Objective
Survive until 12:00. Kill creatures to drop XP, level up, and choose one of three upgrades each time. Bosses show up at 3, 6 and 9 minutes and drop chests. When you die or win, coins go to the shop for permanent boosts and new characters.
New · roguelite · survive 12 minutes
Swarm.
You no-clipped into the Backrooms and everything down here is coming for you. Your weapons fire on their own, you move, grab XP and pick upgrades. Crawlers, Hounds, Deathmoths, Smilers and Crumb Goblins pour in faster every minute. Survive 12 minutes until the lights come back on.
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Controls
- WASD / arrow keys: move. Weapons fire automatically.
- Space: dash (you can’t be hit for a split second).
- P / Esc: pause and see your build.
- Touch: drag anywhere for a joystick, DASH button on the right.
Weapons & evolutions
Max a weapon and own its partner item to evolve it:
- Lamp Beam + Battery Pack → Floodlight
- Bread Boomerang + Duck Feather → Baguette Storm
- Fuse Sparks + Big Bulb → Power Surge
- Quack Shockwave + Almond Water → MEGA HONK
- Egg Bombs + Hot Sauce → Golden Clutch
- Duck Drones + Fridge Magnet → Duck Squadron
Characters: The Guard (Lamp Beam), Duck (Bread Boomerang) and Glitch Kid (Fuse Sparks).
Useful strategy
- Keep moving in wide circles. Standing still gets you surrounded.
- Pick weapons early and passives later, so your evolutions line up by the 9-minute boss.
- Save your dash for escaping a ring of Hounds.
- The Deathmoth is drawn to your light. Lead it away from the crowd.