Reverse Parking

In Reverse Parking there is no nosing in: every bay has an arrow pointing out of the space, so you have to back the car in. You start facing away from or past the bay, and the parked cars on either side get closer with each of the five levels.

  • Reverse Parking
  • Medium
  • 5 levels
  • Precision
Level—
Time—
Score—
Collisions—
Best—
Accuracy—
Press Start Game to play

Touch, or click and hold the buttons. Keyboard: W A S D or the arrow keys.

Controls

Keyboard and on-screen controls
W / ↑Accelerate
S / ↓Brake — keep holding when stopped to reverse
A / ← · D / →Steer left · steer right
SpaceBrake (never reverses)
P / EscPause / resume
RRestart the level
C · MCamera follow/overview · sound on/off
Touch / mouseHold ◀ ▶ to steer, GAS to accelerate, BRAKE / REV to brake and reverse

How to Play

  1. Drive forward past the bay until the rear of the car is roughly lined up with the opening.
  2. Brake to a stop, then keep holding S, Arrow Down or BRAKE / REV to start rolling backward.
  3. Steer while reversing: steering left swings the rear of the car to the left, so aim the rear at the bay.
  4. Once the car overlaps the bay, watch the live accuracy readout and the HUD status text and make small corrections.
  5. Stop with Space when you are centered; Space only brakes, so it will never push you further back.
  6. Hold still until the Hold… indicator fills and Parking Complete! appears.

Objective

Reverse into the glowing bay on each of the five levels. Every bay shows an arrow pointing out of the space, and your car's nose must end up facing that way, so the rear has to go in first.

The park counts once all four corners are inside the lines, the heading is within 12° of the arrow, and you hold the car nearly still for about half a second.

Levels: Five levels of reverse-in bays, with the neighboring parked cars sitting closer to the space at each step.

Scoring

Reverse Parking uses the standard level score: +500 for parking, accuracy × 3 for up to +300, +10 per second under par, and −100 per collision, never going below 0. Reach 90% accuracy or more and the level ends with Perfect Park! instead of Parking Complete!. Because reverse speed is only about half of forward top speed, a tidy setup usually saves more time than rushing the reverse.

The score is an arcade game mechanic only; it says nothing about how anyone parks a real car.

Full breakdown: how parking game scoring works.

Tips for Reverse Parking

  • Pull a little past the bay before reversing so the car has room to swing its rear into the opening.
  • Think about the rear bumper, not the hood: in reverse, steering left moves the rear left.
  • Reversing is slower than driving forward, which gives you time for small steering corrections; use it.
  • Use Space to stop cleanly, because holding S after the car stops sends you backward again.
  • If the angle is well off, drive forward a short way to straighten and back in again instead of forcing it.
  • As the neighbors move closer in later levels, start the reverse straighter; there is less room to fix the angle inside the bay.

These are gameplay tips for this arcade game, not real-world driving advice. More in Reverse Parking Games.

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  • Hard
  • Keyboard · Touch · Mouse
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Parking Escape

Start boxed in by cars and walls, then maneuver out to the green EXIT zone. No bay needed.

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  • Keyboard · Touch · Mouse
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Reverse Parking FAQ

Why does my car turn the wrong way when I reverse?

It is actually turning the way a reversing car does. The rear leads, so steering left swings the rear to the left while the nose moves the other way. It feels backward at first; focus on where you want the rear bumper to go.

Can I drive into the bay nose first?

No. Every bay in Reverse Parking has an arrow pointing out of the space, and the car's nose must face that arrow. Driving in forward leaves you pointing the wrong way, so the park will not count.

How do I reverse on a phone or tablet?

Press and hold BRAKE / REV. It brakes first, and if you keep holding once the car has stopped, it starts reversing. Steer with the ◀ and ▶ buttons while you roll backward.

How straight does the car need to be?

Within 12° of the bay's arrow direction, with all four corners inside the lines and the car held nearly still for about half a second.