Heat Beam
Hold down a continuous laser, sweep it across drones and swarms, bank shots off mirror drones and vent before you overheat in this twin-stick arena shooter with upgrades.
Heat Beam is a twin-stick arena shooter built around one weapon: a continuous laser that you hold, aim and sweep. The longer you fire, the hotter and stronger the beam becomes, but if the heat bar fills completely your weapon locks up. Then you have to click or tap exactly when the needle crosses the blue vent zone, while enemies keep closing in. Miss it and the gun jams for a moment, which makes every overheat a real risk and reward decision.
The test range fills with different foes. Drones circle and fire pink shots, swarms pour in as a fast cloud that a single sweep can erase, shielded walkers block your beam from the front so you must flank them, and heavy brutes burst into a ring of bullets. Mirror drones reflect the beam, and any enemy you destroy with a bounced beam counts as a bank shot worth triple points. Your beam also vaporises incoming bullets. Chain kills quickly to raise a score multiplier, collect coolant and repair pickups, and after every 25 kills choose an upgrade such as a heat sink, cooling fan, focus lens, wider vent zone or armor plate. Difficulty ramps with new enemy types and faster spawns.
It suits players who like arcade arena shooters with a skill twist and short, repeatable runs. Tip: tap the trigger in short sweeps to let the heat bar fall, and line mirror drones up with a crowd behind them.
How to play
Move with one hand and aim with the other, holding fire to sweep the laser across enemies. Heat builds while you fire and raises beam damage; at full heat you overheat and must click or tap in the blue zone to vent. Flank shielded enemies, bounce the beam off mirror drones for triple-point bank shots and collect pickups. Every 25 kills grants an upgrade. The run ends when your hull reaches zero.
Controls
- WASD: Move
- Mouse + hold click: Aim and fire the beam
- Arrow keys: Aim and fire without the mouse
- Click in the blue zone: Vent after an overheat
- 1 / 2 / 3 or click: Choose an upgrade
- Left thumb (touch): Move
- Right thumb (touch): Aim and beam; tap to vent
- P / Esc: Pause
- M: Mute
- R: Restart
Category: Shooting games
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