Alien Shooting Block

Why We Picked Alien Shooting Block

Alien Shooting Block is a four-minute game with a restart button that costs nothing, which is the whole of its design. aiming and firing is the job, repeated under mild pressure until the pressure stops being mild. Thin, fast, and honest about it: the loop is the whole game. The reason it stayed: the loop is legible in ten seconds and still worth a twentieth attempt. By the numbers: 2,010 plays, 4.1 out of 5 from 58 ratings, and 310 of 500 on the arcade shelf.

How to Play

The page documents very little, so these are the things worth knowing before you spend time on it:

• Reader mode strips embedded frames, so the game area stays blank until it is switched off.
• Survive as long as the game allows and let the number measure it.
• Ease off before the fast section instead of catching up during it.

Editor’s Note

There is rarely a difficulty setting, so the only adjustment available is your own patience. Loading time matters more here than anywhere else: a game that takes a moment to start is a game you skip.

Written by the UGFJD editorial team for this page. The publisher’s own description follows below, unedited.