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BEST 0 · SECTOR 1 · KILLS 0
HOLD FIRE TO CHARGE · RELEASE AT THREATS
OBJ — CLEAR THE SECTOR
COMBO x1
VECTARCADE
VECTAPATROL
STICK / WASD · HOLD FIRE · FLANK SHIELDS · FORCE-FIELDS · PHASE CORE · BLACK HOLES
EPIC R-TYPE SECTOR PATROL
VECTAPATROL
Fly the UFO down a VECTASWARMS war corridor. Fortress integrity armour, Aegis/Deflector/Prism fields, Phase Core ghosting, front-arc flank shields, shard mining, Black Holes + Singularity→Event Horizon. Hold FIRE to charge a hitscan laser. Mega-bosses every third sector — Carrier · Spiral · Hive · Omega.
wasd / arrows / stick · hold fire / space / right pad
1–3 pick upgrades · p pause
TAP TO PATROL
SECTOR CLEAR
CHOOSE UPGRADE
Pick one — weapons stack, pod modes deepen. Keys 1–3.
hull breach
PATROL LOST
NEW BEST
TAP TO RETRY
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HOW TO PLAY

How to play VECTAPATROL

Epic R-Type corridor — UFO, floor tanks, bunkers, asteroids & shards. Charge the beam, Force Pod, bank kills.

Goal: Fly the UFO down an R-Type rock corridor — auto-pulse the swarm, duck behind asteroids, crack shard crystals, silence floor tanks and wall bunkers, hold FIRE to charge a piercing beam, dock or detach the Force Pod, bank held kills at each sector gate, then pick one of three upgrades. Bosses every third sector.

Controls: Stick / WASD / arrows to fly. Hold FIRE (space / shift / right pad) to charge; release for the beam. Keys 1–3 pick upgrades.

How do you play VECTAPATROL?

Fly the UFO down an R-Type rock corridor — auto-pulse the swarm, duck behind asteroids, crack shard crystals, silence floor tanks and wall bunkers, hold FIRE to charge a piercing beam, dock or detach the Force Pod, bank held kills at each sector gate, then pick one of three upgrades. Bosses every third sector. Controls: Stick / WASD / arrows to fly. Hold FIRE (space / shift / right pad) to charge; release for the beam. Keys 1–3 pick upgrades.

Is VECTAPATROL free to play?

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

Can I play VECTAPATROL on a phone?

Yes — VECTAPATROL has on-screen touch controls and is built to run at 60fps on a mid-range phone as well as on desktop.

How long does a game of VECTAPATROL 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 VECTAPATROL?

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