Ten seconds at a time, the cave gets meaner. You are a small dark square in mustard-yellow tunnels, firing with the mouse while red circles close in from every side. Standing still is never an option.
Hurry Cave Shooter unblocked was made by Hugh Kennedy in one weekend for Ludum Dare 27, a jam whose theme was ten seconds. Every part of the game is built around that clock.
How to play Hurry Cave Shooter
The timer starts with your first step left or right. As you move away from the start, new stretches of cave grow around you, and red chasers spawn inside them and drift your way. Point at them and fire. Shots arc down a little, so aim a touch high at long range.
A popped chaser bursts into red pellets that can hurt its neighbors. A chaser that reaches you bursts too and knocks one point off your health. The red bar across the top holds 15 points. When it empties, the screen flashes and a new run starts at once.
The white bar along the bottom drains over ten seconds. Each time it runs dry you get 1,000 points and the round goes up, and new chasers get faster, tougher and more numerous. Dark GRAB ME balls are scattered around; run into one to set it off.
Controls
| To… | Keyboard | Mouse |
|---|---|---|
| Move left / right | A / D or Left / Right arrows | — |
| Jump | W, Z, Up arrow or Space | — |
| Aim | — | Move the pointer |
| Shoot | X or Shift | Hold the left button |
| Release the locked pointer | Escape | — |
Tips
- Back up and shoot. Your aim follows the pointer, not your facing, so you can retreat and fire at once.
- Use the fire key. Holding X or Shift keeps shots flowing without holding the mouse button.
- Aim for the middle of a pack. The pellet burst can chain through nearby chasers.
- Keep bombs for emergencies. A GRAB ME blast hits everything near it, so save it for a crowd.
- Score big in later rounds. Hit points scale with the round number, so a kill near the end is worth far more than one at the start.
Hurry Cave Shooter questions
What happened to my mouse pointer?
Clicking the game locks the pointer inside so your aim can't drift away. A small pale square marks your aim. Press Escape to free the pointer.
What do the GRAB ME bombs do?
Touching one sets it off. It pushes and damages nearby chasers, sprays shots in a ring and restores two points of health.
Can I play on a tablet?
No. You need keys to move and jump and a mouse to aim, and there are no touch controls.
Is my best score kept?
Yes. Your top score is saved in the browser and shown below the game.
