Retro arcade A breakout for the 8-bit heart
Breakwater
Break a fourteen-by-eight wall in Atari 800XL or Commodore 64 blue with synthesized chip sound. The game keeps a mood with you: DAWN, FLOW, RUSH or DRIFT. A CALM dial has no game over.
Asteroids on the water
Driftwood
A small boat on a dark field, driftwood logs that split big to medium to small and wrap at every edge, no friction, a limited flare rate and a tide bird worth 200. Vector-style lines in Atari 800XL or Commodore 64 light blue, a synthesized heartbeat, and the same mood model as Breakwater: DAWN, FLOW, RUSH or DRIFT. A CALM dial has no game over.
1 playerBrowser playLocal game pack
PRESS PLAY. SEE WHAT HAPPENS.THE FIRST GOOD MINUTE
Try a round ↗Here’s how it goes.
- 01
Pick 800XL or C64 and let it boot, or tap to skip the READY prompt.
- 02
Tap to start. Big logs are 20, medium 50, small 100, the tide bird 200; clear the field for 100 more.
- 03
Watch the mood word in the top bar: DRIFT slows the logs and lengthens your shield, RUSH adds glow, logs and the bird. Try CALM for water with no game over.
Your controls
- Touch: the left third of the water turns left, the right third turns right, the lower middle pushes, a tap in the upper middle fires.
- Keys: arrows or A/D turn, Up or W pushes, Space fires, P pauses, F full screen, M sound, C scanlines, 1 and 2 switch machines, 3 turns the mood dial.
A WAY INTO THE GAME
Come and join in.
Clear a field
Open the game, choose a machine and a dial, and start.
Read the rules as JSON
Scoring, field rule, moods, machines and controls in one document.
Play Breakwater
The first game in this row shares the mood model and the two machines.
The whole game runs in browser files with synthesized sound. Linked pages need an internet connection.
LOCAL GAME PACKTake Driftwood
Take Driftwood
with you.
Browser files for a local web server; this is not a native app or a guarantee that every connected feature works offline.
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Your own little copy.
- Download and unzip the game pack.
- Follow the included guide to start the local game.
- Play locally. The guide explains which features need a connection.
About your save
Best score, settings and the session mood tape stay in this browser. Clearing browser storage removes them.
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