[Tip] Play Hidden Secret Ninjacat Surf Game in Microsoft Edge

UPDATE: Now this hidden secret Surf game is also available in Stable version of Microsoft Edge web browser. Initially the game was only available in Developer and Canary builds of Microsoft Edge.

Today in this article, we are going to tell you about a hidden secret game called “Let’s Surf” in Microsoft Edge web browser. You can reveal this secret game in your browser and play it using your keyboard. At the end of the article, we’ll also tell you how to activate a hidden secret “Ninjacat” extra character inside the game.

Following screenshot shows the secret Surf game running inside Microsoft Edge web browser:

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Microsoft’s new web browser Microsoft Edge comes with this hidden secret “Surf” game built-in. The game can be accessed and enjoyed in all versions whether it’s Stable version or a testing version such as Beta, Developer or Canary.

UPDATE: Now you can enjoy Surf game in any web browser:

[Tip] Play Microsoft Edge “Let’s Surf” Game Online in Any Web Browser

You can consider this game as an Easter egg which can be accessed in following 2 ways:

  • Using a direct URL in the address bar
  • Using a secret Easter egg method which you’ll enjoy the most

Let’s discuss the methods in details:

METHOD 1: Reveal Surf Game Using Direct URL

Type following URL in Microsoft Edge address bar and press Enter:

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edge://surf

That’s it. It’ll launch the secret Surf game.

METHOD 2: Using Easter Egg Method (Long Way)

This is the old method to reveal the Surf game which was actually an Easter egg in older Microsoft Edge versions. At that time, the game was not accessible using edge://surf URL and users needed to follow certain steps to reveal the game.

You can learn about those steps below:

1. Open any website in Microsoft Edge.

2. Now click on Collections button (+ icon) present in the toolbar and then click on “Start new collection” button. Set its name as Microsoft Edge

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3. Now click on “Add current page” button to add the current webpage to the collection.

4. Right-click on the added page in Collections and select Edit option. Change the page name to S and click on Save button.

5. Repeat steps 3-4 three times to add the current page to collection 3 more times. Now change their names to U, R and F respectively.

Now you’ll have 4 items named as S, U, R and F in collection.

6. Now drag-n-drop F item before R to make the spelling SUFR. Again drag-n-drop F item to the end to make the correct spelling SURF.

That’s it. It’ll immediately add new SURF game item to the collection.

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You can click on the Surf game item to start the game.

How to Play Surf Game in Microsoft Edge?

You can press Space bar key to start the game. You can also use Left and Right arrow keys to select your gaming character before starting the game.

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You can use Left, Right, Up and Down arrow keys or W, A, S, D keys to move the character or stop the character at current position.

There is also a Hamburger (3-lines) menu is given at the top-right corner of the game screen to change Game settings. You can change Game Mode to Let’s Surf, Time Trial or Zig Zag.

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You can also turn on/off “High visibility mode” and “Reduced speed mode” options.

You can press Ctrl+R keys anytime to restart the game.

BONUS TIP: Reveal Secret Ninjacat Character in Surf Game

The Surf game comes with a hidden secret extra character called “Ninjacat” which can be activated or revealed by pressing a secret key sequence known as Konami Code. Konami Code is a popular cheat code present in several video games. (Related)

When you open Surf game, at the character selection screen, press following keys quickly:

↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → b a

Once you type the above mentioned keys (up up down down left right left right b a) in correct sequence, The secret Ninjacat character will be activated and added to the characters list.

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Now you can enjoy the new character in Surf game.

You can press Ctrl+R keys or refresh the page to relaunch game with default characters.

PS: Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome users can also enjoy hidden secret games in their web browser:

[Tip] Play Hidden Secret “Dinosaur Game” in Google Chrome

Hidden Secret Easter Egg Found in Firefox Nightly to Play “Unicorn” Game

[Tip] List of Hidden Secret Easter Eggs in Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge

Published in: Microsoft Edge

About the author: Vishal Gupta (also known as VG) has been awarded with Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) award. He holds Masters degree in Computer Applications (MCA). He has written several tech articles for popular newspapers and magazines and has also appeared in tech shows on various TV channels.

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  1. You can also become the octupus by surfing sharp right (though avoid obstacles) answers.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftedge/forum/all/in-edge-surf-game-we-can-become-the-octopus/7b1a3d82-bb3b-41e6-b6c8-0a36ceac45b1

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