Orbit Blades
Survive five minutes in a haunted forest as spinning blades orbit you and shred the horde. Collect crystals, level up, pick boons and unlock permanent grove charms.
Orbit Blades is a survivor-style action game where you never press an attack button. A circle of steel blades spins around your wanderer and slices anything that gets too close, so your only job is to move, weave through the swarm and scoop up the glowing crystals the fallen leave behind. The goal is simple: hold out in the dark forest for five minutes until dawn breaks.
Every level-up pauses the action and offers three boons: an extra blade, faster spin, a wider orbit, keener edges, quicker boots, a bigger crystal magnet, healing, or new weapons like the Pulse Nova blast ring and seeking Homing Stars. The forest fights back with horned imps, weaving bats, dashing shades and hulking brutes, a circling bat swarm every minute and two towering Treant bosses. As the clock runs down the grove slowly warms toward a golden sunrise. Milestones unlock permanent grove charms, such as starting with a third blade or a free Pulse Nova, that carry over to every future run.
This auto-attack horde survival game is perfect for short, satisfying sessions on desktop or phone. Tip: keep moving in wide circles so enemies bunch up at the edge of your orbit, and grab Pulse Nova early to clear the crowd before the first Treant wakes at 2:30.
How to play
Move to steer your wanderer; the orbiting blades attack automatically. Collect crystals to fill the XP bar, then choose one of three boons each level. Avoid touching enemies, which drains your health. Survive until the timer reaches dawn at five minutes to win. Score comes from kills, crystals, time survived and a big dawn bonus.
Controls
- WASD / Arrow keys: Move
- Drag anywhere (mouse or touch): Virtual joystick to move
- 1 / 2 / 3, arrows + Space, or click / tap: Choose a boon on level up
- P / Esc: Pause
- M: Mute sound
- R / Space: Restart after a run
Category: Action games
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