Defend the line. Clear every wave. Pixel Armada is a five-level arcade campaign that loops back on itself with rising difficulty until you run out of lives.
Objective
Destroy every enemy in the formation to clear a level. After level 5, the campaign restarts at level 1 with a difficulty multiplier — that's a new wave. The longer you survive, the harder the enemies push.
Controls
- Desktop: Arrow keys or A/D to move, space (or up arrow) to fire.
- Mobile: Use the on-screen buttons below the playfield — left, right, and fire.
Lives and Waves
You start a campaign run with 3 lives. Lives are shared across all 5 levels and across every wave loop. When a life is lost you get a brief invulnerability window. Lose all three and the run ends.
Scoring
- Front-rank enemy: 10 pts
- Mid-rank enemy: 20 pts
- Back-rank enemy: 40 pts
Score persists across the whole run. Game over captures your final score and current wave for the leaderboard.
Power-Ups
Killed enemies sometimes drop a power-up that floats down. Pick it up to activate. Only one power-up is active at a time; collecting a new one replaces the current.
- Rapid Fire — removes the firing cooldown for a few seconds.
- Shield — absorbs the next hit you take.
- Multi-Shot — fires three projectiles per shot.
Game Over
When the run ends, your score and wave are captured. If your score qualifies for the local top 10, you'll enter three initials. The leaderboard is stored in your browser only.