

Firefly Runner for Windows 8.1 in action
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