Driftcore

Drag. Dodge. Survive.

Driftcore is a free sci-fi bullet hell survival game for your desktop browser. No download required. Mouse and keyboard required.

Your Core does not shoot. Every launch is your escape. Drag and release through bullet storms, ride gravity and wall rebounds, and use defensive skills when the gaps close.

Three moves. One more attempt.

1. Plan: hold to aim with limited slow-motion Focus.
2. Launch: drag and release, then use the walls to change your path.
3. Survive: press E for your Core skill. Close dodges score points and shorten its cooldown.

Meet your first three Cores

Looping in-engine skill sandbox footage. Development visuals; this is a skill showcase.

• Ember / Solar Flare: clear incoming volleys.
• Bastion / Aegis: intercept shots with a contact shield.
• Bloom / Harvest: attract loot and recover health gradually.

Your first run

Click Run game above. Guided flight training teaches launching, Focus, skills and survival before opening the World Map. Then choose a starter Core and try Signal Harbour.

How long can you last? Share your Core, survival time and closest dodge in the comments. Tell us where you first hesitated so we can improve the opening experience.

Build your way through the storm

• 30 playable levels across a branching campaign.
• 20 Cores with distinct defensive skills; three available at the start, with more unlocked through progression.
• Core Modules, upgrades, crafting and loadout choices.
• Enemy waves, elites, bosses and varied projectile patterns.
• Ranks and optional medals for survival and close dodges.
• Keep earned rewards after defeat. Prepare your next attempt.

Controls

Before you launch

Use the embed's fullscreen button for a larger view. Progress saves in this browser; clearing site data can erase it. Music starts muted; adjust it in System > Audio. Rebind controls in System > Controls.

Free, in development. Content and balance may change. Donations are optional and never required to play. Development uses AI-assisted graphics, audio and code, disclosed in the project information.

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