ZYRONYX
Shoot 'em Up

A classic vertical shoot 'em up inspired by Twinbee and Parodius. Fly through 10 colorful worlds, collect power-ups, defeat bosses and climb the highscore ladder – right in your browser, no download required.

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Shoot 'em Up Arcade Free No Download Mobile & Desktop PWA DE / EN

Features

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10 WORLDS

From Candy Nebula to The Core – every level features a unique visual theme and enemy formation.

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4 WEAPON TIERS

12 weapon levels across 4 tiers: PULSE, TWIN, BURST and NOVA. Each tier fundamentally changes firing pattern, speed and damage.

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CLONE SHIPS

Up to 3 semi-transparent companion ships follow with a slight delay and fire in sync – quadrupling your firepower.

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BOSS FIGHTS

Every level ends with a boss encounter. Boss HP scales +20 % per level – from 140 HP (L1) to 722 HP (L10).

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COMBO SYSTEM

Defeat enemies in quick succession for multiplier bonuses. Up to COMBO ×10 for 2,000 bonus points per 3-kill streak.

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OFFLINE / PWA

Installable as a Progressive Web App. Once loaded, the game runs completely offline.

Controls

TOUCH Hold and drag – the ship follows movement relative to where you touched down. Auto-fire as long as your finger is on screen.
MOUSE Hold the mouse button and drag. Works identically to touch control. Auto-fire while the button is held.
PAUSE Tap the pause button in the top right corner (⏸). The pause menu offers Resume, Restart or Main Menu.
FIRE The ship fires automatically whenever you hold touch or mouse button. No separate fire button needed.

Power-Ups

WEAPON UP

Raises weapon level by one step (max. 12). Penalty on hit: −2 levels.

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CLONE SHIP

Adds a companion ship that follows with a slight delay and fires alongside you. Max. 1 in L1–3, max. 2 in L4–6, max. 3 from L7 onward.

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SHIELD

20 seconds of invincibility. A rotating hexagonal shield indicates active protection.

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BOMB

Destroys all enemies on screen and clears all projectiles. Spectacular screen flash with screen shake.

+1 LIFE

Grants one extra life. Every defeated boss is guaranteed to drop a life power-up.

10 Worlds

1 🍬 Candy Nebula
2 💎 Crystal Caverns
3 🍄 Mushroom World
4 ⚙️ Clockwork City
5 ❄️ Ice Comet
6 🌋 Lava Realm
7 👻 Phantom Galaxy
8 🤖 Cyber Fortress
9 🌈 Rainbow Dimension
10 The Core

Technical

Platform Runs in any modern browser. No download, no plugin, no account.
Offline Mode Installable as a PWA on your home screen. Service Worker caches all resources for offline play.
Resolution & Scaling 360×640 internal resolution (9:16 portrait). Scales automatically to any screen size – from smartphone to desktop.
Audio Procedural audio via Web Audio API. All sounds and music sequences are generated in real time – no audio files.
Highscores Top-10 leaderboard stored locally (localStorage). 3-letter name entry after setting a new record.
Performance Object pools for bullets, enemies and particles – no garbage collection in the game loop. Auto-quality tier for older devices.

Free to play – right in your browser, no download needed.

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