Disco Droids — Play Free Online

Disco Droids is an action and shooting game that plays in the browser with nothing to install. You move a character around the screen, aim with the mouse and take on whatever the level throws at you, so the rhythm of a session is closer to a quick arcade shooter than to a long campaign.

It is a different kind of pick from the headline game on this site. Doodle Jump is a one-button-style climb where you steer left and right and never stop moving; here you have two hands busy at once, one steering and one aiming, and the goal is clearing threats rather than gaining height. If you enjoy the "just one more try" loop of Doodle Jump, the short, restartable rounds will feel familiar.

How to play

On a computer, use the arrow keys or WASD to move and the mouse to aim and to select items in menus. On a phone or tablet, tap and swipe instead. Start with the first level at an easy pace so you learn how the character moves and how the aiming responds before the screen gets busy.

The game is an HTML5 build, so it loads straight into the page and you can switch to a larger view with the fullscreen button under the game window. If it ever stalls, reloading the page restarts it cleanly.

Tips

• Keep moving while you aim. Standing still to line up a shot is the easiest way to get hit in any shooter that lets you strafe.
• Use a mouse if you can. Aiming is the part of the game that benefits most from a precise pointer, and a trackpad is noticeably slower.
• Play the opening level for timing, not score, then push for better results once the controls feel natural.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

If you want to stay in the action lane, Day D Tower Rush and Bloons Tower Defense 2 lean more on tower-defence planning than on aiming. For a pure movement challenge with no shooting, Ovo 2 and Helix Jump test your timing in a different way, and Fireboy and Watergirl suits two players sharing a keyboard.

Disco Droids fits short sessions, a break between longer games, on either a keyboard-and-mouse setup or a touch screen.