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Spindrift

presents in-game as SPINDRIFT

SPINDRIFT is a vector-style arcade space shooter: white outlines on black, momentum that never stops, rocks that split when you shoot them, and saucers that shoot back. A loving homage to the vector arcade era, built new for the browser.

live at spindrift.kluthstudios.com

Key features

What Spindrift does

Vector aesthetic

Glowing white outlines on pure black, monospace type, and a glow toggle for slower machines.

Momentum is the enemy

Thrust and rotation only, no brakes. The ship drifts until you fly it back under control.

Arcade scoring

Rocks score 20, 50, or 100 by size; saucers 200 or 1,000; bonus ship at 10,000. Your high score persists.

Hyperspace

One panic button that teleports you somewhere else, possibly somewhere worse.

Getting started

Up and running in three steps

  1. 01

    Open the game

    SPINDRIFT runs in your browser, desktop or touch.

  2. 02

    Press Enter

    Rotate with the arrows, thrust with Up, fire with Space.

  3. 03

    Survive

    Clear the rocks, mind the saucers, and read the tips before you trust hyperspace.

Technology

Built with

  • TypeScript
  • HTML5 Canvas
  • Web
Status

Recent changes

  • 2026-07-18Spindrift joined the Kluth Studios collection on kurtkluth.dev.

Read the Spindrift documentation

Setup, usage, and troubleshooting. Everything on this page, explained properly.

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