Balloon Rise: float up through the storm clouds and catch the stars
Your balloon is already on its way up. All you have to do is steer it in Balloon Rise, our new game of steady hands and quick eyes.
How it works
- The balloon climbs by itself. Steer it left and right by dragging a finger or the mouse across the sky, with the arrow keys (or A and D), or by holding the two arrow buttons that appear on touch screens.
- Storm clouds are the walls. Every row of clouds leaves a gap at least two clouds wide, and the gap never jumps more than two clouds sideways from the row before, so there is always a way through.
- Birds flap from side to side between the rows and turn round at the edge of the sky.
- Touching a storm cloud or a bird ends the run. Stars are there for the taking.
Scoring
Every metre you climb scores points equal to your level, and each star is worth 20 points times your level. Climb 100 metres and you clear the level, banking a bonus of 50 points times the level.
Higher and higher
Each level brings a faster breeze, more clouds in every row and more birds, and the sky darkens as you rise until the stars come out. Your run is saved whenever you clear a level, so you can pick it up again on the same level, with your score so far.
A few tips
- Aim for the middle of the gap, not the edge of a cloud. The balloon's hit circle is a little smaller than it looks, but there is no need to push your luck.
- Look a row or two ahead. The next gap is never more than two clouds away from this one, so you can start drifting early.
- A bird close to the wall is about to come back the other way.
- Skip a star that sits close to a cloud. The metres are worth more than the star if it costs you the run.
Have a go
Balloon Rise is in beta while we gather feedback, so tell us what you think on the Contact page. Happy floating!