Asteroids guide

STEP BY STEP

1. Shoot large rocks to split them into medium and then small rocks; small rocks disappear when hit.
2. A level ends when no asteroids, UFOs, drones, mines, swarmers or boss remain.
3. Every fifth level ends with a boss; after level 25 the sectors start over and get harder.
4. Pick up power-ups by flying into them; some last a few seconds, others give a life or a smart bomb.
5. Chain kills within 2.2 seconds to build the combo multiplier.

CONTROLS

• Arrow keys or WASD: rotate and thrust.
• Space or Enter: fire.
• Shift: hyperspace jump to a random spot.
• B: smart bomb. P or Esc: pause. M: sound.
• Gamepad: standard mapping, two gamepads in co-op.
• Touch: floating stick or buttons; FIRE auto-fires while held.

DIFFICULTY

Easy, Normal and Hard change lives, bombs, rock speed, armoured rocks and the score multiplier (0.8x, 1x and 1.5x).

STRATEGY

• Use short taps of thrust; friction is low and the top speed is high.
• Shoot small rocks first when the screen gets busy, because they are the fastest.
• Save smart bombs for boss phases and black-hole levels.
• Golden asteroids always drop a power-up — break them early.
• In Blitz, dying costs ten seconds but clearing a level adds eight, so stay aggressive.

AVOID THESE MISTAKES

• Holding thrust and sliding into rocks near the screen edge.
• Using hyperspace as a panic button — it can drop you next to a rock.
• Flying close to a black hole's core; only a shield throws you back out.

DEVICES

Keyboard recommended; gamepads and touch screens are fully supported.

CHANGELOG

• 2026-09 — Achievements linked to your TrySomeGames account; pop-ups also show in fullscreen.
• 2026-09 — Fullscreen button and a redesigned play bar.

GAME DATA

Scores and achievements are saved to your account only if you are signed in. Guests play without an account; nothing is stored beyond your browser.

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