Vibesteroids

How to play Vibesteroids

Vibesteroids is a browser asteroids-style shooter: you pilot a ship, blast rocks, and dodge the fragments that fly off them. It was created by Peter Marreck as a single-file HTML game and is rehosted here under its MIT license. We do not claim authorship. The original source is linked on the game page, and a few non-game debug snippets from the upstream file were omitted for this rehost.

The loop is momentum and awareness. Your ship keeps sliding after you thrust, so the way to survive a crowded field is to fire in short bursts, glance at the edges of the screen, and leave yourself a way out before a large rock breaks into several smaller ones. Clearing a rock is useful only if you can also clear, or slip past, the pieces it becomes.

Use the keyboard or on-screen controls shown inside the game. It runs in your browser with no download. Because this is a rehosted copy, the feel of the controls follows the original project.

Tips

• Tap thrust instead of holding it; the ship is easier to steer in short bursts.
• When a large rock is about to break, turn toward empty space before you fire the last shot.
• Keep an eye on the opposite edge of the screen — rocks that leave one side can come back on the other, depending on the original wrap rules.

Controls: keyboard, touch. No download and no sign-in required.

FAQ

Who made Vibesteroids?

Peter Marreck created Vibesteroids as a single-file HTML game. We rehost a copy under its MIT license and link to the original repository from the game page.

Is Vibesteroids free to play in the browser?

Yes. You can play it here without a download or an account, under the terms of its MIT license.

Does it work on a phone?

Yes, with the on-screen controls shown in the game, as well as a keyboard when one is attached.