Here the enemy ships are not the problem. A sickness is, and it hops from one ship to the next whenever they fly close. Your missiles carry the cure, so every hit turns a red ship gray again and keeps the outbreak from winning.
Backspace: Return to Figadore unblocked is a 3D flying game drawn with crisp vector lines over rolling green hills. Jasper Renow-Clarke built it, along with its tiny 3D engine, for the 2019 js13k contest, where a full entry had to squeeze into 13 kilobytes.
How to play Backspace: Return to Figadore
Tap any key on the title screen to take off. Your ship keeps moving forward without help. Speed up, slow down and turn with the keyboard, and nudge the mouse sideways to strafe without changing your heading.
At the start of a level, half of the ships glow red. After a short pause the infection starts to jump, and any healthy ship that drifts near a red one can catch it. Healthy ships try to keep their distance, but they often fail when the sky gets crowded.
Fire with Space or Enter. Missiles spin straight ahead, last a few seconds and only a handful can be out at once. A near pass on a red ship cures it and adds a point. Heal every red ship to finish the level. Each new level brings more ships and a tighter cure radius, and five levels stand between you and a saved planet. If every ship turns red, the mission fails.
Controls
| To… | Keyboard | Mouse |
|---|---|---|
| Start the game, or return to the title after it ends | Any key (Space or Enter) | — |
| Turn left or right | Left/Right arrows, A/D or Z/X | — |
| Speed up | Up arrow, W or ; | — |
| Slow down and drift back | Down arrow, S or . | — |
| Fire a cure missile | Space or Enter | — |
| Slide sideways | — | Move the mouse left or right |
Tips
- Use the quiet opening. The infection waits a moment before spreading, so fire at the nearest red ships right after the level loads.
- Target sick ships inside crowds. One red ship surrounded by gray ones can start a chain, so it is worth more than a loner far away.
- Strafe to aim. Moving the mouse lets you shift a target into the center line without swinging your whole ship around.
- Don't spray missiles. With only a few allowed in the air, a wild volley leaves you empty when a good shot finally lines up.
- Keep one eye on the side bar. It shows how much of the fleet is sick. When the red share grows, stop wandering and work the closest targets.
Backspace: Return to Figadore questions
Am I supposed to shoot the ships down?
No. Your missiles heal them. A cured ship turns gray and stays in the fleet, and each cure is worth one point.
Why was I suddenly moved back to the center?
The flight area has limits. Fly too far out and the game resets your position to the middle so you don't get lost over empty terrain.
Can I play on a tablet or Chromebook?
A Chromebook or any laptop works fine, since you steer and fire with keys and use the mouse to slide. There are no touch buttons, so a tablet on its own will not do.
