When did Subway Surfers come out?

If there is one game that everyone who owns a smartphone since the start of time remembers, it has to be Subway Surfers. It’s simple swipe-to-play control scheme with endless gameplay has made it into an arcade title played by billions of people. That’s right, the game has more than 2 billion downloads. Thus, given the game’s rich history, many people are wondering ‘when did Subway Surfers actually come out?’

If you are one of these people, here’s the answer to that question.

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When did Subway Surfers come out?

Subway Surfers, the endless runner game, was launched back on May 24, 2012. Thus, the game is about to turn 12 years old.

Developed on the Unity game engine, it was released not only on Android and iOS but also on Windows Phones. Thus, it doesn’t matter what operating system you were on, the game was available, and most people have played it.

Despite being over a decade old, the game receives regular updates, usually adding a new theme to give it a fresh look to keep players hooked. Subway Surfers’ themes usually revolve around a part of the world and are changed every three or four months. This strategy works really well as players get to experience a new region every time. Furthermore, local players of that theme get a reason to come back to the game. This has made it one of the best casual mobile games to chill-out and relax with.

The game’s publisher, SYBO Games, said in December 2019 that the game has over 2.7 billion downloads. Thus, the game shouldn’t be far from the 3 billion downloads mark now.

With so many people having played the game over the years, it’s not surprising to see players asking: ‘When did Subway Surfers come out.’

The game has become so popular that SYBO Games even released a short-animated series on the game. The 11-episode series can be watched on the Subway Surfers YouTube channel and features characters in the game.