Dodge, the arcade game where you dodge everything
Dodge is a free arcade game played in your browser, on a computer or a phone, with no install and no account. The goal: dodge the shots and grab the pink dots. Every second counts, and combos score more. The game is in English, French and Spanish, and installs as an app on a phone's home screen.
Game modes
- Solo: get through four zones, each with its new shots, its color, its music and a boss at the end. One life.
- Daily challenge: the same run for everyone that day, with a rule of the day (fast shots, no bonuses, early boss…).
- Race with friends: make a room, share its link, and everyone starts at once, each on their own field. The others show up as ghosts and their scores update live.
- Co-op: survive together on the same field, with 3 lives each. To bring a fallen teammate back, stand on their grave for a moment.
- Versus: 2 to 8 players on the same field. Your dash pushes the others, and the last one alive wins the round.
How to play
Keyboard and mouse
- Move: arrows, WASD (ZQSD) or hold right click
- Dash: Space, or left click toward the cursor
- Power: F or middle click, once you've picked up 3 bolts
- Pause: Esc
Touch screen
- Move: put a finger down anywhere, then tilt it like a joystick (or slide, if you pick it in the settings)
- Dash: tap with a 2nd finger, or double-tap
- Power: the ⚡ button, once you've picked up 3 bolts
Bonuses
- Shield: takes a hit
- Slow-mo: shots slowed for 4 s
- Shockwave: destroys nearby shots
- Bolt: 3 bolts charge your skin's power
Zones and bosses
A run goes through four zones: Neon, Storm, Abyss and Core. Each one brings new shots (spears, snakes, lasers, rockets, ricochets, clusters, boomerangs, darts, orbiters) and new hazards (waves, sweeps, blast zones, a black hole, corridors, portals), then ends with a boss: the Turret, the Charger, the Twins, then the Hive. Each boss has its own challenge: survive it, or beat it with your dash. After the fourth zone comes the Overdrive: everything at once, faster and faster, with a new mutation every minute (giant shots, fog, gravity, double points…).
Skins and colors
Eleven skins, each with its own power: invincibility, slow motion, shockwave, magnet, ghost, fury, teleport, shrinking, rewinding the shots, vortex, or a surprise power. You unlock them by playing (surviving, grazing shots, reaching the last zones…), along with four color palettes.
Shop
Every run earns coins: one for every 100 points. You spend them in the shop on style: trails behind the player, shapes and colors for its body, dash and death effects, three more palettes. Nothing bought there changes the score. With a Google account, your coins and items follow you from one device to another.
Leaderboard
Solo and co-op runs count on the leaderboard once you sign in with Google. The game's server runs every game and keeps the score, so a score can't be made up.
Frequently asked questions
Is Dodge free?
Yes, completely: no ads, no real money. The shop takes coins earned by playing, and only sells style.
Do I need to install anything?
No, it's played in the browser. On a phone, you can add it to the home screen to open it full screen, like an app.
Can I play on a phone?
Yes, with the phone held sideways and a touch joystick.
How many players?
One, or up to 8 in a room (race, co-op or versus) that friends join through a link.
Can I play offline?
Yes: once the game has been opened once, solo works without a network, but doesn't count on the leaderboard.
Do I need an account?
No. A Google account is only needed to appear on the leaderboard.