Clay Shadow Tag
By @GaoSong
Survive for 75 seconds by dodging shadow blobs, staying in the moving safe light, and collecting glow tokens.
How to play
- Move your character around the playground to avoid the chasing shadow blobs.
- Stay inside the circular safe light zone to protect yourself from taking damage.
- Run to the new safe zone quickly when the light moves every nine seconds.
- Collect scattered glow tokens to earn points and increase your final score.
Controls
- Touch
- Drag the virtual joystick on the left side of the screen to move.
- Keyboard
- Use the WASD or Arrow keys to run around the playground.
- Mouse
- Not supported.
More about this game
Your goal is to survive a 75-second round of tag against relentless shadow blobs. You must constantly move to stay inside the safe light zone, which relocates every nine seconds. While dodging the shadows, collect glow tokens to increase your score. Every 15 seconds, the shadows change their movement patterns, becoming faster and more erratic as they learn to wobble and lunge. The run ends in victory if you survive the timer, or defeat if you lose all three hearts.
Tips
- Watch for the warning ring; the safe light moves every nine seconds, so be ready to sprint to the new location before you get caught.
- Shadows change their attack pattern every 15 seconds, gaining the ability to lunge when they get within 390 pixels of your character later in the round.
- Use your 1.25 seconds of invulnerability after taking a hit to quickly reposition yourself inside the safe light and avoid taking consecutive damage.
Questions
How do I win the game?
You win by surviving the entire 75-second round without losing all three of your hearts. Keep moving constantly and use the safe light to avoid the chasing shadows.
What do the glow tokens do?
Each glow token you collect adds exactly 100 points to your score. Gathering them while dodging enemies is the best way to achieve a high score before the round ends.
Why are the shadows moving differently?
Every 15 seconds, the shadows remix their patterns. As the match progresses through its 75-second duration, they will start to wobble, move faster, and eventually lunge directly at you.