Catch Frenzy
Slide your basket back and forth to catch falling items like stars and vinyl records before they hit the ground.
How to play
- Start the round by clicking or tapping the Start button on the main menu screen.
- Move your character left and right across the play area to position the catching basket.
- Catch the falling items directly inside the 320-pixel wide basket to increase your current score.
- Watch the speed multiplier in the corner, which increases by one level for every five catches.
- Keep catching without letting a single item touch the bottom edge, or the game ends.
Controls
- Touch
- Drag your finger left or right across the screen to move the catching basket.
- Keyboard
- Press the Left and Right Arrow keys or the A and D keys to move.
- Mouse
- Click and drag your mouse cursor left or right to slide the character around.
More about this game
In Catch Frenzy, your goal is to catch as many falling items as possible to build a high score. You control a character holding a basket, sliding left and right across the screen to intercept objects like stars, soda cans, paint splashes, and vinyl records. The core loop gets harder quickly: the initial fall speed starts at 630, but every catch adds 30 to the speed, and the spawn delay shrinks. A single missed item hitting the ground ends your run immediately.
Tips
- The spawn delay between items starts at 790 milliseconds but drops by 14 milliseconds with every successful catch, down to a minimum of 235 milliseconds.
- Falling speed increases by 30 units per catch, plus an extra 7.5 units for every second you survive, so prioritize fast horizontal movements.
- Stay near the center of the screen when no items are falling so you can reach the left or right edges quickly when needed.
Questions
How does the difficulty increase over time?
The game becomes harder in two ways: the falling speed of items increases with every catch and every second played, and the spawn delay between new items decreases significantly.
What happens if I miss a falling item?
If an item falls past your basket and touches the bottom safe zone of the screen, your character enters a miss state and the round ends immediately.
Can my character move completely off the screen?
No, your character's movement is clamped to the edges of the play area. The basket stops moving once it reaches 34 pixels away from the left or right edge.