Tap Tides
Hold to dive, let go to rise, and thread a line of pearls that lands exactly on the beat of the tide. Dodge urchins and jellyfish and keep the chain alive.
- Year
- 2014
- Era
- One-Tap
- Genre
- Endless / Rhythm
Free, no sign-up. Keyboard, touch or gamepad.
How to play
- Touch and hold anywhere (or hold mouse, Space or Down) to dive; release to rise.
- Pearls land on the beat.
- P to pause.
On touch
- Touch and hold anywhere to dive, release to rise.
Every run starts on the title screen. Pause any time with P or the pause button; calm mode removes flashes and screen shake.
Designer’s note
The pearls land on the beat of the tide, so the game is a rhythm game wearing a diving suit. Holding and releasing is as simple as input gets, and the difficulty comes from asking you to keep the same rhythm while the water speeds up. It is meant to be played with sound on.
The One-Tap era, 2012–2014
One thumb, big flat colours and endless runs built for the bus stop.
High scores
The top ten runs are saved in this browser with your three initials. Nothing is uploaded, so clearing site data clears the table.
More from the shelf
-
Pendulum Pop
Swing on a stretchy line as a tiny glowing seed. Let go, pop the orbs, and grab the next anchor before you sink into the mist.
Free to playPlay -
In the workshopOne Thumb Hop
Tap to bounce a flat little blob between sliding rooftops. That is the entire game, and it is enough.
Coming soon -
Jellyjoint Jamboree
Fire Jelly Joe from a circus cannon across a carnival course. Tuck to flip, bounce off pads, bumpers and rings, pop balloons and stick the landing. Three shots a run, and gear to buy between them.
Free to playPlay -
Crosswind Crags
Duel rival archers across a windy chasm. Wind and gravity change every turn, and floating shield plates ricochet your arrows: bank a shot around cover for double damage.
Free to playPlay