NeonDrift^V2

Hold the grid against waves that learn. Dodge snipers, break guardian shields, survive the anomalies, and choose whether a corrupted upgrade is worth the price.

How to play

Enemies arrive in waves. Clear a wave to pick an upgrade. Bosses appear every fifth wave and alternate between the Core and the Hive Mind. Quick kills build your score multiplier; taking a hit resets it.

The threat meter reacts to how you play. Clear waves fast without taking damage and more elites, anomalies and specialists show up. Struggle and it eases off. Enemies never just get tankier. From wave 11 they start using new tactics.

Hostiles

ChaserRams you. Late waves: accelerates the longer it lives.

FlankerCircles, flashes, lunges. Late waves: chains two lunges.

GunnerKeeps distance and fires. Late waves: leads its shots.

BruteTough, splits in two. Late waves: slams the ground up close.

SniperPerches at the edge and paints you with a red sight. When it goes solid, move or dash. Other enemies block the shot.

GuardianUnarmed, but everything inside its aura shrugs off almost all bullet damage. Kill it first. Bombs ignore the aura.

ElitesAny enemy can spawn with a gold aura: tougher, faster, and guaranteed to drop a weapon mod.

Arena anomalies (wave 6 and up)

Gravity wellPulls you, enemies and bullets inward. The core hurts. You can always outrun it.

Solar flare and laser gridA zone lights up. Three seconds later it burns anything inside, enemies included.

Pickups and upgrades

Gems add score. Spread, Laser and Rapid are timed weapon mods that stack. Shield cells, repairs and bombs do what they say. A gold star is a rare upgrade, applied instantly. From wave 3 the upgrade picker may offer a corrupted upgrade: a huge boost with a permanent cost.

Controls

Keyboard and mouse

Move	`WASD` or arrow keys
Aim	Mouse. Without a mouse you aim at the nearest enemy.
Fire	Hold left click or `Space`. `F` toggles auto-fire.
Dash	`Shift` or right click
Bomb	`E` or `Q`
Pause	`P` or `Esc`
Mute	`M`
Pick upgrade	`123` or click

Touch

Move	Drag anywhere on the field. A joystick appears under your thumb.
Aim and fire	Automatic, at the nearest enemy
Dash and bomb	Buttons at bottom right

Paused

Wave 1

Wave 1 cleared

Pick one upgrade for the rest of this run.

Ship lost

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