Jetpack Joyride is a side-scrolling endless runner action video game created by Halfbrick Studios.

The objective of the game is to travel as far as possible, collect coins, and avoid hazards such as zappers, missiles and high-intensity laser beams.

Contact with any of such obstacles would result in instant death, although Barry's body will tumble and slide for an additional distance upon dying.

Most of these items do not alter the gameplay in any way, though alternative jetpacks can be useful in achieving some of the missions (such as travelling a distance without harming any scientists).

If the player cashes in their stars, they are also given one of 125 badges selected at random, showing that the complete set of missions have been achieved.

Barry Steakfries works as a salesman for a gramophone-making company, but the business is about to go bankrupt due to low sales.

One day, as he walks down a street, sad because of the low sales, he finds one of the "top secret" laboratories of Legitimate Research and sees the Machinegun jetpack inside.

[1] Subsequent upgrades included add-ons such as different jetpacks, utilities and gadgets to assist the player, as well as providing support for the Retina Display.

[17] IGN's Justin Davis scored the iOS version 9 out of 10, calling it "the most addictive game from Halfbrick after the seminal Fruit Ninja", praising the random levels ("Halfbrick smartly included the perfect amount of randomness, to keep Joyride spicy.

It makes narrow escapes feel exhilarating"), boosts, and, especially, the "one more game" element of the three mission system.

"[20] Destructoid's Nick Chester scored it 9 out of 10, arguing that in the crowded field of endless runners, "Jetpack Joyride is comfortably the best in its class".

He was particularly impressed with the mission system, depth of extra features and responsive controls, calling the game "a hallmark of excellence […] a supreme title.

[23] AppSpy's Andrew Nesvadba also awarded a score of 5 out of 5, writing "While touch-to-fly style endless games are nothing new, Jetpack Joyride trumps them all by packing together gorgeous designs with fun gameplay and replay value that's bursting at the seams.

"[30] Pocket Gamer's Mark Brown scored it 9 out of 10, giving it a "Gold Award" and praising the gameplay, graphics and depth; "Jetpack Joyride is simplistic fun, but Halfbrick's suite of bonuses, unlockables, leaderboards, and achievements makes it near irresistible.

[33] On December 18, 2020, Halfbrick Studios announced a sequel to the game titled Jetpack Joyride 2: Bullet Rush.