The Z-Man game · free to play
We Did Good!The Adventures of Z-Man
The Signal is just somebody asking.
Ride the Z-Bike through Astoria at dusk. Follow the Z in the sky to whoever needs a hand, fix the small thing, and earn Good Points. In your browser, on a phone or a computer. No download, nothing to sign up for.
What you do
- FixFill the pothole somebody filmed. Fix a torn net. Repaint the handball court.
- HelpOpen a hydrant on a hot day so the kids can play. Carry the groceries. Find the lost dog. Get the cat down off the fire escape.
- ChaseCatch the ice cream truck before it turns the corner. Run down the man on the stolen bike.
- PlayPickup basketball, penalties, double dutch, and a race round the block with the kids.
- RideA share bike to start. Earn the Z-Bike, and then the turbo.
- Say helloNine bodegas with the light on, and a whole block to talk to. Crooks on a corner now and then. They lose.
Out on the street
How to play
On a phone
Push the stick the way you want to go; the further out, the faster. Let go and the bike stops. JUMP jumps, RUN runs, TURBO is the turbo. GET OFF to help on foot.
On a computer
W A S D to ride, SPACE to jump, SHIFT for the turbo, E to help, F on and off the bike, J and K to punch, M for the map.
Questions
Is the Z-Man game free?
Yes. We Did Good! is free to play in your browser, with no download, no account and no ads.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. It runs in Safari or Chrome on a phone, with an on-screen stick and buttons, and on a computer with the keyboard. Sound on helps: the city talks.
What do you do in the game?
You ride a bike through Astoria at dusk, follow the Z in the sky to whoever is asking for a hand, and do the small thing that helps: fill a pothole, open a hydrant, find a lost dog, play a game with the kids. Each one earns Good Points.
Who is Z-Man?
Z-Man is the hero of Z-Man Comics, a fictional man in a cape whose superpower is turning up and doing the boring thing that works. The comics are free to read on this site.
Do I need to read the comics first?
No. The game stands on its own, and so does every story. Start anywhere.
Somebody's asking.
Play nowWorks best in a recent Safari, Chrome or Firefox. Sound on.