Lander
Set the craft down softly, again and again.
An arcade landing game. Your craft drops over rough, rocky ground with a single tank of fuel. Burn the engine and tilt to steer, then touch down on one of the lit pads slowly and level. Narrow pads pay more. Every landing tops the tank up a little and brings new, rougher ground, and the run lasts until the first crash. Every day brings a new run, the same for everyone.
- Category
- Arcade
- Modes
- Solo · Daily
- Controls
- Keyboard · Touch · Mouse
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How to play
Hold Burn to fire the engine and use the arrows to tilt the craft; the engine pushes the way the craft points. Land on a lit pad with both feet: come down slower than the safe speed, nearly upright and with little sideways drift; the readouts on the right turn green when each one is safe. A landing scores 100 times the pad's multiplier, plus up to 50 for a soft touchdown, and puts some fuel back. Touching the rocks, or a pad too fast, ends the run. On a keyboard, the left and right arrows tilt and the up arrow or space burns.
What is Lander?
Lander is an arcade landing game. A small craft drops over rough, rocky ground with a single tank of fuel, and your job is to set it down on a lit pad: slowly, upright and without sliding sideways. The engine pushes the way the craft points, so steering means tilting, and every second of thrust costs fuel.
Each landing scores points, tops the tank up a little and brings new ground, a bit rougher each time, with narrower pads and a stronger drift at the start. The run lasts until the first crash, and every day brings a new run, the same for everyone.
How to play
Hold Burn to fire the engine, and tilt the craft left or right with the arrows.
- Pads. Each lit pad shows its multiplier: ×1 is wide, ×3 is narrow and pays three times as much.
- Safe touchdown. Both feet on a pad, falling slower than the safe speed, nearly upright and with little sideways drift. The readouts on the right turn green when each one is safe.
- Fuel. Thrust burns fuel, and each landing puts some back, up to a full tank. With an empty tank the craft just falls.
- Score. A landing scores 100 times the pad's multiplier, plus up to 50 for a soft touchdown. Touching the rocks, or a pad too fast, ends the run.
Strategy tips
- Brake late, not early. Hovering burns fuel for nothing; let the craft fall, then burn hard near the ground.
- Kill the drift high up. Sideways speed is cheap to fix while you have height, and dangerous to fix at the last second.
- Come in upright. Tilting near the ground pushes you sideways just when you need to stop; level the craft before the final metres.
- Pick the pad with care. A ×3 pad is worth the risk only when you are already lined up over it.
- Mind the fuel bar. A long run is won by landing cheaply, since every landing only tops the tank up a little.
FAQ
Is Lander free to play?
Yes. Like every game on Play, it runs free in your browser, with no download and no account needed.
Can I play with a keyboard?
Yes. The left and right arrows tilt the craft, and the up arrow or the space bar burns. On a phone, use the three buttons under the landing area.
Why did I crash on a pad?
The touchdown was too hard: falling too fast, drifting sideways or tilted too far. The readouts on the right show which one was red.
What is the daily run?
Every day everyone flies the same run, with the same ground and the same pads, so scores compare directly on the leaderboard.
How is my score counted?
Each landing scores 100 times the pad's multiplier plus up to 50 for softness, and the run's score is the total. Higher is better.
