Arcade

Star Fold Ace

Six starfighters. Burst bullets into stars.

Ages 12 and up

Star Fold Ace

Star Fold Ace

Star Fold Ace

Arcade

How to play

  • Drag anywhere to fly. The ship moves as your finger moves, and the guns fire alone.
  • A hit unfolds one fold. At zero folds you are a flat sheet: one more hit and you are crumpled.
  • Burst with a second finger, a double-tap, Space or a right click: spend one fold to turn nearby bullets into star shards.
  • Fly through the shards to fold back up. Shoot gold elites and mini-bosses for special weapons.
  • Every sector ends with a boss. Shoot off its parts to silence their guns.

Controls

  • Phone or tablet: Drag a finger anywhere to fly. Tap with a second finger, double-tap or tap the BURST button to burst. Flick sideways to roll the Ray.
  • Keyboard: ←↑↓→ or WASD to fly, Space to burst, Shift to roll.
  • Mouse: Hold the left button and drag. Right click to burst.
  • Gamepad: D-pad to fly, A to burst, B to roll.

Tips

  • Burst when the bullets are close: the blast is small, and every bullet inside it becomes a shard for your next fold.
  • Shoot a boss's arms and turrets first. Each part you break stops its fire and makes the core easier to hit.
  • A crisp ship on all four folds scores x1.5 for every kill, so burst when it pays and refold fast.
  • Keep the kills coming for a combo up to x2. A hit or a quiet second and a half ends it.

About this game

Star Fold Ace is a free vertical space shooter where your starship is a sheet of folded foil. Drag a finger anywhere and the ship follows. The guns fire by themselves, so your hands are free to dodge and burst.

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The twist is the burst. Every fold of your ship is a hit point and a weapon, and you can spend one on purpose: tap with a second finger (or press Space) and the ship unfolds in a blast that turns every bullet near you into a gold star shard. Fly through the shards and the ship folds back up.

Fly through six sectors, each with its own new foe: shielded haulers, drill worms, splitters, flickering ghost ships, charging lancers, snipers, tethered drone pairs and repair bots. Gold elites and a mini-boss in every sector drop special weapons for nine seconds: Lightning Chain, Plasma Lance, Swarm Missiles, Nova Orbs, Rail Spike and Prism Spread. Each sector ends with a boss and its signature attack: shoot off its parts one by one and each stops firing. Chain kills for a combo up to x2 and pick a mod after every stage.

Six starfighters wait in the hangar, each with one trait: the all-round Falcon, the big-burst Manta, the rapid- fire Comet, the long-rolling Stingray, the seeking Phoenix and the Royal Kite with three wingmen. Win them by playing. Then try Deep Space, an endless climb, or the Daily Sector: the same run for everyone, every day, on the leaderboard.

Star Fold Ace plays in your browser on phones, tablets and computers. There is nothing to download, no sign-up and no chat. The enemies are clockwork toy ships that burst into bolts: no pilots, no blood.

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