Conductor

A bullet-storm arcade game where you command the flow of time — let the storm surge, then freeze it mid-air and thread the gaps.

How to play

Your ship always moves, but the enemy bullets only move while you hold tempo. Let time flow to advance the fight and fire on the conductor at the top of the field, then release to freeze the entire storm solid and reposition through the frozen gaps. Destroy the conductor before its barrage catches you.

• Hold tempo to let bullets, enemies and your shots flow.
• Release to freeze the storm in place so you can weave to safety.
• Fire to chip down the conductor; its health ring drains as you hit it.
• You have three lives — lose them all and the run ends.

Game modes

• Daily Run: a seeded storm that's identical for every player that day.
• Practice: a fresh randomized run any time.

Controls

• Desktop: Arrow keys or WASD to move, hold Space to flow time, hold J to fire. Optionally hold the mouse button inside the field to steer toward the cursor while flowing and firing.
• Phone & tablet: a keyboard is recommended for the precise tempo-and-weave timing this game demands.

Tips & strategy

• Flow time in short bursts — nudge the storm forward, then freeze and find the next safe pocket.
• Line up your ship with the conductor before you hold tempo so your shots land while bullets are live.
• Freeze the instant a wall of fire approaches; repositioning is free while time is stopped.

About Conductor

Conductor is an original free browser arcade game that puts a time-control twist on the dense bullet-storm shooter genre, letting you pause the barrage at will to thread impossible gaps.

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