Horizon: Flight Into the Light

Mission briefing

Glide toward the setting sun: weave between white towers, collect triangles and catch blue crystals that lift the sun back up and throw your glider forward in a rush. Every 3 km a new world begins with new obstacles — ramps, rolling balls, gates, grinders, windmills, pendulums and presses. How far can you fly before the light is gone?

Field manual

Desktop: arrow keys or A/D to steer, Space, Up arrow or W to jump. Mobile: hold the left or right half of the screen to steer, swipe up to jump. The sun slowly sets. Blue crystals raise it back up, building shadows make it set faster. Green crystals give you jumps. The flight ends when the light is gone or you crash. Spend collected triangles in the Hangar on permanent upgrades.

Launch orders: press Launch mission above and the game loads on this page itself — nothing downloads and no form stands between you and the first move. It is designed for a flexible screen and takes its orders from mouse, keyboard or touch, depending on the mission. It adapts to both upright and wide screens, so phones, tablets and desktops all frame it sensibly. If it offers a fullscreen control, use it — a fight this size deserves the whole screen.

Field notes for action operations

• First run is reconnaissance. Spend it learning where the danger actually spawns from instead of chasing a score — most action games announce their patterns honestly in the opening minute, then repeat them with worse manners.
• Movement is a defensive stat. A moving target at half health outlives a stationary one at full health in nearly every game on this board, so keep relocating between shots, strikes and reloads.
• Learn the exit before the entrance closes. In arena and chase games alike, the players who survive longest are the ones who noticed the second doorway while everyone else was watching the first.

Horizon: Flight Into the Light — questions from the ranks

What does it cost to play Horizon: Flight Into the Light?

Nothing at all. The mission is free from the first order to the last — no sign-up, no download, no paid tier guarding the good levels. The advertising around this page is what keeps the board free.

What sort of mission is Horizon: Flight Into the Light?

Horizon: Flight Into the Light is filed in our Action theatre. Like every operation on this board, it is a browser game — read the briefing above for the publisher's own account of what you are deploying into.

Can I run Horizon: Flight Into the Light on a phone or tablet?

Yes. It plays in the browser on phones and tablets exactly as it does on a computer. It adapts to both upright and wide screens, so phones, tablets and desktops all frame it sensibly.

Do I have to install anything before playing?

No installation of any kind. Horizon: Flight Into the Light is an HTML5 game: press the launch button and it loads on this page, and closing the tab leaves nothing behind.

After-action

Mission complete, or still pinned down? The full Action theatre is one click away — The main hall of the board: 469 operations where something is always moving, exploding, escaping or being chased. If a game has a pulse and a problem, it is probably filed here.