Here we go with another step in the creation of the circular endless runner built without using any physics engine. Let’s make a small recap: In step 1 we covered the basics of a circular endless runner featuring double jump only using trigonometry. With no physics engine involved in the creation, it’s easy to port it to other languages. In step 2 we added obstacles, reusing them again and again to save resources while giving the feeling of an infinite runner. In step 3 trigonometry strikes back as we handle collisions. In step 4 triple, quadruple or even quintuple jumps have been added. Now we are going to add some eye catching effects like a trail following the player, as well as a camera shake and an explosion when the player hits a spike. Look at the result: Click or tap to jump and double jump, or even to make a triple jump. Look at the trail and the explosion effect when the player dies. Phaser features a built in camera shake effect, so actually creating the shake effect was a matter of one single line of code. About the trail and the explosion, they are particle effects. Once configured the particle emitters, one was set as explosion, one was told to follow the player, and that’s it. Look at the commented source code to have more information:

// the game itself
var game;

// global object with all customizable options
var gameOptions = {

    // radius of the big circle - the "planet" - in pixels
    bigCircleRadius: 250,

    // radius of the small circle, in pixels
    playerRadius: 25,

    // player speed, in degrees per frame
    playerSpeed: 1,

    // world gravity
    worldGravity: 0.8,

    // jump force. First element is the first jump, second element - if any -  the double jump, third element - if any - the triple jump and so on
    jumpForce: [12, 9, 6],

    // spike size - width, height - in pixels
    spikeSize: [25, 50],

    // distance needed to consider the player close to a spike, in degrees
    closeToSpike: 10,

    // distance needed to consider the player far from a spike, in degrees
    farFromSpike: 35
}

window.onload = function() {

    // game configuration object
    var gameConfig = {
        thpe: Phaser.CANVAS,
        width: 800,
        height: 800,
        scene: [playGame]
    }
    game = new Phaser.Game(gameConfig);
    window.focus()
    resize();
    window.addEventListener("resize", resize, false);
}
class playGame extends Phaser.Scene{
    constructor(){
        super("PlayGame");
    }
    preload(){
        this.load.image("bigcircle", "bigcircle.png");
        this.load.image("player", "player.png");
        this.load.image("spike", "spike.png");
        this.load.image("mask", "mask.png");
        this.load.image("particle", "particle.png");
    }
    create(){

        // flag to see if it's game over
        this.gameOver = false;

        // adding a group which will contain all spikes
        this.spikeGroup = this.add.group();

        // adding the big circle, the "planet", placed in the middle of the canvas
        this.bigCircle = this.add.sprite(game.config.width / 2, game.config.height / 2, "bigcircle");
        this.bigCircle.displayWidth = gameOptions.bigCircleRadius * 2;
        this.bigCircle.displayHeight = gameOptions.bigCircleRadius * 2;

        // placing the player, just above the top of the "planet"
        this.player = this.add.sprite(game.config.width / 2, game.config.height / 2 - gameOptions.bigCircleRadius - gameOptions.playerRadius, "player");
        this.player.displayWidth = gameOptions.playerRadius * 2;
        this.player.displayHeight = gameOptions.playerRadius * 2;

        // a few custom properties: currentAngle is the angle of the player
        this.player.currentAngle = -80;

        // jumpOffset is the amount of pixels to be added to player position when it jumps
        this.player.jumpOffset = 0;

        // how many jumps is the player doing?
        this.player.jumps = 0;

        // current jump force
        this.player.jumpForce = 0;

        // when the player clicks/taps on the canvas...
        this.input.on("pointerdown", function(e){

            // can the player jump?
            if(this.player.jumps < gameOptions.jumpForce.length){

                // player is jumping once more
                this.player.jumps ++;

                // adding the proper jump force to player's jumpForce property
                this.player.jumpForce = gameOptions.jumpForce[this.player.jumps - 1];
            }
        }, this);

        // we are going to place nine spikes
        for(var i = 0; i < 9; i ++){

            // adding the spike on the canvas
            var spike = this.add.sprite(0, 0, "spike");

            // set spike origin point to left and horizontal middle
            spike.setOrigin(0, 0.5);

            // adding the spike to spike group
            this.spikeGroup.add(spike);

            // place the spike. Arguments are the spike itself and the quadrant of the big circle
            this.placeSpike(spike, Math.floor(i / 3));
        }

        // adding the mask image which will act like a "fog" to hide and show spikes
        this.maskImage = this.add.sprite(game.config.width / 2, game.config.height / 2, "mask");

        // creating a particle system uising "particle" image
        var particles = this.add.particles("particle");

        // trail emitter configuration
        this.emitter = particles.createEmitter({

            // particle speed - particles do not move
            speed: 0,

            // particle scale: from 1 to zero
            scale: {
                start: 1,
                end: 0
            },

            // particle alpha: from opaque to transparent
            alpha: {
                start: 1,
                end: 0
            },

            // particle frequency: one particle every 100 milliseconds
            frequency: 100,

            // particle lifespan: 1 second
            lifespan: 1000
        });

        // making the emitter follow the player
        this.emitter.startFollow(this.player);
    }

    // method to randomly place a spike into a quadrant
    placeSpike(spike, quadrant){

        // choosing a random angle
        var randomAngle = Phaser.Math.Angle.WrapDegrees(Phaser.Math.Between(quadrant * 90, (quadrant + 1) * 90));

        // this is the same random angle converted in radians
        var randomAngleRadians = Phaser.Math.DegToRad(randomAngle);

        // determining spike position according to its angle
        var spikeX = this.bigCircle.x + (gameOptions.bigCircleRadius - Phaser.Math.Between(4, 25)) * Math.cos(randomAngleRadians);
        var spikeY = this.bigCircle.y + (gameOptions.bigCircleRadius - Phaser.Math.Between(4, 25)) * Math.sin(randomAngleRadians);
        spike.x = spikeX;
        spike.y = spikeY;

        // saving spike's quadrant in a custom property
        spike.quadrant = quadrant;

        // setting spike angke
        spike.angle = randomAngle;

        // saving the three spike vertices in custom properties
        spike.top = new Phaser.Math.Vector2(spikeX + gameOptions.spikeSize[1] * Math.cos(randomAngleRadians), spikeY + gameOptions.spikeSize[1] * Math.sin(randomAngleRadians));
        spike.base1 = new Phaser.Math.Vector2(spikeX + gameOptions.spikeSize[0] / 2 * Math.cos(randomAngleRadians + Math.PI / 2), spikeY + gameOptions.spikeSize[0] / 2 * Math.sin(randomAngleRadians + Math.PI / 2));
        spike.base2 = new Phaser.Math.Vector2(spikeX + gameOptions.spikeSize[0] / 2 * Math.cos(randomAngleRadians - Math.PI / 2), spikeY + gameOptions.spikeSize[0] / 2 * Math.sin(randomAngleRadians - Math.PI / 2));

        // is the player approaching to the spike?
        spike.approaching = false;
    }

    // method to be executed at each frame
    update(){
        // are we playing?
        if(!this.gameOver){

            // is the player jumping?
            if(this.player.jumps &gt; 0){

                // adjusting player jump offset
                this.player.jumpOffset += this.player.jumpForce;

                // decreasing jump force due to gravity
                this.player.jumpForce -= gameOptions.worldGravity;

                // if jumpOffset is less than zero, it means the player touched the ground
                if(this.player.jumpOffset < 0){

                    // setting jump offset to zero
                    this.player.jumpOffset = 0;

                    // player is not jumping anymore
                    this.player.jumps = 0;

                    // there is no jump force
                    this.player.jumpForce = 0;
                }
            }

            // setting new player current angle according to current position and speed
            this.player.currentAngle = Phaser.Math.Angle.WrapDegrees(this.player.currentAngle + gameOptions.playerSpeed);

            // moving the mask image accordingly
            this.maskImage.angle = this.player.currentAngle + 90;

            // getting the same angle in radians
            var radians = Phaser.Math.DegToRad(this.player.currentAngle);

            // determining the distance from the center according to planet radius, player radius and jump offset
            var distanceFromCenter = (gameOptions.bigCircleRadius * 2 + gameOptions.playerRadius * 2) / 2 + this.player.jumpOffset;

            // position the player using trigonometry
            this.player.x = this.bigCircle.x + distanceFromCenter * Math.cos(radians);
            this.player.y = this.bigCircle.y + distanceFromCenter * Math.sin(radians);

            // determining the number of revolutions the player has to do move according to planet and player size
            var revolutions = (gameOptions.bigCircleRadius * 2) / (gameOptions.playerRadius * 2) + 1;

            // set player rotation according to current angle and the number of revolutions needed
            this.player.angle = this.player.currentAngle * revolutions;

            // looping through each spike, as child of spikeGroup
            this.spikeGroup.children.iterate(function(spike){

                // getting angle difference between the spike and the player
                var angleDiff = this.getAngleDifference(spike.angle, this.player.currentAngle);

                // if the player is not approaching the spike and it's close enough...
                if(!spike.approaching &amp;&amp; angleDiff < gameOptions.closeToSpike){

                    // player is approaching the spike
                    spike.approaching = true;
                }

                // if the player is approaching the spike...
                if(spike.approaching){

                    // checking for collision between the player and the two triangle sizes
                    if(this.distToSegmentSquared(new Phaser.Math.Vector2(this.player.x, this.player.y), gameOptions.playerRadius, spike.top, spike.base1) || this.distToSegmentSquared(new Phaser.Math.Vector2(this.player.x, this.player.y), gameOptions.playerRadius, spike.top, spike.base2)){

                        // game over man...
                        this.gameOver = true;

                        // stop leaving a trail
                        this.emitter.stop();

                        // shaking the camera
                        this.cameras.main.shake(800, 0.01);

                        // waiting 2 seconds
                        this.time.addEvent({

                            // delay, in milliseconds
                            delay: 2000,

                            // callback function, to restart the scene
                            callback: function(){
                                this.scene.start("PlayGame");
                            },

                            // callback scope
                            callbackScope: this
                        });

                        // let's make an explosion, first we define the particle...
                        var particles = this.add.particles("particle");

                        // ... then the emitter
                        var emitter = particles.createEmitter({

                            // particle speed
                            speed: {
                                min: -50,
                                max: 50
                            },

                            // particle size
                            scale: {
                                start: 0.2,
                                end: 0.25
                            },

                            // particle alpha
                            alpha: {
                                start: 1,
                                end: 0
                            },

                            // particle lifespan, in milliseconds
                            lifespan: 2000
                        })

                        // create an explosion with 70 particles at player position
                        emitter.explode(70, this.player.x, this.player.y);

                        // hide the player
                        this.player.visible = false;
                    }

                    // if we are getting too far from the spike...
                    if(angleDiff &gt; gameOptions.farFromSpike){

                        // recycle the spike and move it in a random position three quadrants further
                        this.placeSpike(spike, (spike.quadrant + 3) % 4);
                    }
                }
            }, this);
        }
    }

    // function to get the minimum difference between two angles a1 and a2
    getAngleDifference(a1, a2){
        var angleDifference = a1 - a2
        angleDifference += (angleDifference &gt; 180) ? -360 : (angleDifference < -180) ? 360 : 0
        return Math.abs(angleDifference);
    }

    // function to get the distance between two points p1 and p2
    getDistance(p1, p2){
        return (p1.x - p2.x) * (p1.x - p2.x) + (p1.y - p2.y) * (p1.y - p2.y);
    }

    // function to determine if a circle is touching a line segment given the circle center, the radius and the points defining the segment
    distToSegmentSquared(circleCenter, circleRadius, segmentStart, segmentEnd){
        var l2 = this.getDistance(segmentStart, segmentEnd);
        var t = ((circleCenter.x - segmentStart.x) * (segmentEnd.x - segmentStart.x) + (circleCenter.y - segmentStart.y) * (segmentEnd.y - segmentStart.y)) / l2;
        t = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, t));
        var tX = segmentStart.x + t * (segmentEnd.x - segmentStart.x);
        var tY = segmentStart.y + t * (segmentEnd.y - segmentStart.y);
        var tPoint = {
            x: tX,
            y: tY
        }
        return this.getDistance(circleCenter, tPoint) < circleRadius * circleRadius;
    }
}

// pure javascript to scale the game
function resize() {
    var canvas = document.querySelector("canvas");
    var windowWidth = window.innerWidth;
    var windowHeight = window.innerHeight;
    var windowRatio = windowWidth / windowHeight;
    var gameRatio = game.config.width / game.config.height;
    if(windowRatio < gameRatio){
        canvas.style.width = windowWidth + "px";
        canvas.style.height = (windowWidth / gameRatio) + "px";
    }
    else{
        canvas.style.width = (windowHeight * gameRatio) + "px";
        canvas.style.height = windowHeight + "px";
    }
}

What should we add next? A score system with some collectible objects, meanwhile download the source code.