Reflex arcade · iPhone & Android
Keep the grid alive.
Cells light up, heat up, then burn out. Tap them in time, clear levels, and take on boards that keep changing the rules.
- No sign-in
- Plays offline
- Short sessions
- Free with ads
- Fresh
- Warning
- Critical
A quick taste of the game. The app adds a campaign, daily challenges and arcade modes.
How it plays
Read the colour. Beat the burnout.
Tap a lit cell before it burns out. The hotter it gets, the less time you have.
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Idle
Dark cells can wait.
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Fresh
A cell lights up. Tap to clear it.
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Warning
Amber means time is running out.
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Critical
Red means act now.
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Burnout
Too late. The level decides the cost.
The campaign
New levels. New pressure.
Learn the rhythm, then take on new patterns, tighter goals and boss milestones. Earn stars to open the next tier.
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Goals and deadlines
Hit a score, survive the clock, or finish without a miss.
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Patterns that move
Read lines, diagonals, Shape Shifter formations and the Ember Snake.
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Mixed pressure
Random cells and patterns arrive together as the difficulty builds.
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Stars and bosses
Aim beyond a clear with star targets and boss milestones.
Arcade families
Many ways for the board to come at you.
Unlock arcade families as you progress. Each brings its own kind of pressure, with Survival and Time Attack rulesets.
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Classic
A mix of pressure styles keeps you adapting as the run builds.
- Survival
- Time Attack
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Random
Unpredictable cells appear across the grid. React before they burn out.
- Survival
- Time Attack
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Pattern
Read lines and shapes, then find your route through them.
- Survival
- Time Attack
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Snake
Follow a moving pressure trail across the grid.
- Survival
- Time Attack
On the phone
Built to be readable with one thumb.
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Mid-run pressure Classic on 6 × 6, seven seconds in: one cell already critical, two heating. -
Stars, not just clears Earn stars for stronger clears and unlock the next campaign area. -
Modes The hub. Some of it is open on install, and the rest is something you earn.
Built for the spare minute
Watch the board. Trust your timing.
Play offline with no sign-in. Progress and unlocks are saved on your device. Free with ads, with an optional purchase to remove them. Optional online leaderboards let you compare results under a generated nickname.