How to play

Each wave of neon insects flies in along sweeping curves and settles into a lattice that sways and breathes at the top of the screen. Then they start to peel off, alone or in pairs, and dive at you while firing.

• Drag anywhere to slide your ship. It follows your thumb's movement, not its position.
• Your cannon fires automatically, but only three shots can be in the air at once, so standing under a target fires faster than spraying at empty space.
• Moths go down in one hit. Beetles take two. Prisms split into two darts that dive at you when they break.
• Lanterns dive to the middle of the screen and shine a green beam downward. Step out of it. If it catches you while you have twin shot, it steals the upgrade, and if you have nothing to steal, you lose a ship.
• You start with three ships.

Scoring

Insects are worth twice as much while they dive. Killing two or more from the same diving group pays a chain bonus. Every wave clear pays a bonus, and an accuracy bonus that grows with the square of your hit rate. Extra ships at 15,000 and 40,000 points, then every 50,000.

Power-ups

Diving insects sometimes drop a capsule. Twin shot doubles your cannon until you lose a ship. Shield absorbs one hit. Slow time halves enemy speed for six seconds. Shoot a lantern that stole your twin shot and it drops it back with a 500 point rescue bonus.

Tips

• Shoot divers early, while they are still above you. Fewer divers means fewer bullets.
• Clear the beetles in the middle row first; they soak up your shots later.
• Waves keep getting faster and angrier. There is no last wave.

FAQ

Do I need to aim? Only with your position. The cannon fires straight up on its own.

Does it work on a phone? Yes. It is designed for one thumb in portrait, and also plays with a keyboard on desktop.