Zasteroid

Mission briefing

Zasteroid is a fast-paced 2D top-down space shooter with roguelike progression. Pilot a starship through endless waves of quirky space foes — meteors, fast-striking interceptors, heavy tanks, kamikazes, and colossal bosses that appear every five waves. Your ship auto-fires nonstop, so all you do is move: dodge enemy fire, hunt XP crystals, and level up to pick from 20+ upgrade cards that reshape your build every run — piercing lasers, homing missiles, wide-spread shot, reactive shields, and more. Collect coins that persist even when you die and spend them in the Hangar to unlock new ships and permanent upgrades. Graze enemy bullets to charge a devastating Super Weapon, complete bonus objectives each wave for extra coins, and survive as long as you can. Every death is a fresh build and another "one more run."

Field manual

Controls * Desktop: Move the mouse — your ship follows the cursor. Use WASD or arrow keys as an alternative. Press Esc to pause. * Mobile: Drag your finger anywhere on screen — the ship follows your touch. Tap the pause button (top-right) to pause. * Your ship auto-fires constantly — you never need to press a shoot button. Just focus on dodging and positioning. Objective Survive endless waves of enemies and beat the boss that appears every fifth wave. Each destroyed enemy drops XP crystals. Fill the XP bar to level up. Leveling & Upgrades When you level up, the game slows down and shows three random upgrade cards. Pick one to shape your build — more bullets, piercing shots, shields, homing missiles, speed boosts, magnet range, and more. Each run plays differently thanks to the upgrades you choose. Coins & Hangar Enemies drop coins. Coins are permanent — you keep them even when you die. Spend them in the Hangar to unlock new ships (each with unique stats) and buy permanent upgrades like extra hull, engine tuning, and weapon calibration. Tips * Keep moving — standing still gets you hit. * Prioritize survival upgrades early, then scale up your offense. * Bosses appear every 5 waves — save your Super Weapon for them. * Complete the wave objective (shown on screen) for bonus coins.

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 landscape (wide) screen and takes its orders from mouse, keyboard or touch, depending on the mission. It is built wide, for a landscape screen — rotate a phone sideways, or give it a tablet or monitor to stretch out on. If it offers a fullscreen control, use it — a fight this size deserves the whole screen.

Field notes for shooting operations

• Short bursts beat long ones. Recoil, spread and plain panic all grow the longer you hold the trigger; three controlled shots land where one long spray writes poetry on the wall behind your target.
• Reload behind something. The reload animation is the most dangerous second in any shooter — spend it behind cover, mid-jump, or not at all if the magazine still has work in it.
• Sound is intelligence. Footsteps, reload clicks and distant fire tell you where the fight is before the screen does; play with the volume up and treat every noise as a map marker.

Zasteroid — questions from the ranks

What does it cost to play Zasteroid?

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 Zasteroid?

Zasteroid is filed in our Shooting 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 Zasteroid on a phone or tablet?

Yes. It plays in the browser on phones and tablets exactly as it does on a computer. It is built wide, for a landscape screen — rotate a phone sideways, or give it a tablet or monitor to stretch out on.

Do I have to install anything before playing?

No installation of any kind. Zasteroid 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 Shooting theatre is one click away — Trigger discipline optional, aim compulsory. Two hundred and thirty-one shooting operations, from arcade galleries to full online firefights, posted in roster order — the strongest files first.