← Trainer ToolsMartin Furminger · Browser challenge
Retro arcade challenge

Galaxy Defender

Hold the defence line as alien formations descend. Move, fire, use the bunkers, chase combos and survive increasingly fast waves. Simple to learn. Much less simple to stop playing.

Original retro-style browser game
Wave1
Score0
High score0
Lives3
Accuracy
Combo×1
Choose your flight setting

Defend the line.

Move with ← → or A / D. Fire with Space. On a phone or tablet, use the controls below. Clear the formation before it reaches you.

Consecutive hits build your combo. Misses reset it. The orange bonus craft is worth chasing.

Choose a difficulty to begin.
Scout · 10Raider · 20Elite · 30Bonus craft · 100+

How the game works

  • Clear every alien in the formation to reach the next wave.
  • The formation speeds up as numbers fall and each new wave begins faster.
  • Enemy fire chips away at the three defence bunkers before it reaches you.
  • Consecutive hits increase your combo multiplier. A miss resets it.
  • The orange bonus craft crosses the top for extra points.

What could you debrief?

Underneath the arcade layer is a useful conversation about attention, prioritisation, maintaining accuracy as pace increases, and whether people become more cautious or more impulsive under pressure.

Try asking: “What did you start doing differently once the screen became busier?”