DoubleDuel
DoubleDuel is a free top-down shooter you play in your browser
DoubleDuel is a free top-down shooter where you duel the CPU across a widescreen arena. You each slide along your own end with five bullets and three lives. Your bullets always come back. Break power-up boxes, save weapons for the right moment and keep hitting until the CPU's lives run out. After every match, the CPU adjusts to how you play.
How to play DoubleDuel
- 1Slide left and right along your end of the arena. The CPU does the same at the other end.
- 2Your gun sits on your right shoulder, so line it up before you fire.
- 3You have five bullets. Each one returns to you when it hits, misses, gets absorbed or cancels an enemy bullet.
- 4A panel sweeps across the middle and absorbs any bullet that touches it. Each time its bar fills, it levels up.
- 5Power-up boxes need a few hits to break. The counter shows hits left and the ring shows time left.
- 6Some power-ups work straight away. The rest go onto your stack above your bullet counter.
- 7Press Special to use the next power-up on your stack.
- 8Every hit costs a life. Take all three of the CPU's lives to win.
DoubleDuel controls
Keyboard
- Arrow keys or A/D
- Move left and right
- Space
- Fire
- Shift or E
- Use the next power-up
- P or Esc
- Pause
Touch
- Touch, drag on the left half
- Move left and right
- Fire button
- Fire
- Special button
- Use the next power-up
DoubleDuel tips and strategy
How to aim in DoubleDuel
Your gun sits on your right shoulder, so each shot leaves a little to the right of your centre. Slide until the gun is under the CPU, then fire. The CPU's gun is on its own right shoulder, so its shots start to the left of its centre as you see it.
How to block enemy bullets
Shoot them. When your bullet meets one of the CPU's, both cancel and both return to their owners. The sweeping panel absorbs any bullet that touches it, and a guard panel stops three enemy shots before it breaks. Piercing shots go straight through both.
How the power-up stack works
Your stack holds up to four power-ups. Special uses the one you picked up most recently. While the stack is full, your shots pass through weapon and guard panel boxes, so use one to make room. Extra bullet, extra life and quick trigger boxes can always be broken because they apply at once.
How long do weapons last in DoubleDuel
Multi-shot lasts 10 seconds, rapid fire 8 and piercing 6. Using the same weapon again adds its time, up to double the normal length. Switching to a different weapon replaces the one you have. The two side shots from multi-shot are free extras. They cost no bullet and do not come back.
How to get more lives and bullets
Extra life boxes take five hits to break and add one life, up to five. They turn up more often while one side has more lives than the other. Extra bullet boxes take two hits and add one bullet, up to eight. Quick trigger shortens the gap between shots and stacks twice.
DoubleDuel features
- A one-on-one duel with a CPU that adapts to your play after every match
- Five bullets that always come back, so you rarely run dry
- Seven power-ups, from extra lives to piercing shots
- A centre panel that sweeps faster each time it levels up
- Play with a keyboard or on a touch screen
About DoubleDuel
DoubleDuel is a top-down duel between you and the CPU. You hold one end of a widescreen arena and it holds the other. It runs in your browser with no downloads.
Both of you slide left and right with a gun on the right shoulder, five bullets and three lives. Take the CPU's three lives to win. Hits cost a life straight away, with no grace period.
Bullets always come back. A shot that hits, misses, lands in the panel or meets an enemy bullet returns to your pool, so you never run dry for long.
The panel sweeps the full width of the arena and absorbs any bullet that touches it. A bar on it fills as bullets land, and each time it fills the panel levels up. It moves a little faster, takes more hits to fill again, and power-ups arrive and expire sooner.
Power-up boxes need different numbers of hits to break. A counter on each box shows the hits left and a ring shows the time left.
Extra bullet, extra life and quick trigger work the moment the box breaks. Everything else goes onto your stack above your bullet counter.
Special uses the next power-up on your stack and switches over at once. Your gun changes shape for multi-shot, rapid fire or piercing.
DoubleDuel FAQ
Is DoubleDuel free to play?
Yes. Free in your browser, no payment.
Do I need to download or sign up for DoubleDuel?
No. Runs in the browser, no account.
Can I play DoubleDuel on my phone?
Yes. Touch controls are supported.
How long does a game of DoubleDuel take?
About 4 minutes per round.
Does DoubleDuel save my progress?
Yes. Progress is saved in your browser on this device.
How do bullets work in DoubleDuel?
You and the CPU each have five. A bullet is never used up. It returns to your pool when it hits, misses, is absorbed by the panel or cancels against an enemy bullet.
What does the moving panel do?
It sweeps across the full width of the arena and absorbs any bullet that touches it, yours or the CPU's. A bar on the panel fills as bullets hit it. Each time it fills, the panel levels up. It moves a little faster, the bar needs more hits, and power-ups spawn and expire sooner.
How do power-up boxes work?
A small counter on each box shows how many hits it needs to break, and a ring around it shows the time left. Break it before the ring runs out. Extra bullet, extra life and quick trigger apply the moment the box breaks. Anything else goes onto your stack, which appears above your bullet counter while you hold one.
What happens when I use a power-up?
Special uses the next power-up on your stack and switches to it at once, even if your current weapon has time left. For multi-shot, rapid fire and piercing, the gun on your right shoulder changes shape to match. When a weapon runs out, your normal gun returns. Guard panel puts up a shield.
Does the CPU get harder the more I play?
It adapts. After each match the CPU tunes its skills. When you win, it works on the skills that let it down. When you lose, it eases off a little. It also picks up your habits, such as where you like to stand and which way you dodge. What it learns is kept in your save.
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What's new in DoubleDuel
- v0.1.0
- First release.
DoubleDuel game details
At a glance
- Genre
- Arcade
- Shooter
- Versus
- Play time
- About 4 minutes
- Play with
- Keyboard, Touch
- Progress
- Saved in your browser
- Version
- 0.1.0
- Price
- Free
- Sign-up
- Not needed