RAPIDfast auto-fire
Score
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Ride the rim
x1.0
Wave
01
CLASSIC
Lives
Core
PULSE
WARP
in the spirit of early arcade tube shooters
VORTEX/81
Ride the rim. Burn the lanes. Keep the vortex alive.
Run Contract
Separate boards for score variants
MoveArrow keys / A-D / D-pad
FireHold left mouse / Space / A button
PulseRight mouse / Shift or X / shoulder
WarpW or Up arrow / B button – jump to the far side
PauseP or Esc / Start
Steer pad (left) – slide to bank lanes
Fire pad (right) – hold to keep firing
Pulse pad – tap to clear nearby threats
Pause button (top-right) to suspend the vortex
Power Vortex
Collect before they pass the rim
Weapons – active fire
RAILpiercing beam
SPREADthree lanes
PULSEbomb ready
Passive – protection
SHIELDbreach guard
SLOWtime drag
Bonus – score & life
SCORE COREinstant points
OVERDRIVEbonus points
LIFE SPARK+1 life
2Xscore x2 / 8s
signal lost
GAME OVER
Archive the run or retry the vortex.
Score
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Wave
01
High
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STANDARD - No medals
Archive run
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vortex suspended
PAUSED
Read the power vortex, then resume.
Leaderboard Leader
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Score Archive
Leaderboard offline - local high score active
Online scores are unverified. Gameplay replays are not checked by this service.
record broken
NEW HIGH SCORE
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medal unlocked
MEDAL
arcade intel
NEW SIGNAL
Threat data incoming.
Press fire / tap to engage