About Whiplash Taxi Co
Whiplash Taxi Co is a retro pixel-art driving game about being the fastest taxi driver in town. The company motto is that the slower you get there, the lower the fare, so your job is simple: pick up passengers and deliver them to their destinations as quickly as you can, by any means necessary.
Each shift lasts five minutes, and your goal is to bring in as much money as possible. Passengers are marked with big red arrows over their heads, and you collect one by stopping next to them. Then you follow the red destination marker across town and stop where it says to. The twist is that the most direct route is not always the quickest, so reading the streets matters.
The game was built in PICO-8 by Tom Mulgrew, and the creator notes it was featured in the Arcade Legend VR arcade. You can play Whiplash Taxi Co online for free here, with nothing to download and no account to create.
How to Play Whiplash Taxi Co
- Steer with the Left and Right arrow keys.
- Accelerate and brake with the Up and Down arrows, or with Z and X.
- Press X to choose options in the menus.
- Look for the big red arrow above a passenger, then stop next to them so they can jump in.
- Follow the red destination indicator and stop when the game tells you to.
- Repeat as many times as you can within the five-minute shift and see how much money you earn.
What to Expect in Whiplash Taxi Co
Expect a fast, chunky arcade game with the tongue-in-cheek humor you can see in the company motto. The city, called Motsville on the in-game map, is a maze of streets, and learning it is part of the fun. The game includes a Free Explore mode where you can drive around and learn the layout without the clock running.
If you want a different challenge, it also offers street circuits where you can set lap records. The itch.io page lists the average session as a few minutes, so a shift is a perfect small break. Controllers and touchscreens are listed as supported alongside the keyboard.
The tone is lighthearted throughout, from the company slogan to the cheeky warnings about break-neck speeds. Under the jokes sits a tight loop: spot a fare, grab it, find the quickest line, and do it again before the clock runs out. Whiplash Taxi Co is easy to understand and surprisingly hard to put down.
Tips for Whiplash Taxi Co
- Spend a few minutes in Free Explore to learn the main streets before you take a paid shift.
- Pick up passengers who are close to where you already are, so you waste less time between fares.
- Do not always take the most direct route. Sometimes a longer road is faster.
- Brake early near a destination, because you need to stop fully when the indicator says so.
- Try the street circuits to practice cornering, and aim to set a lap record.
Who Made Whiplash Taxi Co
Whiplash Taxi Co was made by Tom Mulgrew and released on itch.io as a PICO-8 browser game. FunClicker embeds the creator's own build so you can play it here without downloading anything. We did not make the game, and the credit for its code, art, and design belongs to its creator. You can find the original on the Whiplash Taxi Co page on itch.io.
FAQ
Is Whiplash Taxi Co free?
Yes. Whiplash Taxi Co is free to play in your browser on this page. There is no account to create and nothing to install. Press play, pick a mode, and start picking up fares. The only thing you earn is the in-game money that scores your shift.
How do you play Whiplash Taxi Co?
You drive a taxi, pick up passengers marked by big red arrows, and deliver them to the red destination marker. Steer with Left and Right, accelerate and brake with Up and Down or Z and X, and stop when the game says to. A shift lasts five minutes.
How long is a shift in Whiplash Taxi Co?
A shift lasts five minutes. In that time, you try to pick up and deliver as many passengers as possible to earn money. The itch.io page lists the average session as a few minutes, so the game is easy to fit into a short break.
Who made Whiplash Taxi Co?
Whiplash Taxi Co was made by Tom Mulgrew and released on itch.io, built with PICO-8. FunClicker did not create it. We embed the creator's own browser build, and the credit link on this page leads to their itch.io profile, where you can find his other games.
Can I play Whiplash Taxi Co on a Chromebook or phone?
Yes, in most cases. The itch.io page lists keyboard, Xbox controller, other gamepads, and touchscreen as supported inputs, so it should work on a Chromebook or a phone browser. A keyboard or controller will give the most precise steering.
Is Whiplash Taxi Co unblocked at school?
It needs only a browser tab, with no download, plugin, or login. Whether it opens on a school or library network depends on that network's filter, which we do not control. If it loads, the small PICO-8 build should run in a normal tab.
Is there a way to learn the map in Whiplash Taxi Co?
Yes. The game includes a Free Explore mode where you can drive around the city and learn the layout. The creator also supplies a large map of Motsville. Knowing the streets helps a lot, because the most direct route is not always the fastest one.
Are there other modes in Whiplash Taxi Co?
Besides the five-minute taxi shift and Free Explore, the creator describes street circuits where you can try to set lap records. These give you a different way to practice your driving and compete against your own best times, apart from earning money by delivering fares around town.
