Airborne BMX

Airborne BMX is a freestyle BMX racing game featuring 60 tracks, 15 riders, and over 40 unique tricks. Explore the controls and gameplay tips, and hunt for Platinum medals right now!

Airborne BMX: Where Dirt Tracks Become a Stage for Aerial Stunts

The beauty of Airborne BMX lies in its fast-paced action that still demands precision.

You pilot your BMX over dirt mounds, using momentum to pull off flips, spins, and manuals, all while ensuring a clean landing to keep your combo chain alive. Every ramp and dirt turn is meticulously hand-crafted to force players to time their jumps carefully, rather than just racing straight to the finish line. Maintaining steady speed across consecutive jumps is the key to multiplying your score; a slight mistiming results in a comical ragdoll crash that sends you straight back to the starting line.

Beating a level unlocks more complex terrain, while replaying old stages allows you to perfect your skill runs, upgrade to Platinum medals, and discover optimal lines for showing off your moves.

Rider Select List

A major highlight of Airborne BMX is its diverse cast of characters, each with a unique look and attitude on the bike. Here is a summary of all the riders available in the Rider Select screen: 

Game Controls

• W A S D: Perform basic tricks like Table, Barspin, Turndown, Tailwhip
• Shift + WASD: Trigger advanced tricks (Tier 2 and Tier 3 tricks)
• Left / Right Arrows: Backflip / Frontflip; also used to steer the rider in mid-air
• Up Arrow: Oppo Spin (spin in the opposite direction)
• Down Arrow: Spin (spin the bike in the standard direction)
• Space / Pump: Pump for momentum, jump, or land quickly (hold and release).
• T: Open the Help menu
• X: Reset Rider
• P: Pause the game

How do I keep a combo alive between jumps?

Speed off the lip is everything here. Hold Space to charge up before you hit the ramp, then let go right as your wheels leave the ground; that release timing is what actually matters. Keep your speed steady jump after jump, and landings stay clean, which is really the only way combos stack up instead of breaking.

What's the real difference between Tier 2 and Tier 3 tricks, and when should I pull them out?

Tier 2 (Shift + WASD) works fine on smaller-to-medium jumps where you don't have much hang time to spare. Tier 3 is a different story; it needs a lot more air to actually finish the animation before you touch down. Save it for the big ramps only. Throw it on a small jump, and you'll eat dirt before the trick even wraps up.

Why do I still crash sometimes even though the trick looked clean?

Nine times out of ten it's not the trick itself; it's how you're landing. If the bike comes down off-axis, you're going down no matter how well the trick is executed. While you're still in the air, tap the left or right arrows to square the wheels up with the slope before impact. Don't just let the animation play out and hope for the best.

What actually gets me a Platinum medal?

It's a mix of run time and trick count, not just one or the other. Trying to nail everything on your first lap through a level rarely works. Better approach: run the stage once or twice just to learn the layout, then start layering in the harder tricks once you know what's coming.

Does hitting X to reset my rider wipe my progress?

No, it just snaps you back to the last stable spot on the track. Handy for when you're stuck against a wall or coming off a nasty crash. Your run keeps going; you're not restarting the level.

Once you've had your fill of airtime on the BMX, The Choicer Voicer is worth a look next if you're in the mood for something completely different.