Official Play Guide

How do you play?

Draw a line and close it. The challenge is deciding how much territory to risk while the boss, projectiles, and stage mechanics pressure your active line.

1. Controls

ActionPC defaultMobile
MoveArrow keys / WASDJoystick
CAPTURESPACECAPTURE button
DASHSHIFTDASH button
Options / pauseESCTop Options button

PC bindings can be changed from Options → Key Mapping. Each action supports up to two keys.

2. Capturing territory

Start from safe territory, hold CAPTURE, and move into unclaimed space. Reconnect your active line to safe territory to close a region. The side without the boss becomes captured and reveals more of the stage image.

Release CAPTURE before reconnecting to retreat automatically along the line you just drew. Large captures are faster progress but keep your vulnerable line exposed for longer.

3. Clear targets

4. Boss mechanics

All stages

PANIC / RAGE

Heavy capture pressure can make the boss reclaim space, break out, and chase more aggressively.

Stage 3+

LASER

Laser pressure makes long exposed capture lines more dangerous.

Stage 5+

TERRITORY BREAK

Previously safe territory can become dangerous again.

Stage 8+

WARP

The boss can reposition quickly, changing which large captures are safe.

5. Practical tips

  1. Use small captures early to read boss movement.
  2. Keep some DASH stamina for emergencies.
  3. At 90%, decide whether PERFECT is worth the remaining lives and time.
  4. Landscape orientation is recommended on mobile.