Sector 01
Aqua Reef
A drowned reef of light, waiting for its fish to come home.
Guardian The Tidewarden
- Marine snow
- Jellyfish
- The whale
- Stages
- 100
- Sectors
- 10
- Guardian fights
- 10
- Achievements
- 100
- Endless
- ∞
How it plays
Draw the line. Take the ground.
Arcade rules, tuned for a modern screen. Every cut is a gamble against something that wants it broken.
Run the border
Your marker runs the outer edge. Steer into open ground to start a line.
Close the cut
Reach the border again and you claim the side without the Snarl. No reversing, no crossing your own line, and a line left standing lights a fuse.
Outrun the Snarl
A storm of living energy that turns toward your open line and lurches without warning. A long cut is never a sure thing.
Chain and charge
Claims within six seconds chain a combo up to 4×. Close calls and claimed ground fill Overdrive: eight seconds of slowed enemies and double score.
Ten sectors · ten stages each
Ten worlds the Snarl tore dark.
Each sector runs ten stages that twist the rules and the arena: orb rushes, perimeter patrols, swarms, splits, rage chambers, a gauntlet. Then its guardian wakes.
Sector 02
Crystal Caverns
Caverns of singing crystal, choked with static.
Guardian The Prism Warden
- Glowing spores
- Crystals that ring on claims
- Fireflies
Sector 03
Magma Core
The Grid’s furnace, made the Snarl’s forge.
Guardian The Forge Tyrant
- Embers and ash
- Spark lanes
- Lava plumes
Sector 04
Ice Spires
Towers of frozen light, silent for an age.
Guardian The Hoarfrost
- Snow at three depths
- Aurora
- Falling stars
Sector 05
Neon City
A skyline of dead signs in the rain, patrolled day and night.
Guardian The Neon Sovereign
- Rain and smog
- Traffic and skyways
- Searchlights
Sector 06
Void Horizon
Past the edge of every map, where the stars went out.
Guardian The Void Eye
- Drifting dust
- A breathing nebula
- Falling stars
Sector 07
Chrono Rift
Time runs here in loops and stutters.
Guardian The Chronophage
- Sand on the wind
- Hour lights
- Rift rays
Sector 08
Nebula Maelstrom
The storm where the Snarl was born.
Guardian The Maelstrom
- Wheeling gas clouds
- Storm flashes
- Newborn stars
Sector 09
Eclipse Citadel
The Snarl’s fortress under a held eclipse.
Guardian The Eclipse
- Bats and gold sparks
- God rays
- Fortress windows
Sector 10
Grid Nexus
The heart of the Grid. Take it back.
Guardian Snarl Prime
- Energy streaming to the core
- A heartbeat
- A crown of light
Guardian fights
Fought, not just out-claimed.
Stage ten of every sector is a boss. Every claim drains its health bar, and it fights in a rhythm you can learn.
- IdleIt drifts. Your window to cut.
- TellIt slows, a ring closes on it, and the attack is named.
- AttackVolley, Nova, Charge or Summon.
- ExposedIt recovers. Hits land for 1.5×.
Close cuts hit twice as hard
Close your line within reach of a guardian for double damage. A big enough hit staggers it.
Three phases
At two-thirds and one-third health it shifts phase: a longer pattern, shorter tells, less time to breathe.
Ten personalities
The Forge Tyrant leads with charges, the Prism Warden with novas; later guardians mix all four attacks.
- The Tidewarden
- The Prism Warden
- The Forge Tyrant
- The Hoarfrost
- The Neon Sovereign
- The Void Eye
- The Chronophage
- The Maelstrom
- The Eclipse
- Snarl Prime
Living worlds · music
Wherever you draw a line, the light comes back.
A sector’s ten stages are ten chapters of one restoration. The Snarl’s veil thins with every claim; weather thickens, creatures return, lights come back one by one. The world remembers.
- Layered, painted worlds. Haze, long lights, weather and life drift at their own depths around the board, leaning as you move.
- A theme for every sector. Every stage has its own song, and a sector’s ten are variations on one theme that builds toward the guardian.
- Music that answers you. Drawing plucks notes in key, claims land stingers on the beat, and the arena ripples in time.
Progression
Grow stronger with every claim.
The Light Core
Claims and clears earn XP. Each Core level unlocks the next of ten permanent upgrades.
- Overclock+1.5 speed
- Amplitude+25% stun
- Long Reach+40% orb reach
- AegisStart with a shield
- Jackpot+15% score
- Overcharge+15% score
- Phase ShiftPhase dash at start
- BulwarkA second shield
- Chrono+60% warp time
- Vitality+1 life
Five power-ups
One on the board at a time, introduced one by one through the campaign.
ShieldAbsorbs a hit.
Time WarpEnemies at quarter speed.
Black HoleA 3-second stun that clears minis.
RepairWins back a life.
Phase DashImmune to cuts and bolts.
100 achievements
A collection to chase across the campaign and beyond.
Endless mode
Waves that climb forever. Your score and lives carry from wave to wave.
Platforms & controllers
From your pocket to the big screen.
iPhone & iPad
Drag to steer, tap the pill or two-finger tap for Overdrive, with haptics. Or pair a controller.
Apple TV 4K
Renders at 4K and 60 fps. The board turns on its side to fill the screen, with the same rules and balance as the phone. Steer with the Siri Remote or a gamepad.
| Controller | Select | Back | Pause | Overdrive | Steer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlayStation DualSense, DualShock 4 | ✕ | ○ | Options | △ | D-pad / L-stick |
| Xbox | A | B | Menu | Y | D-pad / L-stick |
| Nintendo Switch Pro, Joy-Con | B | A | + | X | D-pad / L-stick |
| MFi and other pads | A | B | Menu | Y | D-pad / L-stick |
| Siri Remote | Click | Back | Play/Pause | Click | Swipe / click ring |
| Touch | Tap | — | Pause button | Two-finger tap | Drag |
Accessibility
Built so everyone can read the board.
Eight colour-vision modes, covering red-green, blue-yellow and monochrome vision, remap the colours you must never confuse (border, trail, the Snarl, hazards, the Nexus) and add shape cues that need no colour at all.
Standard
Red-green
Blue-yellow
Monochrome
- High contrast dims the backdrop art behind the board.
- Larger HUD for easier reading at a glance.
- Reduce motion follows your system setting and stills the living worlds.
- Reduced flashing takes the flashes out of the arena’s reactions.
- Screen shake and haptics can be switched off.
- Game pace: Standard, or Fast at 1.5× for a quicker challenge.
Coming soon to the App Store and Apple TV.
Lightfence for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV.
App Store link coming soon
Questions or press: iantrimble@remnantsecurity.com