A SIGNAL FROM THE OTHER SIDE

SPECTRA VADERS

Seven sectors. One little ship.
Something beautiful wants to invade.

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SECTOR01 / 07

THE ARCADE IS OPEN

MAKE CONTACT.

A small ship against a very large universe.
Clear all seven sectors. Keep your signal alive.

ARROWS / WASD TO MOVE · SPACE TO FIRE

01
FIRST CONTACT

Learn the rhythm. Hold the line.

DRAG THE SHIP
OR USE THE PADS

SAVE YOUR SIGNAL / VERIFIED EMAIL · PUBLIC NICKNAME

Your pilot identity.

Play freely. Sign in only when you want to save a public score.

Finish a run to save its score.

Only your chosen name, best score, sector and approved website are public. Email stays private. Names are not unique. Scores are player-submitted—not cheat-proof or prize eligible. Signing in does not subscribe you to emails.

High signals.

PUBLIC ROSTER / TOP 25 · BEST SCORE PER PLAYER

Approved pilot websites open in a new tab ↗.

Public Spectra Vaders leaderboard
#PilotScoreSector
Connecting to the scoreboard…

THE LONG WAY HOME7 SECTORS · 3 GUARDIANS
  1. 01FIRST
    CONTACT
  2. 02NEON
    SWARM
  3. 03MOON
    MACHINE
  4. 04SIGNAL
    STORM
  5. 05HEAVY
    ORBIT
  6. 06RED
    SHIFT
  7. 07FINAL
    TRANSMISSION

FLIGHT MANUAL / NO COINS REQUIRED

Small ship.
Big nerve.

Move with the arrow keys or WASD. Up/down lets you fly ahead of the barriers or tuck behind them. Hold SPACE to fire. Press P or ESC to pause, M to toggle sound.

On a phone, drag anywhere on the playfield to move in both directions and fire, or hold the direction and fire pads below. Your gun cycles through pulse, piercing laser and wavy ripple every ten shots; its current mode appears at the top of the screen. Play in landscape for a larger view.

Armored aliens need two hits. Shields erode under fire. Clear a mothership on sectors 3, 5 and 7. Earn a spare ship after sectors 2, 4 and 6, up to five ships. If the formation reaches your ship, the invasion wins.

Pauses automatically when you leave the page. Personal best stays in this browser. No account required to play. Sign in below only if you want to publish your best score.

SCOUT / SMALL & RESTLESS
ARMOR / TWO HITS, PLEASE
GUARDIAN / A VERY LARGE PROBLEM