Curvewar

Your line never stops turning and leaves a solid trail behind — box your rivals in and be the last one still moving.

How to play

Each player drives a constantly-moving trail that you can only steer left or right. Crash into any trail, the arena wall, or yourself and you're out for the round; survive longest to take it. Optional pickups speed you up, slow you down, thin your trail, clear the field or let you phase. A once-per-round phase punches you through a single trail you'd otherwise hit — but it tears a gap in your own line.

Steer left or right only; you can't stop or reverse.
Touching any trail, wall, or yourself ends your round.
Trap opponents into shrinking pockets while you keep open space.
Save your phase for one unavoidable crash each round.

Game modes

Local play: mix 0–4 human players with 0–3 computer rivals on one keyboard.
Computer strength: Easy, Medium, or Hard.
Online: host a match for a code, quick-match, or join with a code.

Controls

Desktop: each player gets a left/right key pair (Player 1 uses Left/Right arrows, Down to phase); A/D, V/B and N/M cover extra hot-seat players.
Phone & tablet: keyboard required — this is a key-pair game with no on-screen steering.

Tips & strategy

Hug the outside early to claim the most open territory, then cut inward to wall others off.
A thin-trail pickup lets you slip through gaps that would trap a full-width line.
Don't waste your phase escaping — spend it to cut through and seal an opponent in.

Origins

Curve War recreates the snaking multiplayer duel that has been a hot-seat favorite since the 1990s — steer a constantly-curving trail and outlast your rivals, where touching any wall or trail knocks you out. Last curve alive wins; chaos with friends.

About Curvewar

Curvewar is an original, free browser version of the classic light-trail survival duel, adding pickups and a one-shot phase move for local hot-seat or online play. No install required.

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