Top-down ice hockey in a cyberpunk neon arena. Control your field player while an AI goalie defends your net. Shoot, tackle, and outplay your opponent across 3 periods of intense action.
Controls
- Arrow keys or WASD — Move in 8 directions
- Space or Shift (with puck) — Shoot in your facing direction
- Space or Shift (without puck) — Tackle opponent to steal puck
Puck Mechanics
- Capture — Walk into the free puck to pick it up automatically
- Shoot — Launches puck at 2× your movement speed in your facing direction
- Wall bounce — Puck reflects off top/bottom walls
- Friction — Free puck gradually slows down on the ice
- Stuck puck — If the puck stops for 5 seconds, a face-off is called
Tackle
- Press action near an opponent who has the puck to attempt a steal
- 60% success rate — puck is freed at opponent's position
- 40% failure — you are stunned for 300ms (can't move or act)
- Risk vs reward: aggressive tackles can backfire!
Goalie AI
- Your goalie moves automatically, tracking the puck vertically
- Goalie reacts faster when the puck is nearby
- Goalie is not perfect — angled shots can beat it
- Blocked shots ricochet back into play
Match Format
- 3 periods of 2 minutes each (6 minutes total)
- Teams switch sides after each period
- Face-off at center after every goal and period start
- Tied at the end? Sudden death — next goal wins!
Modes
- Blitz — 1 period of 3 minutes, faster puck, 80% tackle success
- Showdown — No timer, first to 5 goals, puck speeds up with each goal
Inspiration
Based on Activision's Ice Hockey (1981) for the Atari 2600.