Vector//8

Netcrawled LLC

About this game

A rogue AI has seized control of the system. Enter the network, scan its defenses and unleash devastating lock-on barrages in Vector 8—a fast-moving neon rail shooter built for touchscreens.

SCAN. LOCK. FIRE.

Drag across enemies to scan up to eight targets, then release to fire. Every additional target strengthens your score multiplier, rewarding players who can read the battlefield, build a full scan buffer and destroy an entire formation in one coordinated attack.

EVOLVE YOUR PROGRAM

Collect data and evolve through five increasingly powerful forms. Each evolution transforms your program with a more complex cyber design and stronger offensive capabilities—but taking damage can force you back toward your vulnerable base form.

DEPLOY COMBAT VIRUSES

Turn the system’s own code against it with collectible viruses:

• Unlimited — Temporarily removes the eight-target scan limit
• Pulse — Deploys an autonomous attack companion
• Trace Worm — Strikes targets throughout the active combat area

Store up to three viruses and activate them when the network’s defenses become overwhelming.

ENTER A LIVING DIGITAL WORLD

Race through glowing circuits, geometric cities, wireframe landscapes, corrupted data corridors, and a high-speed synthwave canyon. Environments pulse and react to the music as the system becomes more complex and unstable.

DESTROY MULTI-STAGE BOSSES

Every frequency ends with a unique guardian. Destroy its defenses, expose its vulnerable yellow core and attack before the system seals it again. Survive shifting attack patterns, destructible projectiles and escalating final phases.

FEATURES

• Touch-focused scanning and lock-on combat
• Up to eight scanned targets per barrage
• Score multipliers for larger target chains
• Five evolving player forms
• Three tactical combat viruses
• Seven distinctive digital frequencies
• Ten subsystems within each primary frequency
• Multi-stage bosses with destructible defenses
• Normal Mode with full consequences
• Chill Mode for a more relaxed experience
• Synthwave-inspired music and reactive environments
• Local progression, scores and achievements
• Designed for phones and tablets

STOP THE ROGUE AI

Decrypt each subsystem, breach every gate, and trace the hostile intelligence to its source. Beyond the known network, an unidentified signal is waiting.

Level 1 is free to play. Unlock the complete game with one optional purchase.