Subway Surfers City

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7.1~~/10~~

Our score

★ 4.8·10M+ installs

Reviewed by Editorial Team, ScoredApps editorial · updated 2026-09-21

Screenshots

A surfer running along a train roof toward a Subway City sign with a score of 970

A surfer on a glowing hoverboard between trains on a bridge at sunset

Hoverboarding past a park with a x2 multiplier and 3,973 points

Running down the rails through a city district with a red-and-blue skateboard

Surfing through pink blossom trees with a x6 multiplier

A canyon district at dusk with a x8 multiplier and 17,640 points

About Subway Surfers City

Subway Surfers City is Sybo's sequel to the most-downloaded runner on the stores — Jake, Tricky, Fresh and Yutani in a redrawn Subway City with districts to unlock, a City Tour mode beside the endless run, stomps and jumps that reach Secret Stars, and surfers and boards with abilities — free on iOS and Android since February 26, 2026, past ten million Android installs. Reviewers call it the original dialled in; they also count forced ads after runs and a season pass at about $9 a month.

Game information

DeveloperSybo Games ApS

Version2.5.1

Size263 MB (Android) · 410 MB (iOS)

Price / In-appFree

Contains adsYes

In-app purchasesYes

Content rating9+

Requires (Android)Android 8.0+

Requires (iOS)iOS 16.0+

Offline modeNot stated — seasons and missions online

Interface languagesNL, EN, FR, DE, ID, IT + 8 more

Store rating4.8 from 22,050 ratings

Installs10M+

Updated by developer2026-09-07

Data checked2026-09-21

Specs come from the official store listings and were last checked on 2026-09-21. Developers change pricing and requirements — check the store page before installing.

Subway Surfers City Review: The Runner Redrawn, With Forced Ads and a Pass

Stomp, Jump, Reach the Secret Stars — the Original, Dialled In

The loop is unchanged — run from the Guard and his dog along the tracks, dodge trains, collect coins — and everything around it is new: a stomp and a higher jump that open vertical routes to Secret Stars, a City Tour mode with missions alongside the endless run, districts of Subway City unlocked with XP, new power-ups, and surfers and boards that each carry an ability, upgraded with tokens into a Crew with stacking perks. The April 14, 2026 App Store five-star's phrase is premium Subway Surfers, everything you love dialled in, with expressive redrawn characters; a February 27 Play review with 123 votes calls it as good as the original, missing only the old music. Seasons bring a character each — Prince K in September 2026 — and version 2.5.1 made upgrade tokens generic. Rated 9+ and Everyone 10+, in 14 languages.

Forced Ads After Runs, a Pass Character a Month, and the Music That Was Better

The complaints arrive in the same reviews as the praise. The February 26 Play three-star with 68 votes enjoyed twenty minutes of a beautifully updated Subway Surfers, accepted the optional ad rewards and the pass-locked character, and then hit a forced ad after a run, then another — why, in a Subway Surfers game; an April 10 four-star with 61 votes says an ad usually appears every time you return to the menu after a run. The pass is the second thread: a February 26 App Store four-star would love to collect every surfer but cannot with a season mechanic that charges almost $10 a month for a character and a skin, and the 123-vote review calls season passes fed on fear of missing out not very moral. An August 5 four-star returning from the original still finds City a great improvement. Ratings: 4.8 from 22,102 on the App Store, 4.6 from 330,000 on Play with ten million installs.

City Pass at $8.99, Keys, Revives and Coins, Ads Flagged on Both Stores

Both stores carry advertising; Google Play prices items from $0.99 to $99.99, and the App Store's top ten are a City Pass Unlock at $8.99, Key Packs at $4.99 and $9.99, Starter Packs at $1.99 and $4.99, a Coin Pack at $1.99, and the tell-tale consumables — Out of Revives at $4.99 and Out of Trial Tickets at $1.99 — that sell a second chance at the moment you lose. No loot-box flag appears on either store. Apple's tracking list is Location, Identifiers and Usage Data not linked to you; Google's data-safety card lists Location, Personal info and three other types collected, with four types shared. The install is 410 MB on iPhone, iOS 16 or newer with Apple Silicon Macs, Android 8.0 or newer. Prices are regional and seasons rotate.

Pros

The classic run with stomps, jumps, Secret Stars and a City Tour mode
Redrawn, expressive surfers and boards with real abilities and crew perks
A new season with a character every couple of weeks
Cleaner interface than the original, per a returning fan
4.8 on the App Store from 22,102 ratings

Cons

Forced ads after runs and on returning to the menu, per February and April 2026 reviews
A City Pass at $8.99 with a character locked behind each season
Out-of-Revives and Out-of-Tickets purchases at the moment you lose
Music that the original did better, per the most-voted review

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Verdict

A 7.1: the runner everyone has played, redrawn and genuinely improved, with the modern free-to-play kit bolted on — forced ads, a monthly pass, revives at death. Take it if you loved Subway Surfers and want more of it with a stomp button and seasons. Skip it if the original's ads drove you off — City has them too, plus a pass.

Gameplay8The best runner loop on the stores, with new verticality and a mission mode.

Controls8Swipes plus a stomp — as responsive as the original, per its fans.

Replay value8Seasons, districts, Secret Stars and a crew to build; the reason it holds ten million installs in seven months.

Graphics & sound8A modern visual revamp reviewers love; a soundtrack they rank below the original's.

Monetisation4Forced ads, a monthly pass character and revives sold at death.

7.1out of 10 · weighted average of the five scores above

Frequently asked questions

Can you play Subway Surfers City offline?

The store pages do not say. The original runs offline; City's seasons, missions, City Tour progress and the ads reviewers describe are online features, and Google's card lists data shared in play. Expect the endless run to work without a signal and the rest to wait for one.

Is Subway Surfers City pay to win?

There is no one to beat but the leaderboard, so money buys characters and continues: a City Pass at $8.99 with a season character, key and coin packs, and Out-of-Revives and Out-of-Tickets purchases at $4.99 and $1.99 sold when you lose, with items to $99.99 on Google Play and no loot boxes. A February 2026 reviewer objects to the pass on principle. Prices vary by region.

What phone do you need for Subway Surfers City?

iOS 16 or newer with 410 MB free, or Android 8.0 or newer; Apple Silicon Macs run it too. It is a light runner and no visible review complains about performance — the complaints are about ads and passes.

Can you play Subway Surfers City with friends?

Only through leaderboards and missions — the run is single-player, and the store pages describe no co-op or head-to-head mode. Crews are the surfers and boards you combine, not other players.

How long does a Subway Surfers City run take?

A run lasts until the Guard catches you — a minute or ten, with revives for sale — and City Tour missions are short. The long clock is the season, roughly two weeks each with a pass character, and the districts unlocked by XP; the ads between runs, per reviews, add their own minutes.