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 lunar lander for the 8-bit heart
Soft Landing
Fly a small lander down a vector skyline in Atari 800XL or Commodore 64 blue and set it on a pad slow, straight and level. Narrow pads pay more. The game keeps a mood with you: DAWN, FLOW, RUSH or DRIFT. A CALM dial has unlimited fuel and 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
Watch ALT, HS, VS and FUEL; the instruments turn red when a number would not survive a landing.
- 03
Land on the 1X pad first, then try the 2X and 4X, and watch the mood word in the top bar change with your flying.
Your controls
- Touch: hold the middle of the field to burn, the left and right thirds to tilt.
- Keys: Up or Space burns, arrows or A/D tilt, 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.
Fly a descent
Open the game, choose a machine and a dial, and bring the lander down.
Read the rules as JSON
Physics, landing limits, pads, scoring, 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 Soft Landing
Take Soft Landing
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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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.