World's Hardest Game
A red square, grids of blue balls on fixed patterns and thirty levels, with a death counter in the corner that never resets.
A Flash puzzle-skill game built out of almost nothing. You are a red square, you must collect the yellow coins and reach the green zone, and the blue circles moving in rigid patterns kill you on contact. Thirty levels, no power-ups, no upgrades, and a running total of every death you've accumulated.
The difficulty is entirely spatial. The patterns are deterministic, so each level has a correct rhythm waiting to be found, and failure is usually impatience rather than bad luck: one square of hesitation in a corridor of circles. Snarky messages between levels are part of the package. The score anybody actually quotes is how few deaths it took.
Controls
Arrow keys or WASD to move the red square. There is nothing else.
Tips
- The patterns never change, so watch a full cycle from safety before stepping into a corridor.
- Move diagonally through gaps; it's quicker than squaring off each turn and costs you fewer deaths.
- Take the coin furthest from the exit first, so the return trip is ground you've already read.