ⓘ HOW TO PLAY

How to play VECTALOUD

Four rockers vs a robot army: combo robots into scrap, smash one into the screen, beat THE ROADIE.

Goal: Fight through the night festival with your band and beat THE ROADIE. Each rocker has a SPECIAL of their own: JETT's POWER CHORD, BRICK's BASS DROP, ZIP's DRUM ROLL and NOVA's HIGH NOTE. Robots come in swarms and burst into scrap; walk into one to grab it, then hit SPECIAL to SCREEN SMASH it into the glass. Break road cases and merch lockers for NEON orbs (your CPU partner opens lockers too, and THE ROADIE drops one at each phase change): walk into one and your own instrument glows that colour for 8 s. PINK FEEDBACK launches robots into each other, CYAN FREEZE freezes them, YELLOW VOLTAGE arcs each hit to the nearest two and GREEN ENCORE heals you as you hit. TONIGHT'S GIG is the daily: the same gig and twist for everyone, with BRONZE, SILVER and GOLD medals.

Controls: Stick + ATTACK / JUMP / SPECIAL · Keys: WASD / arrows, J attack, K jump, L special

How do you play VECTALOUD?

Pick one of four rockers and fight through the night festival to beat THE ROADIE. ATTACK strings combos, JUMP + ATTACK is a flying kick, and SPECIAL is your hero's own move: it costs a little health and hits a crowd. Robots come in swarms but only two attack at once, and every attack is warned before it lands.

What is a SCREEN SMASH?

Walk into a robot to grab it, then press SPECIAL (or down + ATTACK): it flies into the screen, splats on the glass and knocks over the robots where it lands.

What are the NEON orbs?

The band never picks up weapons: it always plays its own instruments. Break road cases and merch lockers (your CPU partner opens lockers too) or knock THE ROADIE into a new phase for a NEON orb, then walk into it and your instrument glows that colour for 8 seconds. PINK FEEDBACK launches robots into each other, CYAN FREEZE freezes them and slows THE ROADIE, YELLOW VOLTAGE arcs each hit to the two nearest robots, and GREEN ENCORE gives back health as you hit.

What is TONIGHT'S GIG?

The daily: one gig a day (UTC), the same seed and twist for everyone, played on NORMAL. Clear it for BRONZE, clear it without a continue for SILVER, and do that with the whole SET LIST for GOLD. Each night has its own leaderboard.

Can two people play VECTALOUD?

Yes: play with a CPU partner, alone, or with a friend on the same device (keyboard halves or gamepads).

Can I play VECTALOUD on a phone?

Yes: a stick bottom-left and ATTACK, JUMP and SPECIAL bottom-right, all below your thumbs. The art loads after the title, so the game starts fast.