Ziq

Ziq is an arcade runner in which you switch the polarity of ZIQ, a prototype nanite soldier, to navigate obstacle courses. Swarm, a malevolent ancient AI, puts ZIQ through deadly experiments while waging war on all life. Because nanoforms can reconstruct endlessly, death offers no respite.

Polarity and obstacles

Switch polarity to pass obstacles safely or destroy some of them. The game has more than 25 obstacles, including acid pools beneath sinking floors, pop-up walls and traps that require a quick polarity swap. These obstacles appear in hundreds of possible combinations across seven themed, procedurally generated stages.

Pickups and scoring

Collect charge cores in sequence for extra points, then chain seven sequences to become Overcharged. In this state, ZIQ can destroy polarity traps by opposing their polarity, earning additional points. Time your pulls to collect pickups from good to perfect, maintain chains and compete on the global leaderboard.

Swarm's experiments

Swarm supplies fresh nanoforms after each death and heckles ZIQ throughout the tests. The better you perform, the crueler Swarm becomes, increasing the stage's difficulty. Swarm is voiced by YouTube's Dash Star. The abstract sci-fi stages are accompanied by dark synth music that changes the environment.