Crossy Road is an endless Frogger-like from Hipster Whale. In our previous guide, we provided tips on dodging traffic and other hazards in order to snag a high score. This guide will explicitly cover the different characters in Crossy Road, …
Crossy Road is an endless Frogger-like from Hipster Whale. In our previous guide, we provided tips on dodging traffic and other hazards in order to snag a high score. This guide will explicitly cover the different characters in Crossy Road, and how to unlock those that have special requirements. We will update this Crossy Road characters list with new info on any additional characters added to Crossy Road in the future.
Below, all currently available characters are grouped into different types: those that are winnable but do not visually change the world (Basic), those that are winnable but do visually change the world (Special), and those that must be unlocked in a certain way/cannot be won in the randomized gacha lottery (Unlockable). Within these individual groups, characters are generally listed in the order they appear on the character select screen in-game.
This was mentioned in our previous guide but is worth clarifying again: no character has an advantage while playing. No one runs faster, jumps farther, or earns more points. You may find some characters easier to play than others—e.g., characters that run in the dark make it harder to see obstacles ahead—but there is no specific technical advantage to playing one over the other. Play with whomever you want, and have fun!
These characters run on the normal daytime road. They do not change the appearance of the world. They may make unique sounds or movements, but these are self-contained.
These characters change the appearance of the world around them when in use. These characters can all be won from the randomized gacha machine, or can be purchased for 99 cents apiece.
All of the following Australian characters change the world/background to an Outback theme. This includes: brown sand instead of green grass, thorny shrubs interspersed with the trees, utility trucks on the roads, demonic koalas in the trees, and crocodiles in the rivers.
Note: crocodiles can be ridden like logs, but only if you jump on their bodies. If you jump on a crocodile’s head, he will eat you.
All of the following UK/Ireland characters change the world to a UK/Ireland theme. This includes: a warmer, more blue/green grass than the original theme, darker green trees, additional variations on cars including black police cars and double-decker buses, guardrails along the ends of some roads, and collectable clovers dotting the landscape.
The UK map can be either clear or rainy, and the weather is randomly chosen at the start of a run (so if it’s rainy, it will remain rainy, and vice versa).
All of the following Korean characters change the world to a Korean theme. This includes: yellowish-green grass like in the original, daytime theme; shorter, rounder trees; yellower lily pads; skyscrapers dotting the edges of the map; a wider variety of vehicles, including fruit trucks and smart cars; and dark gray trains with green accents. The logo for Crossy Road that appears before each run is written in Korean when playing as these characters.
All of the following characters change the world to a Halloween theme. This includes: orangey-yellow grass and dead trees, indicative of a late-Autumn timeframe. A dark overcast to the world, as if it were dusk. Orange water in the rivers. And jack-o-lanterns dotting the landscape. This update also makes train horns sound slightly dissonant as they drive away, in a minor chord, although this change affects all characters (not just the Halloween ones).
All of the following characters change the world to a Christmas/winter theme. This includes: snow on the ground and trees, colorful piles of presents dotting the landscape, and blocks of ice instead of logs floating in the rivers.
These characters are not available in the gacha lottery; they can only be earned through special means. The way to earn each character is detailed below. These characters may or may not change the appearance of the world around them, which is covered in their “Traits.”
All of the following characters change the world to a Brazilian theme. This includes: a bustling cityscape with colorful skyscrapers; potted palm trees; mosaic black-and-white sidewalks; wooden utility poles; yellow trains; lighter-colored logs in the rivers; sandy beach lanes interspersed with roads; and cargo trucks carrying large speakers that play music as they pass. The river creature in Brazil is Hipster Whale. Also note: in this update, the order of characters on the character select screen has been rearranged significantly. The original set of characters is on the far right end of the list now, while newer characters (including the Brazil additions) are towards the beginning.
