Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Playlist of All 10 Tracks (without commentary): youtube.com/playlist?list=PLajc0ezIvCalWN8GSpZkyTj-PDWOlVwEI
Playlist of Honorable Mentions: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLajc0ezIvCansImnjHMjkgHSXxBgha3nu
Read all about the judges and the judging process in the Detailed Report: docs.google.com/document/d/1b87Gfb91rPV2ZulHJgQdrvHRDooNNFd_6tRtgb12HSw/edit?usp=sharing
Appreciate our work? Want to encourage us to make more? Buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/lineriderreview
Line Rider Monthly Roundup Newsletter: lineriderreview.substack.com
Support Malizma's work developing and modding Line Rider: ko-fi.com/malizma333
Jade's favorite tracks of 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=XFf9yZYzYAI
MoonXplorer's favorite tracks of 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=GoBnMbzSyOk
Join the Line Rider Artists Collective: goo.gl/forms/RN1xWPzcjgkx5UI03
VIDEO CONTENT WARNINGS:
- Flashing images (mild flashing images 3:06-3:28, HEAVY STROBING 5:46-6:05)
- Suicide (brief depiction 4:41-4:44)
- Self-Harm (brief depiction 5:03-5:05)
- Transphobia (discussion of gender dysphoria 8:42-9:20, textual depictions and extensive discussion of transphobia 16:52-19:35, Patricia Taxxon discourse mentioned 21:23-21:53, brief depiction of misgendering 27:17-27:27)
- Grief and Loss (discussion and abstract depictions of dementia 15:00-16:48, death of loved one discussed 16:20-16:48, abstract depiction of grief 24:33-24:41)
- Religious Trauma (brief christian imagery 5:02-5:03, themes of christian bigotry 16:52-19:35)
- Colonialism and Racism (discussion of palestinian genocide and themes of police, protest, and white supremacy 25:11-25:32, depiction of kkk and confederate flag 25:16-25:18, depiction of palestinian genocide 25:25-25:32)
- Body Horror (abstract depictions 2:26-3:28, 7:04-7:14, 9:23-11:02)
- Dissociation (abstract depictions 3:06-4:18, 9:23-11:02, 15:00-16:48)
- Blood (abstract depictions 2:27-3:27, drawings 4:55-4:57, 5:03-5:05)
- Intrusive Thoughts (themes 4:19-6:05)
- Shakycam (24:37-24:42)
Top 10 Line Rider Tracks of 2023: youtube.com/watch?v=4R2lSWIY1TI
Top 10 Line Rider Tracks of 2022: youtube.com/watch?v=0ovNRzZC1Xw
Top 10 Line Rider Tracks of 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=2vyxNIHL2vM
Top 10 Line Rider Tracks of 2020: youtube.com/watch?v=qhMv8mLzQEI
Top 10 Line Rider Tracks of 2019: youtube.com/watch?v=3i8F0YVRNLs
Top 10 Line Rider Tracks of 2018: youtube.com/watch?v=-YzRSln77J8
PERSONAL LINKS:
Andrew Hess:
youtube.com/AndrewLHess
Autumn (AKA autumnroo538):
youtube.com/@autumnroo538
Bevibel (AKA Rabid Squirrel):
bevibeldesign.com
youtube.com/rabidsquirrel117
HypersonicPineapple:
youtube.com/@pypeapple
Jade Decker (AKA Branches):
youtube.com/@branchesjade3638
Malizma:
youtube.com/@Malizma333
github.com/Malizma333
Neva (AKA poraneva):
youtube.com/@poraneva
Nghi Nguyen:
heylink.me/nehineuyen
Noah:
youtube.com/@Noarh_
pocke:
youtube.com/@pocke_
punkband:
youtube.com/@punkbandshow
Ray (AKA Instantflare):
youtube.com/@instantflarelr
September Hofmann:
youtube.com/@Ava_Hofmann
tilez (AKA Callie):
youtube.com/@tilezed
Toivo:
youtube.com/@Toivo.
UTD:
youtube.com/@cankrib
XaviLR:
youtube.com/@XaviLR
0:00 - Intro
0:49 - Track #10
2:25 - Track #9
4:18 - Track #8
6:05 - Track #7
7:55 - Track #6
9:21 - Track #5
11:12 - Track #4
13:31 - Track #3
14:59 - Track #2
16:48 - Track #1
19:34 - Honorable Mentions: Judges' Choice
23:44 - Honorable Mentions: Eliminated
25:32 - Honorable Mentions: Community Contributions
27:27 - Outro
#linerider
Playlist of All 10 Tracks (without commentary): youtube.com/playlist?list=PLajc0ezIvCalWN8GSpZkyTj-PDWOlVwEI
Playlist of Honorable Mentions: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLajc0ezIvCansImnjHMjkgHSXxBgha3nu
Read all about the judges and the judging process in the Detailed Report: docs.google.com/document/d/1b87Gfb91rPV2ZulHJgQdrvHRDooNNFd_6tRtgb12HSw/edit?usp=sharing
Appreciate our work? Want to encourage us to make more? Buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/lineriderreview
Line Rider Monthly Roundup Newsletter: lineriderreview.substack.com
Support Malizma's work developing and modding Line Rider: ko-fi.com/malizma333
Jade's favorite tracks of 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=XFf9yZYzYAI
MoonXplorer's favorite tracks of 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=GoBnMbzSyOk
Join the Line Rider Artists Collective: goo.gl/forms/RN1xWPzcjgkx5UI03
VIDEO CONTENT WARNINGS:
- Flashing images (mild flashing images 3:06-3:28, HEAVY STROBING 5:46-6:05)
- Suicide (brief depiction 4:41-4:44)
- Self-Harm (brief depiction 5:03-5:05)
- Transphobia (discussion of gender dysphoria 8:42-9:20, textual depictions and extensive discussion of transphobia 16:52-19:35, Patricia Taxxon discourse mentioned 21:23-21:53, brief depiction of misgendering 27:17-27:27)
- Grief and Loss (discussion and abstract depictions of dementia 15:00-16:48, death of loved one discussed 16:20-16:48, abstract depiction of grief 24:33-24:41)
- Religious Trauma (brief christian imagery 5:02-5:03, themes of christian bigotry 16:52-19:35)
- Colonialism and Racism (discussion of palestinian genocide and themes of police, protest, and white supremacy 25:11-25:32, depiction of kkk and confederate flag 25:16-25:18, depiction of palestinian genocide 25:25-25:32)
- Body Horror (abstract depictions 2:26-3:28, 7:04-7:14, 9:23-11:02)
- Dissociation (abstract depictions 3:06-4:18, 9:23-11:02, 15:00-16:48)
- Blood (abstract depictions 2:27-3:27, drawings 4:55-4:57, 5:03-5:05)
- Intrusive Thoughts (themes 4:19-6:05)
- Shakycam (24:37-24:42)
Top 10 Line Rider Tracks of 2023: youtube.com/watch?v=4R2lSWIY1TI
Top 10 Line Rider Tracks of 2022: youtube.com/watch?v=0ovNRzZC1Xw
Top 10 Line Rider Tracks of 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=2vyxNIHL2vM
Top 10 Line Rider Tracks of 2020: youtube.com/watch?v=qhMv8mLzQEI
Top 10 Line Rider Tracks of 2019: youtube.com/watch?v=3i8F0YVRNLs
Top 10 Line Rider Tracks of 2018: youtube.com/watch?v=-YzRSln77J8
PERSONAL LINKS:
Andrew Hess:
youtube.com/AndrewLHess
Autumn (AKA autumnroo538):
youtube.com/@autumnroo538
Bevibel (AKA Rabid Squirrel):
bevibeldesign.com
youtube.com/rabidsquirrel117
HypersonicPineapple:
youtube.com/@pypeapple
Jade Decker (AKA Branches):
youtube.com/@branchesjade3638
Malizma:
youtube.com/@Malizma333
github.com/Malizma333
Neva (AKA poraneva):
youtube.com/@poraneva
Nghi Nguyen:
heylink.me/nehineuyen
Noah:
youtube.com/@Noarh_
pocke:
youtube.com/@pocke_
punkband:
youtube.com/@punkbandshow
Ray (AKA Instantflare):
youtube.com/@instantflarelr
September Hofmann:
youtube.com/@Ava_Hofmann
tilez (AKA Callie):
youtube.com/@tilezed
Toivo:
youtube.com/@Toivo.
UTD:
youtube.com/@cankrib
XaviLR:
youtube.com/@XaviLR
0:00 - Intro
0:49 - Track #10
2:25 - Track #9
4:18 - Track #8
6:05 - Track #7
7:55 - Track #6
9:21 - Track #5
11:12 - Track #4
13:31 - Track #3
14:59 - Track #2
16:48 - Track #1
19:34 - Honorable Mentions: Judges' Choice
23:44 - Honorable Mentions: Eliminated
25:32 - Honorable Mentions: Community Contributions
27:27 - Outro
#linerider
![A History of Line Rider [Lecture]
Lecture starts at 2:21 / Q&A at 56:10 / Turn on subtitles!!!!
Lecture at Match Gallery Line Rider exhibition in Ljubljana, Slovenia, March 21, 2019. Full description below.
Lecture also given on March 23, 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v i5v7vCdlKk
(Video is unlisted - audio quality is better, but I wasnt as happy with the delivery of the lecture. The Q&A features creators Hanuman and Anton presenting Boštjan with a gift from the community, so please do feel free to check that out.)
A History of Line Rider
13 years of a niche subculture at the intersection of art and gaming
Award-winning internet phenomenon Line Rider, which began in 2006 as a flash “toy” uploaded to DeviantArt by university student Boštjan Čadež, may have faded into relative obscurity by 2010, but a small but dedicated internet community continued probing the possibilities of this open-ended sandbox game for years. From lush landscapes drawn by hand, to advanced animation tools, to detailed analysis of the physics engine, the endless possibilities of the blank canvas have been explored beyond what anyone could have imagined. Line Rider aficionado Ben Harvey, A.K.A. Rabid Squirrel, will take us through more than a decade of Line Rider history, philosophy, and culture. Now that new viral works have brought Line Rider back into the cultural spotlight, what can we learn about art, gaming, and online communities from studying the history of the Line Rider subculture?
Ben Harvey, A.K.A. Rabid Squirrel, is a multimedia artist and designer who has been creating things in Line Rider since 2007. They ran the Line Rider community hub We Ride The Lines from 2008 to 2016, and have directed and produced numerous community events and projects. They have long been one of the most prominent curators and one of the foremost critical voices in Line Rider, known for analyzing Line Rider works from an artistic perspective and for creating and maintaining the Line Rider Archival Project. Following the viral success of their 51-minute track This Will Destroy You, they became the first Line Rider creator to freelance in paid commissions, as well as creating the video essay “Line Rider: The Gamification of an Art Medium”
Line Rider and the Gamification of an Art Medium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJP1lXzm7-c
Rabid Squirrels YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabidsquirrel117
Rabid Squirrels Website: http://www.benjaminharveydesign.com/
Rabid Squirrels Twitter: https://twitter.com/baharv89
Rabid Squirrels Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabidsquirrel
#linerider A History of Line Rider [Lecture]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/n_kwIPDWSO8/mqdefault.jpg)



