The Legend of Hasan

Three lanes, one man. W and S change lane; A and D walk him back and forward along it. Hold Space to pour lightning down whichever lane he is standing in.

On a phone: hold your left thumb anywhere on the left half and drag — a stick appears where you touched. Rest your right thumb on the right half to fire. Both work at once.

Where you stand is the whole game. Push forward with D and your bolts reach a dog sooner — but so does the dog. Fall back with A and you buy yourself time at the cost of letting the pack build up.

They come in waves and never stop. Curs first, then runners, leapers that hop lanes to reach you, and brutes that soak half a dozen bolts. Every fifth wave sends an alpha.

Kill without pause to build a streak — the longer it runs the more each dog is worth, and taking a hit breaks it.

You are live in front of seventeen million people. Every dog Hasan puts down on camera turns stomachs and the audience walks — a cur costs a few thousand, an alpha costs ninety. A long streak makes each kill uglier still, so the viewers drain faster the better you play. Empty the room entirely and you have done something remarkable.

Every dog you fell teaches you something. Fill the bar and you bank a talent point. The fight carries on — spend it when you judge the lane safe, with E or the button at the bottom of the screen, and time stops while you pick one of three cards. Points keep, so you can hoard two or three and spend them together between waves.

Past level four the great abilities start appearing. A Lightning Storm that strikes the whole field when your streak peaks; an Overload that detonates every tenth bolt; a Tempest ring that turns about you; a Judgement that discharges through the pack each time an alpha falls.

Dogs also drop what they were carrying — short-lived boons that stack on top of everything you have earned.

W / S change lane A / D back and forward Space hold to fire E spend a talent point or tap a lane on touch

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