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ⓘ HOW TO PLAY

How to play VECTABUG

Swipe a glitch bug round a neon circuit board. Close a loop with your glowing tail and every chip inside crashes. The antivirus can't cross your tail, so trap it too.

Goal: Swipe to steer the bug along the copper traces of a neon circuit board; its glowing tail follows it. Run back into your own tail to close a loop, and every chip inside the loop crashes. Loop several chips at once to multiply them, and loop again within a few seconds to build a CHAIN (up to x6) that also makes your tail longer. The antivirus hunts you, and one touch costs one of your three lives, but it cannot cross your tail, so trap one inside a loop and it crashes too. Crash every chip to clear the board. Each new board brings something new: an ambusher, bomb chips that blow up their neighbours, sentry beams, locked chips that take two loops, a patcher that cuts your tail, and the KERNEL core that takes three. The chips your loop would crash glow, and a CLOSE ring shows where to finish it. Daily Board gives everyone the same boards.

Controls: Swipe or tap to steer · arrows / WASD · P to pause

How do you play VECTABUG?

Swipe to steer the bug along the copper traces of a neon circuit board; its glowing tail follows it. Run back into your own tail to close a loop, and every chip inside the loop crashes. Loop several chips at once to multiply them, and loop again within a few seconds to build a CHAIN (up to x6) that also makes your tail longer. The antivirus hunts you, and one touch costs one of your three lives, but it cannot cross your tail, so trap one inside a loop and it crashes too. Crash every chip to clear the board. Each new board brings something new: an ambusher, bomb chips that blow up their neighbours, sentry beams, locked chips that take two loops, a patcher that cuts your tail, and the KERNEL core that takes three. The chips your loop would crash glow, and a CLOSE ring shows where to finish it. Daily Board gives everyone the same boards. Controls: Swipe or tap to steer · arrows / WASD · P to pause

Is VECTABUG free to play?

Yes. VECTABUG runs free in your browser with no download, no install and no account — open the page and it starts.

Can I play VECTABUG on a phone?

VECTABUG plays best on a desktop or laptop with a keyboard, though it will load on any modern mobile browser.

How long does a game of VECTABUG last?

A typical run takes around five to ten minutes. It suits medium sessions and plays intermediate, so it sits in the Rush corner of the arcade.

What kind of game is VECTABUG?

VECTABUG is a skill game in the VECTARCADE catalogue — vector-drawn, instant-play, and scored on a global leaderboard.