Voxel Blast

Voxel Blast is a spaceship combat game set in complex 3D environments. You fly through levels to reach navigation beacons or face enemy squads already waiting for you, then use weapons and evasive maneuvers to destroy them. Combat takes place in cages that can trap you alongside your enemies.

The game’s sparse neon visuals draw on simple vector art, with the same colorful electronic style carried through its setting, ships, enemies, effects and music. You can choose from three ships, each with different weapons and a focus on dogfighting-style movement.

Game modes

Voxel Blast has three modes for learning and testing your flying, navigation and combat skills:

• Challenge mode: fly timed courses marked by navigation beacons. It offers a lower-stakes environment for learning to control and navigate your ship, with an emphasis on fast, precise flying.
• Survival mode: fight an endless flow of varied enemies in an arena, with three lives and a score to build. You encounter the enemies found in Arcade mode and can learn how to fight them, including how different enemy groups interact.
• Arcade mode: complete stages that combine flying sections with combat gauntlets. Your final score depends on how many enemies you destroy and how long you take.

Flight and combat

Controlling the ship is a central skill, alongside managing speed, positioning yourself against enemies and using special projectiles. The game uses a mouse-and-keyboard control system designed to reproduce the nuance of using a stick to control the ship’s roll and pitch. It also supports analog direct input through gamepads and some flightsticks.