A downloadable game for Windows

Experimental Build Differences:

  • Hold Shift while grappling and it will automatically release while travelling upwards (think 9 o'clock on a watch)
  • Air Drag has been removed.
  • Air Dash has been removed.

Gameplay

Shoot 50 targets as fast as possible. The timer starts when you shoot the first target. Your character's power (e.g. Railgun charge speed) scales with each target you shoot.

  • Orange targets = No bonus
  • Pink targets = Bonus Max Grapple Distance
  • Green targets = Bonus Railgun Charge Speed

Difficulty

Choose a difficulty by shooting the colored orbs at the spawn location.

Controls

  • W,A,S,D --- Movement
  • Space --- Jump (hold to jump higher)
  • Left-click --- Hold to charge railgun, release at 100 charge to fire
  • Right-click --- Hold to grapple, release to let go
  • Mouse 4 --- Dash
  • Shift --- Slide

Controls while Grappled

  • W --- Retract grapple
  • S ---- Extend Grapple
  • AD --- Move left and right
  • Space --- "Pump" (like on a swing) to go faster
  • F --- "Yank" yourself toward the grappled object

MISC Controls

  • R --- Reset game. (Only works after shooting at least 1 target).
  • Escape --- Exit game.

Experimental Build:

  • Hold Shift while grappling and it will automatically release while travelling upwards (think 9 o'clock on a watch)
  • Air Drag has been removed.
  • Air Dash has been removed.

Download

Download
grapplechase-experimental-windows.zip 30 MB
Version 2 Sep 29, 2023

Install instructions

Extract the .zip file. Run the .exe file. It only runs on Windows 64bit machines.