A Black Friday game for your Shopify store
Perkcade switches its game to the Neon Rush map from 9 to 30 November, so Black Friday and Cyber Monday fall inside it. Shoppers play a run of about a minute, collect coins and trade them for discount codes you set.
A monthly budget caps what those codes can cost, so a busy week does not take the discounts past the figure you chose.
Free costs 0 USD. Season costs 29 USD and Studio 79 USD a month, with a 14‑day trial, billed by Shopify.
Game controls
On a computer: Space or W to jump, S to roll, E for the skill, A and D to steer the rocket.
On a phone: tap to jump, swipe down to roll, swipe right for the skill, or turn on the joystick and its three buttons.
How the Black Friday game works
1. Before
Install Perkcade, switch on the app embed and check the reward tiers. Studio stores see Neon Rush 7 days early, from 2 November, so they can play a test run on it.
2. During
Stores that leave the map on automatic play Neon Rush from 9 to 30 November. Shoppers run through hologram signs while they fade, jump racing carts and meet The Bargain Hunter at the end of the route.
3. Redeem
Coins buy the tiers you set, by default 1000 coins for 5 percent off. Each code works once, for one customer, for 14 days, and shows in your Shopify discounts as Perkcade reward.
How does the budget cap work during Black Friday?
The budget is set per month, so November’s discounts stop at the figure you chose. On Season and Studio it is 0.25 to 3 percent of the last 30 days of revenue, and Perkcade keeps active rewards under half of it. Free allows 50 rewards a month.
- When the budget is used up, rewards pause until the next month and shoppers keep collecting coins
- Every tier has a minimum order and a cap on its amount, up to 5 percent off on Free, 15 on Season and 20 on Studio
- The Redemptions open switch on the Rewards page pauses every reward at any time
The Black Friday map
- Map
- Neon Rush
- Dates
- 9 to 30 November, every year
- On Studio
- From 2 November, 7 days early
- Boss
- The Bargain Hunter
- Hazards
- Hologram signs that flicker and racing carts
- After it
- Christmas Lane from 1 December
Questions about the Black Friday game
When does the Black Friday map run?
Neon Rush runs from 9 to 30 November every year, which covers Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Studio stores see it 7 days early, from 2 November. On 1 December the game moves to Christmas Lane.
Can Black Friday traffic push my discounts over budget?
No. The budget is a monthly figure: 0.25 to 3 percent of the last 30 days of revenue on Season and Studio, 50 rewards on Free. Once it is used up, rewards pause until the next month and shoppers keep collecting coins.
Do I have to set anything up for the season?
No. A store on the automatic map moves to Neon Rush on 9 November by itself. Check your reward tiers and budget before the week starts, and play a test run.
Which plan do I need for Black Friday?
Every plan plays Neon Rush. Free gives 5 percent off and 50 rewards a month. Season allows up to 15 percent off within a budget tied to revenue, and Studio up to 20 percent with the map 7 days early.
Can shoppers cheat to get a bigger discount?
No. The server replays every run from its recorded inputs and ignores the score the browser sends. Runs and coins per shopper are capped every day, and a run over the daily limit counts as practice, without coins.
Will the game slow down my store during peak traffic?
Up front your storefront loads a 2.3 kB script and a 2.2 kB stylesheet. The game and the day’s map load only when a shopper opens the game or scrolls to its block.
Set up the game before 9 November
Install Perkcade, switch on the app embed and play a test run. The game moves to Neon Rush on its own.