CADENCE

One thumb. Ten tracks.

CADENCE is a space shooter that plays on the beat. Drag to move. Your fire is already locked to the mix. Put on headphones.

It runs in the browser — phone or PC, no install. On a phone it’s built for one thumb. On PC, it’s best with a mouse (click-drag to steer). Keyboard works too if you want it.

A short campaign. Ten stages. Ten different tracks. A boss at the end of each one. Then Remix Mode — harder New Game+ on the same ten floors, tiered, for people who want to stay in the pocket.

A work break. A bus ride. A desktop window. A thumb, a mouse, a song.

Play

• Browser — open the page and go. Chrome or Safari. Add to Home Screen on a phone if you want it like an app. After one load it still plays offline.
• Phone — drag anywhere with one thumb
• PC — mouse is the best feel: click and drag. WASD if you prefer keys. P to pause
• Fire is automatic and on the beat
• Kick rings expand from your ship — time them
• Grab glowing orbs (not the sharp ones)
• Pause anytime. Progress is saved at the stage

The ten

1. First Light
2. Undertow
3. Afterglow
4. Static Bloom
5. Halflight
6. Riptide
7. Nightframe
8. Glass Chorus
9. Redshift
10. Cadence Prime

Clear all ten to unlock Remix Mode. Clear a remix tier and hit the score mark to open the next floor. Practice Mode lets you drill a tier with no rank change. Each floor paints a new trail.

Comfort

• Control sensitivity
• Reduce flashing (photosensitivity) — also on the pause screen
• Resume a run later instead of restarting from stage 1

Free

CADENCE is free. If it earns a place in your headphones, a tip keeps OneThumb Studio making tracks.

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