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Arcade shooter · free browser game

Starfall

Starfall is a fixed-screen arcade space shooter in the tradition of the early-80s cabinet classics, rebuilt from scratch with neon pixel art, particle effects and a synthesised soundtrack that speeds up as the attacks get heavier.

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  • Keyboard
  • Gamepad
  • Touch
  • High scores
Starfall gameplay: purple and magenta alien formation diving at a cyan fighter ship

How to play

Move
← → or A / D
Fire
Space or Z (hold for continuous fire)
Pause
Esc or P
Gamepad
Left stick to move, A or right trigger to fire
Phone / tablet
Drag anywhere to move, hold the FIRE button

Features

  • Unlimited stages with a rising difficulty curve
  • Capture and rescue mechanic with dual-fighter mode
  • Challenge stages with a perfect bonus
  • Keyboard, gamepad and touch controls
  • Local high-score table

About Starfall

Alien squadrons swoop in along curved flight paths, lock into a living formation and break off to dive at you in pairs, sweeps and loops. Scouts are fast and fragile, interceptors fly trickier routes, and commanders take two hits.

Commanders can drop a tractor beam and capture your ship. Lose one and you can win it back: shoot the commander while it is diving and the captured fighter docks beside you for dual-fighter mode, with twice the firepower and a wider target.

Every few stages a challenge stage sends 40 enemies through choreographed routes without firing a shot. Hit all of them for a 10,000-point perfect bonus. Scores are kept on a local leaderboard.

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