Chromarena

Chromarena is a 2D, top-down twin-stick arena shooter built around both attacking and defending. You move and shoot precisely to survive overlapping enemy attacks, then face a large boss fight that tests what you have learned. Runs last under five minutes, so you can return to the action quickly, though the game is challenging.

Face the enemies

Five enemies, each themed around a different color, have distinct attack patterns and personalities. The aggressive red enemy, timid blue enemy and mysterious purple enemy are among them. They are designed to work together, and their attacks overlap, so each combination calls for its own strategies. Their colors make them easy to distinguish while scanning the screen.

Choose your weapons

You can choose from six weapons with different playstyles, strengths and weaknesses. Each weapon is strong against one specific enemy and weak against another. Weapons have different unlock requirements, giving you objectives to work toward.

Use powerups

You receive a powerup based on every fifth enemy you kill. Options include extra health, increased speed, infinite dashes and a temporary weapon upgrade. You can plan which enemies to target to obtain a powerup suited to the situation.

Set the difficulty

The game has four main difficulty levels and three practice difficulties. Harder settings increase the number of enemies you face at once, ranging from one at a time to seven deep in endless mode. The boss's attack patterns and speed also scale from easy to normal to hard.

Take on the boss

Reach the boss for a fight that tests the skills you have practiced. Two dedicated boss fight modes let you practise against it.

Chase a higher score

The scoring system rewards survival early on and faster completion once you can beat the game. The game also features handmade pixel graphics.