Pixel Assault
Waves of pixel aliens are descending — only your cannon can stop them.
How to Play
Drag horizontally to move your cannon. Click, tap, or hit Space to shoot upward. Destroy every alien in the wave before they descend into your base. Watch for bonus UFOs streaking across the top of the screen for a big points boost.
Controls
- Mouse / TouchAim cannon
- Click / TapFire
- SpaceFire (keyboard)
About This Game
A fast, focused shooter inspired by Space Invaders. Drag to slide your cannon along the bottom and tap to blast rows of pixel aliens before they reach the ground. Score multipliers, bonus UFOs, and three difficulty settings keep every run different.
What is Pixel Assault?
Pixel Assault is a fast-paced arcade shooter inspired by Space Invaders, the 1978 game that effectively invented the genre. Formations of pixel aliens advance from the top of the screen, firing plasma bolts downward while slowly descending row by row. You control a cannon at the bottom: slide it left or right to dodge incoming fire and tap or press Space to shoot back. Clear the entire formation before any alien reaches the ground and you advance to the next wave with more enemies, faster fire, and tighter formations. Bonus UFOs occasionally streak across the top for a big points boost if you can catch them. Three difficulty settings — Easy, Medium, Hard — change alien speed, fire rate, and score multipliers so the game scales from a casual five-minute break to a serious high-score chase. Play Pixel Assault free in your browser — no download required.
Tips & Strategy
- Clear the sides first. Formation edges are easier to pick off and shrinking the block from the outside slows the whole wave's descent.
- Memorise alien fire patterns. Most rows fire on a predictable rhythm — staying one column offset from the firing alien is almost always safe.
- Don't stop moving. A stationary cannon is a dead cannon once the fire rate ramps up past wave 3.
- Save power-ups and multiplier windows for hard waves. A power-up used on a thin opening wave is a power-up wasted.
- Aim for formation bonuses. Clearing a whole row at once triggers a score multiplier that dwarfs what you'd earn by random picking.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Pixel Assault like Space Invaders?
Yes — Pixel Assault is directly inspired by Space Invaders, the 1978 Taito arcade classic. The core formula is identical: a cannon at the bottom of the screen, formations of aliens above, each wave descending and firing back at you. Pixel Assault adds score multipliers, bonus UFOs, modern mobile-friendly controls, and three difficulty tiers.
How many waves does Pixel Assault have?
Waves continue indefinitely, getting faster and more aggressive as you clear each one. Most runs end somewhere between wave 8 and wave 15 depending on difficulty and experience. Because every new wave has more enemies and tighter fire patterns, your survival time — not your wave count — is the real high-score metric.
What are the controls for Pixel Assault?
On desktop, drag with the mouse or press left/right arrows to aim the cannon and click or press Space to fire. On mobile, drag horizontally to move and tap to shoot. The controls are intentionally minimal so the game works identically on phones, tablets, and desktops.
Can I play Pixel Assault on mobile?
Yes. Pixel Assault uses touch-friendly controls — horizontal drag to aim, tap to fire — and the portrait 480×640 playfield fits phone screens cleanly. All three difficulty levels, bonus UFOs, and score multipliers work identically to the desktop version.
