Instructions
Coil Arena
Steer a glowing coil around a round arena with ten rivals. Eat sparks to grow, boost by burning length, and make rivals pop on your body. The tide ring closes in every thirty seconds.
- Year
- 2016
- Era
- Indie Pocket
- Genre
- Arcade / Snake Arena
Free, no sign-up. Keyboard, touch or gamepad.
How to play
- Arrow keys or A / D to turn, Space or Up to boost.
- Or hold the mouse button to steer toward the pointer.
- P to pause.
On touch
- Hold and drag anywhere to steer toward your finger.
- Hold the BOOST button to sprint.
Every run starts on the title screen. Pause any time with P or the pause button; calm mode removes flashes and screen shake.
Maker’s note
A three-minute round with ten seeded rivals, so a daily arena starts the same for everyone. Boosting costs length, so every sprint is a trade. The tide ring shrinks every thirty seconds and the arena gets tight. Score is your longest length plus points for each rival you pop, and bigger rivals pay more.
The Eracade workshop
Target scores
- 132
- 246
- 358
- 466
- 574
- 684
- 796
- 8110
Each target is a step up. Beat them all and you have outplayed the workshop.
The Indie Pocket era, 2015–2019
Flat pastel colour, chunky friendly shapes and a hop that squashes when it lands: short runs that fit in a pocket.
High scores
The top ten runs are saved in this browser with your three initials. Nothing is uploaded unless you submit a ranked run, so clearing site data clears the table.
