The name basically sums up this game to a tee, “Dumb Ways to Die”. If you haven’t heard of this app, you’re really missing out. While it seems like just another silly game to being with, it is a creation from Metro Trains to increase rail safety in a fun and accessible way for everyone. While there are a number of rail themed challenges within the app, as you try to keep your quirky little characters alive, they’ve also thrown in some ridiculous (yet astonishingly fun) challenges that have absolutely nothing to do with rail safety – like flicking piranhas away from your private parts for example!
The game is available on both iOS and Android devices and was inspired by the song with the same name. The challenges involved will see you playing through 15 mini games to try and keep your adorably dumb character alive, while also trying to achieve the best high school possible. The scoring system for this game is great, as it ties in with the overall dumbness, giving you legitimate points, along with random extras for trying your best or just because they felt like it.
Whether you’re trying to tame your pet rattle snake by smearing mustard on a hot dog, running as fast as you can to extinguish your hair that is on fire for god knows what reason, clearing your screen of puke after eating an out of date pie or trying to duck at the right time to avoid having your head eaten off by a bear, this game is just a really fun way to inform people of rail safety. If you didn’t know that this game was created by Metro Trains, you’d think it was just another silly app in the store.