Laser Defender

How to play Laser Defender

Laser Defender arms your ship with a continuous beam instead of bullets. Hold fire and it sweeps straight up from wherever you are; heat climbs while it is on and drains while it is off. Push the gauge to the red line and the emitter locks for a cooldown, which is the worst possible moment.

Enemies drift down in loose columns with one to four points of armour, shown as a bar under each. Anything that reaches the floor costs a life. Waves bring heavier armour and faster descent, and the heat drains a little slower each wave, so the safe burst keeps getting shorter.

Objective

Destroy descending enemies with short beam bursts without overheating the emitter.

Features

• Continuous beam with heat build-up, cooling and a lockout
• Armoured enemies with visible health bars
• Waves that raise armour, speed and heat retention
• Three lives lost only to enemies reaching the floor
• Keyboard, drag and on-screen button control

Scores are saved in this browser only. There is no global ranking and nothing is uploaded.