Drift Rocks
A momentum-based asteroid blaster drawn like a sketchbook doodle. Thrust, spin and shoot splitting rocks, dodge saucers, grab power-ups and warp out of trouble on a screen that wraps on every edge.
Drift Rocks is an asteroid-blasting arcade game drawn in ink and pencil on ruled sketchbook paper. Your little ship keeps its momentum, so every thrust sends you gliding across a screen that wraps on all four edges. Shoot a big rock and it splits into two smaller, faster pieces; clear the field to earn a wave bonus and face a bigger, quicker one.
A heartbeat thump speeds up as the rocks thin out, and saucers cross the screen to take potshots: the big ones fire wildly, the small ones aim at you. Shooting a saucer pays well and drops a pickup, and tiny rocks sometimes do too. Triple shot spreads three bullets, rapid fire doubles your rate and a shield soaks one hit. The hyperspace warp teleports you to a random spot on a short cooldown, which can save you or drop you into trouble. You earn a free ship every 10,000 points.
This vector-style space shooter is for fans of classic asteroid games who like a calm, readable look and a physics skill to master. Reaching waves 4, 7 and 10 unlocks lasting perks such as a starting shield, triple shot and an extra ship. Tip: keep thrusting in short bursts and shoot the small, fast fragments first, because they are the ones that catch you out.
How to play
Rotate and thrust your ship to drift around the wrapping screen, and shoot the asteroids; each rock splits into smaller, faster pieces until it is destroyed. Clear every rock to start the next wave. Saucers fire at you, so shoot or avoid them, and collect the T (triple shot), R (rapid fire) and S (shield) pickups they drop. Use the warp to jump to a random spot. You get an extra ship every 10,000 points; the run ends when you lose your last ship.
Controls
- Left / Right arrows (A / D): Rotate
- Up arrow (W): Thrust
- Space: Fire
- X / Shift: Hyperspace warp
- Left stick (touch): Point the ship; push far to thrust
- FIRE button (touch): Shoot, hold for auto-fire
- WARP button (touch): Hyperspace jump
- P / Esc: Pause
- M: Mute
- R: Restart
Category: Shooting games
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