Kakapo Run: Animal Rescue Game300.1.35 - App Store

Here’s an endless-runner game with an insanely unique, crazy-cool feathery hero: the kākāpō. It’s a parrot so large that it can’t fly, with a mating call so deep that it rumbles the floor, and a tendency to freeze like a parrot-shaped rock when it senses danger. It’s the only bird left on earth from a whole branch of the tree of life (its distant cousin: the dodo).

Plenty of dangers confront these “owl-parrots” in the wild ... so many, in fact, that the 200-odd remaining kākāpō are on their own protected island in New Zealand.

Your mission in Kākāpō Run: get the kākāpō to safety by crossing a danger-ridden New Zealand to Sanctuary Island. Hungry stoats are just one of the challenges that face you as you jump, dodge and slide through forests, shorelines and cities.

Along the way, learn about the incredible kākāpō and how they’re being brought back from the edge of extinction.

‘Kākāpō Run’ is created by On the Edge. We’re working with indigenous communities and conservation groups in New Zealand to help save the kākāpō in real life. By playing the game you’re getting involved in the effort to protect one of the world’s most unique birds, and restore their native habitat.

On behalf of all kākāpō, thank you for playing and helping with their survival.

Ready to run? Let’s play! Swipe down to slide under objects, swipe left to change lanes and swipe up to jump.

Key features:
. Keep on running in Endless mode
. See if you have what it takes to rank in the top 10 of the Leaderboards
. Share your score with your friends on social media and challenge them to beat you
. Collect feathers to upgrade your power-ups, unlock outfits and accessories!
. Power up with Rimu seeds, Poroporo berries and saving kakapo
. No ads, no in-app purchases - Totally free
. The unique sounds of real kākāpō, from the unusual mating ‘boom’ to squarks
. Four environments to traverse, inspired by New Zealand's unique and varied landscape. From dense forests to idyllic coastlines, and cities crammed with traffic terror.
. Oncoming obstacles from predators to rolling rocks. Jump, Dodge and Swipe to avoid them!
. Did you die before completing a level? You can answer a quiz question and get to continue running as a reward.
. Kākāpō facts
. Select your favourite kākāpō sticker to add to your social post.
. iMessage stickers

Support the mission by shouting out about #SaveTheKakapo

Version History The Kakapo is back! Can you run, jump, and slide your way to safety in this awesome endless runner, and save our fearless (and flightless!) hero from danger? Come back in and find out today!

Analytics updates and minor improvements. 300.1.35 12/09/2025 General game optimisations and minor bug fixes. 2.2.0 05/22/2024 Brand new power-ups, outfits and accessories! 2.1.0 12/04/2023 Added a way to get EDGE letters on every run when you finish missions early
Bug fixes and improvements 2.0.3 05/24/2023 General game optimizations and minor bug fixes. 2.0.2 12/01/2022 We've been listening to you - we've hatched up the following features for this update:
• Introducing new Endless modes - keep on running for longer!
• See if you have what it takes to rank in the top 10 of the Leaderboards
• Share your score with your friends on social media and challenge them to beat you
• Collect feathers and spend on the new gold and silver kākāpō!
• Collect enough Rimu seeds to power up. Don’t have enough? Purchase some from the shop 2.0.1 08/17/2022 Minor updates to the app store metadata. 1.1.0 07/04/2022 Minor optimisations to improve the experience of the game 1.0.9 05/16/2022 All new! In the latest release of Kākāpō Run, you’ll have the chance to support this wonderful EDGE species — and many others — in real life! Donations made through the game will help to protect biodiversity by funding EDGE conservation organisations around the world. 1.0.2 01/28/2022 Download and play Kākāpō Run today to check out the latest features! Did you know that now, if you get wiped out before completing a level, you don’t need to start from scratch — just answer a quick quiz question, and jump right back into the game! Plus, discover brand-new kākāpō facts and info points as you play — and add your favourite Kākāpō Run sticker to your iMessages and social posts. Ready? Let’s run! 1.0.1 06/29/2021 1.0.0 06/16/2021