Microsoft recently made their Edge Surf game available to all Edge for Windows 10 users in the Dev ring, but Microsoft waited till today to reveal their biggest surprise.
Did you catch the clue? No internet? No problem.
Our offline error page now includes a link to the surf game! To see for yourself, disconnect from the internet or visit edge://surf. Happy surfing!?
In this game I face the final boss of the Chrome Wifi game. I bet you all believed the game doesn't end, however after a long time of continuously jumping ov. Game can be played offline while. Meaning there is at least something to distract you while you reset the router and await precious internet. 1 /4 Google Chrome's 'Unable to connect to the. Chrome Dino Game. The Google Dino Game (also known as T-Rex game) is the favorite time killer when your Internet goes down! This easy yet interesting no internet game will definitely help you lower your stress levels on a rough day. Google has added an endless runner game into Chrome Canary, in which you attempt to survive as a cute T-Rex dinosaur by jumping over cacti. The game is only accessible when the browser detects you.
— Microsoft Edge Dev (@MSEdgeDev) February 28, 2020
The Edge Surf game will now be offered to browsers when they are unable to connect to the internet, much like the Chrome Dinosaur game is available when that browser is offline.
Users are asked if they want to play a game while you wait, with a prominent Launch Game button.
This is a lot more intuitive than the Chrome Dinosaur game, which requires you to press the spacebar to start, without any prompts.
The Edge Surf is of course also a whole lot better, which will hopefully win Microsoft some converts. It offers time trial, support for other input methods like touch and gamepads, accessibility improvements, high scores, and remastered visuals.
If you do not want to wait till you are offline, you can play the Edge Surf game now by typing Edge://surf into your address bar in the Dev or Canary version of the new Edge browser. Those can be downloaded at Microsoft here.
For years now, one of Google Chrome’s most-loved Easter eggs has been the offline Dino game, something that’s even spawned real-life figures. As Microsoft builds out its Chromium-based Edge browser as a Chrome competitor, it’s also showing off a Surf game that looks like a lot more fun.
Originally, Surf was used as a part of an elaborate Easter egg hunt that helped reveal the logo for the new Chromium-based Edge browser.
Now, Microsoft is building Surf into Edge as an offline game, as Microsoft’s senior product manager for Edge, William Devereux, details on Twitter. The arcade-style game is a whole lot more advanced versus what Chrome offers. Instead of a simple endless runner game like Chrome’s Dino game, Surf has players outrunning a Kraken through an ocean full of obstacles. There are three modes for the game including Let’s Surf, an endless runner that keeps track of your high score, Time Trial, which challenges you to find the end as soon as possible, and Zig Zag, which forces you through gates for as long as possible.
Beyond that, this game supports a few different input methods. It can be played using touch, keyboard/mouse, and even a gamepad. That makes sense, too, as Edge is available on computers, smartphones, and even Xbox.
The edge://surf game is now available as the offline game in Microsoft Edge! We've made a ton of improvements based on your feedback. Here's what's new in Canary/Dev:
🏄♂️ 3 new modes!
🎮 Play with keyboard, mouse, touch, or gamepad
🏆 High scores
🌊 Improved UX
🎁 And much more! pic.twitter.com/UyLHED2loR
— William Devereux (@MasterDevwi) February 26, 2020
While you, hopefully, won’t be stuck with this game too often due to lack of internet, it looks like a fun time-killer if that does happen. If you just want to play it for fun, Microsoft is making it available if you type edge://surf into the address bar when this becomes available. At the time of writing, it’s not live in Edge’s latest Canary release.
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Update 5/27: A couple of months after its initial reveal, Microsoft Edge has released the offline Surf game to all Edge users. The game arrives as a part of the latest stable release where, previously, it was only available in Dev and Canary releases of the browser. As mentioned above in the article, you can still access the game even if you’re online by typing in edge://surf.
What do you think: Would you rather play Surf in Microsoft Edge or Dino in Google Chrome? Let us know in the comments!
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