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.
A snake for the 8-bit heart
Kelp
Grow a kelp strand across a 24 by 32 grid in Atari 800XL or Commodore 64 blue. Rocks are spelled from a pixel font, every plankton plays a note that climbs with your length, and the game keeps a mood with you: DAWN, FLOW, RUSH or DRIFT. A CALM dial has no lives.
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
Swipe or press an arrow to swim. Each plankton adds a segment and a note; the frame is the wall.
- 03
Reach the target length to clear the stage and meet the next rock pattern, and try CALM for a strand with no lives.
Your controls
- Swipe anywhere on the field to turn; keep your finger down and swipe again to turn again. Tap to start.
- Keys: arrows or W A S D turn, Space starts, 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.
Grow a strand
Open the game, choose a machine and a dial, and swim.
Read the rules as JSON
Grid, growth, stages, moods, machines and controls in one document.
The whole game runs in browser files with synthesized sound. Linked pages need an internet connection.
LOCAL GAME PACKTake Kelp
Take Kelp
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.
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Best score, settings and the session mood tape stay in this browser. Clearing browser storage removes them.
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