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Star Duel

Newtonian space combat in open vacuum. Thrust, rotate, and fire missiles while drifting through wraparound space. Use hyperspace warp to escape — but there's a 20% chance it kills you. First to 7 wins.

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Controls

  • Arrow Up / W — Thrust forward
  • Arrow Left / A — Rotate left
  • Arrow Right / D — Rotate right
  • Space — Fire missile
  • Arrow Down / S — Hyperspace warp (random teleport, 20% death chance)

Rules

  • Ships have full Newtonian inertia — you keep drifting after thrusting
  • Slight drag slows you gradually, but momentum is king
  • The arena wraps around — fly off one edge, appear on the other
  • Up to 3 missiles in flight per player, with a brief cooldown between shots
  • Missiles inherit your ship's velocity plus their own thrust
  • Missiles expire after 1.5 seconds if they don't hit anything
  • Ship-to-ship collision kills both players (no point awarded)
  • Hyperspace warp: random position, 20% death chance, 3-second cooldown
  • 2 seconds of invulnerability after each respawn
  • First to 7 kills wins the match

Modes

  • Gravity Well — Central star pulls ships and missiles into orbital trajectories
  • Debris Field — 8 asteroids block missiles and kill ships on contact

Inspiration

Based on Spacewar! (1962) — the grandfather of space combat games.

See Also

Gravity Well · Debris Field · P2P Games · /game